Global Cross-Border B2C E-Commerce 2015-2017

Dublin, Feb. 15, 2016 -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/m299z3/global) has announced the addition of the "Global Cross-Border B2C E-Commerce 2015" report to their offering.

Cross-border B2C E-Commerce is expanding worldwide. It is projected to see accelerating growth rates until 2017 and then decline slightly, while still maintaining double-digit growth figures. Global online shoppers are motivated to buy directly from foreign online merchants due to better product availability and prices, while among the major hindrances to cross-border purchases are customs charges, higher shipping costs and longer delivery times. Clothing and footwear succeeded as the product category most purchased by cross-border online shoppers across all global regions last year.

Asia-Pacific is predicted to become the largest region in global cross-border online retail, reaching a share of approximately 40% of all cross-border sales in the next years. China is an important country for both cross-border online imports and exports. Close to a third of active online shoppers in China have made purchases across borders, and China-based E-Commerce marketplace AliExpress of Alibaba Group is a popular destination for online shoppers in countries such as Brazil, Russia and others. Alibaba's competitor JD.com also strives to participate in the cross-border boom, having opened a global marketplace for overseas merchants to sell to China and having launched a website targeting Russian online shoppers.

Cross-border online shoppers in Canada and Latin America last year primarily targeted US online retailers. The most popular way of engaging in cross-border trade for the companies from the USA was through marketplaces such as Amazon. Amazon reported that, in 2014, cross-border sales volume of sellers on its marketplace nearly doubled. Online merchants from the UK are popular targets for cross-border online shoppers worldwide as well, with cross-border shipping accounting for nearly a quarter of online orders dispatched from the UK at the end of 2014. Generally, cross-border online shopping was more intense between the EU member states than between the EU countries and non-EU countries, but EU authorities are undertaking efforts to further spur cross-border online shopping, seeing the benefits both for consumers and the businesses.

Key Questions Answered:

- How is cross-border B2C E-Commerce developing around the world?
- Which countries are most targeted by cross-border online shoppers?
- How high is cross-border online shopper penetration in various countries?
- What product categories are most purchased in cross-border B2C E-Commerce?
- Which cross-border strategies are employed by the major online retailers?

Companies Mentioned

- ASOS
- AliExpress
- Alibaba
- Amazon
- Apple
- Casino Guichard-Perrachon S.A.
- DHL
- Dogeared
- eBay
- esco PLC
- FedEx
- Fly London
- Harper's Bazaar
- JD.com
- Kirkland Signature & Unisa
- Liberty Interactive Corporation
- Macy's Inc
- Otto GmbH & Co KG
- PayPal
- Rakuten
- S.Oliver
- Suning Commerce Group Co. Ltda
- Tmall
- UPS
- Ulmart
- Wal-Mart

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