Recently, express checkout became a major trend in online and mobile shopping. Speedy checkout services allow shoppers to make payments in online stores with as little as one click which sends payment authorization from their accounts with pre-stored payment information. Payment companies embarked on the trend trying the offer the…
Some largest advanced markets in global B2C E-Commerce market, such as the USA, the UK, France, Germany, Japan and South Korea, have been enjoying solid growth rates in online retail sales in the past years. As online shopper penetration in these countries reaches a high double-digit share of Internet users…
While B2C E-Commerce sales growth is a common trend worldwide, a group of countries stands out in terms of current and potential growth rates. These are the emerging markets, the most prominent of them in terms of market size being China and Russia. China is without a doubt the faster…
The online payment market worldwide is growing along with global B2C E-Commerce. The online, mobile and contactless payment market worldwide is projected to grow annually at low-range double-digit figures for the next several years. As is the case with other growing industries, the competition on the online payment market is…
The rise of mobile is one of the leading trends in the online gambling market. This trend is reflected in annual reports of some of the world’s largest remote gambling companies. Bwin.Party, which actually experienced decrease in total revenue in 2014, reported that mobile gross gambling revenue (GGR) doubled between…
An important element in the shift from traditional video games to digital games segment worldwide has been the rise of the free-to-play model. Under this model, games are free to enter, while revenues are generated from sale of additional features and other upgrades through in-game transactions. In advanced markets, the…
One of the largest online retail markets in the emerging region of Eastern Europe, Turkey, has been a target for E-Commerce investment over the recent years. The market’s potential is immense: with Internet and online shopper penetration growing, B2C E-Commerce sales forecasted to double by 2019 . Both local and foreign…
Welcome! 2015 is already shaping up to be an exciting year for yStats.com. We rang in the New Year and the celebration hasn’t stopped since. Not only are we celebrating a major milestone: a decade of continued success in providing global E-Commerce market intelligence, but we are also proud to…
Worldwide, clothing is one of the most purchased categories online. In countries such as Brazil, Russia, the UK it even tops all other product categories in share of online shoppers. Several clear trends have formed on the global online retail market for this product, as shown in a recent report.…
In the search for more convenience, consumers worldwide have come to expect greater omnichannel capabilities from both online and traditional merchants. As revealed in our recent report, surveys show that consumers expect at least to be able to view in-store inventory online, use click-and-collect and have the option of returning…