Ecommerce – Strategic Intelligence

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Published: January 30, 2025 Report Code: GDTMT-TR-S583-TH

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Key Players
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Convenience sells. Consumers have grown reliant on the services ecommerce provides, which allow them to purchase items and have them delivered to their homes, sometimes within the hour. As this becomes the norm, companies with ecommerce capabilities must innovate and adapt to satisfy consumers’ growing demands.

Scope

This report provides an overview of the ecommerce theme.

It identifies the key trends impacting growth of the sector over the next 12 to 24 months, split into three categories: technology trends, macroeconomic trends, and regulatory trends.

It includes a comprehensive industry analysis, complete with forecasts for the global ecommerce market and analysis of trends by sector, demography, and geography.

It also incorporates a detailed look at the ecommerce value chain, which is made up of several discrete layers: ecommerce as a service, marketing, customer interface, order management, transaction processing, fulfillment, and after-sales service.

The report also includes a timeline charting the development of the ecommerce theme, and profiles of the leading ecommerce companies.

Key Highlights

Ecommerce allows companies to sell their products or services without physical presence. Increased rents, exacerbated by high interest rates, have made online real estate increasingly attractive.

The market has also been democratized by ecommerce as a service providers, like Shopify, and marketplaces such as Amazon and Alibaba that allow anyone to become a merchant. As more and more sellers go online, the ecommerce landscape will continue to evolve to provide for the ever-expanding range of goods on offer.

Reasons to Buy

Ecommerce has disrupted the retail industry and has become a part of people’s everyday lives. Online shopping allows customers to search for the best deals across multiple retailers. The emergence of ecommerce has made it imperative that companies understand consumer behavior, deliver personalized service, and offer competitive pricing models.

Ecommerce giants like Alibaba and Amazon have written the rules for ecommerce, supported by huge customer bases, robust mobile payment platforms, and technology expertise in areas like AI. Smaller players focus on disruptive business models, such as subscription services, to make their mark.

Read this report to understand the ecommerce theme, and gain insights into how it will develop in the coming years.

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Activision Blizzard
Adevinta
Adore Me
Afterpay
Airbnb
Alibaba
Alipay
Alphabet
Amazon
Amazon Fresh
Amazon Go
Amex
Ant Group
AO.com
Apple
Apple Pay
ASOS
Aura Blockchain Consortium
Authentic Brands Group
Auto Trader
Autohome
Away
Ayden
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Bio Schwartz
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Blackmores
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Block
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Blue Nile
Boden
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Bolt Technology
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Book Stacks Unlimited
Booking Holdings
Bpost
Brunello Cucinelli
Bundl Technologies
ByteDance
Cacashop
Cainiao Smart Logistics
Capri Holdings
CarGurus
CarMax
Cars.com
Carsales.com
Carvana
Carwow
ChannelAdvisor
Clearpay
Cloostermans
Coca-Cola
CoinGate
CommerceHub
Compass
CompuServce (Electronic Mall)
CoStar Group
Crackle
Deliveroo
Deliverr
Delivery Hero
Despegar
Didi Chuxing
Dineout
Disney
DoorDash
Dott
E*TRADE Financial
Ebay
eBay Classifieds Group
Edmunds
eDreams
Ele.me
Electronic Arts
Epic Games
Estrid
Etsy
Everlane
Expedia
Experian
Facebook
Factor75
Fang
Flipkart
George at ASDA
Getir
Glossier
GoBrands
Gojek
Goop
Gorillas Technologies
GoTo Group
Grab
Grubhub
Gucci
H&M
Harry's
Hays Travel
HelloFresh
Hemmings
Herbivore Botanicals
HIS
Home Depot
Hopper
IBM
Ikea
Inditex
Infinite Reality
Informatica
Instacart
Instagram
iQiyi
IronSource
JD.com
Just Eat Takeaway
Justdial
Kakao
Kelley Blue Book
Kering
Kindred Group
KiranaKart Technologies
Kirin
Klarna
Klarna
Klaviyo
Krafton
Kroger
Kuaishou
La Francaise Des Jeux
Lacoste
Leju
Lime
LinkedIn
L'Oreal
Lowe's
LVMH
LY Corp
Lyft
LYNK
Mailchimp
MakeMyTrip
Mastercard
Mattress Firm Group
Meesho
Meituan
Meituan
Mercado Libre
MercadoLibre
Meta
Michael Kors
Microsoft
Minitel
MoneySuperMarket
Monica Vinader
Morgan Stanley
Myntra
Nakhla IT Systems
Napster
Naver
NCR Voyix
NetEase
Netflix
NetMarket
Nintendo
Nordstrom
Ocado
Ola
OpenAI
OpenBazaar
Oracle
OYO
Paidy
Paramount
Payline
PayPal
Paytm
Perfect World
Picnic
Pinduoduo
Pinterest
Plex
Poshmark
Postmates
Quora
Rakuten
Rea Group
Reality Labs
Reddit
Reebok International
Revolut
Richemont
Rightmove
Roblox
Samsung
Samsung Pay
SAS
Sephora
Sety
Share Now
Shein
Shopify
Signet Jewelers
Sina Weibo
Skechers
Skype
Snap
Snapchat
Sony
SpareRoom
Spotify
Squarespace
Staci
Steam
Stellantis
Stripe
Suning.com
Swarovski
Swiggy
Swyft
Take-Two Interactive
Tapestry
Tempur Sealy International
Tencent
Tesla
The New York Times
Thras.io
Threads
Tier
TikTok
Timberland
Tongcheng Travel
Trailfinders
Travelodge
Trendyol
Trip.com
Trip.com
TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor
Trivago
TrueCar
TUI
Turo
Uber
Uber Eats
Unity Software
Universal Music
Uzum
Valentino
Veeqo
Veritas Capital
Victoria’s Secret
Vipshop
Visa
Walmart
Warner Music
Wayfair
WeChat
WhatsApp
Wheely
Wix
Wolt
Wonder
WooCommerce
Woolworths
WordPress
WorldPay
X (formerly Twitter)
Xbox
Yoox Net-a-Porter
YouFoodz
YouTube
Zalando
Zara
Zillow
Zillow
Zomato
Zoopla

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