In emerging markets, traditional companies wanting to build their online retail presence are creatively overcoming constraints. In Mexico, for example, 7-Eleven stores allow offline payment for online purchases. In China and India, cash on delivery is becoming a standard form of payment in online transactions. In Argentina, where poor roads and heavy congestion make home delivery difficult, WalMart limits deliveries to the immediate neighborhood surrounding its stores and encourages store pickup of online purchases.
Via OFCOM’s International Communications Market report, published mid Dec. (I’m catching up on reading, finally!)
http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/cmr/cmr11/icmr/ICMR2011.pdf
Via OFCOM’s International Communications Market report, published mid Dec. (I’m catching up on reading, finally!)
http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/cmr/cmr11/icmr/ICMR2011.pdf
In September 2011, Russia overtook Germany as the market with the highest number of unique visitors online. The U.K. showed the highest engagement, with users spending an average of nearly 36 hours online in September.
Overview of European Internet Usage by Country
Ranked by Total Unique Visitors (000)
September 2011
Total Europe Audience, Age 15+, Home and Work Locations
Source: comScore Media MetrixTotal Unique Visitors (000) Average Hours per Visitor Average Pages per Visitor
World-Wide 1,420,316 24.0 2,292
Europe 373,433 26.4 2,805
Russian Federation 50,810 22.4 2,439
Germany 50,139 24.4 2,750
France 42,349 27.2 2,780
United Kingdom 37,197 35.6 3,272
Italy 23,748 18.5 1,986
Turkey 23,167 32.2 3,807
Spain 21,046 27.1 2,373
Poland 18,193 24.8 2,947
Netherlands 11,913 33.4 3,303
Sweden 6,208 24.9 2,489
Belgium 6,026 19.4 2,072
Switzerland 4,738 18.7 1,947
Austria 4,722 14.1 1,586
Portugal 4,239 21.8 2,191
Denmark 3,671 22.2 2,298
Finland 3,374 24.9 2,455
Norway 3,257 27.8 2,516
Ireland 2,343 20.2 1,979
