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E-Commerce Takes Off in Developing Countries

Elementum

We examine the benefits and obstacles to e-commerce in Southeast Asia, South America, and Africa. Smartphone use in countries like India and Kenya is growing rapidly as companies like Xiaomi offer more affordable models aimed at users in developing countries. Sourcing from multiple countries can present a headache.

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The Need For Supply Chain Innovation: Why You Should Watch These Four Trends ?

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Transport markets tend towards consolation, which we have observed with the container liners and the emergence of new business models brought about for example by platform aggregators. Source: US Census Bureau. Market fragmentation and consolidation. Figure 1: US E-commerce sales as a % of total sales, 1999 – 2021.