World E-Commerce Market Brief

World E-Commerce Market Brief

The global outlook series on E-Commerce provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report provides a preliminary insight into the structure, and basics of e-commerce in the modern world, and offers a discussion on the role played by Internet in breathing life into the concept of e-commerce. The report also offers a cursory review of the importance of internet security in the e-commerce market, and provides statistical, and descriptive information pointers on Wireless e-Commerce, B2B e-Commerce, B2C e-Commerce, and Online Retailing. Also included are briefly written commentaries that offer unequivocal views on the prospects of e-Commerce, the growing importance of women as a lucrative target for e-Shopping, and other legal issues entangling the e-Commerce industry. The report provides a recapitulation of all recent mergers, acquisitions, and strategic corporate developments witnessed by the industry over the last few years. The discussion on the US market is punctuated with information, and fact rich tables, which quantitatively attempt to decipher the prevalent scenario in sectors such as B2B E-Commerce, B2C E-Commerce, and E-Procurement, among others. Other regional markets covered include Canada, Japan, Europe, Germany, Italy, UK, Asia, China, India, Latin America, Brazil, and Middle East, among others. The report also includes an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 507 companies worldwide.

E-COMMERCE GOS-097
A GLOBAL OUTLOOK, SEPTEMBER 2008


CONTENTS


1. Overview 1
Order of the Day in New Economy 1
Driving the Supply Chain 1
Classification of E-Commerce 1
E-Commerce: A Multi-Trillion Market 2
Table 1: World E-Commerce Revenues: Annual Market Estimates
for 2003 through 2008 in Billions of US$ 2

2. Internet and E-Business 2

3. E-Commerce and Internet Security 2
Table 2: Global B2B E-Commerce Data Security Expenses by
Geographic Region: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through
2008 in US$ Billions for Latin America, Canada, Japan, Asia,
Western Europe, United States, & Rest of world 3

4. Wireless E-Commerce 4
E-Commerce and Wireless Internet Access 4
Global E-Commerce Market Parameters 4
Table 3: Global Wireless Internet and E-commerce Users:
Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Millions 4

5. B2B E-Commerce 5
Table 4: Global B2B E-Commerce Revenues: Annual Estimates for
2003 through 2008 in US$ Billion 5

Table 5: Global B2B E-Commerce Revenues: Annual Estimates for
2003 through 2008 in US$ Billion for United States, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World 5

6. B2C E-Commerce 6
Table 6: Global B2C E-Commerce Revenues: Annual Estimates for
2003 through 2008 in US$ Billion 6

Table 7: Global B2C E-Commerce Revenues: Annual Estimates for
2003 through 2008 in US$ Billion for United States, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World 6

7. Online Retailing - A Comprehensive Approach 7
Table 8: Global Online Retail and Business Trade’s Revenues:
Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Billions of
US$ 7
Online Retail Categories 7

8. Prospects in E-Commerce Market 8

9. Domination of Internet in E-Commerce and Web Services 8

10. Business Models 8

11. Women Users - The Major Driving Force 9
Women Prefer Online Shopping 9
Holiday e-Shopping 9

12. e-Shopping Carts - The Fuel 9

13. Legal Issues 9
Domain Names and Allied Legal Issues 9

14. Mergers & Acquisitions 10

15. Strategic Corporate Developments 22

16. Product Launches 25

17. North America 26

17a. United States 26
Overview 26
Integers Business Model 27
Table 9: E-Commerce Revenues in the US: Annual Market
Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Billions of US$ 27
B2B E-Commerce Market 27
Table 10: Business-to-Business (Total) E-Commerce Market Size
in the United States (2005) by Sector - Manufacturing,
Wholesale, Information & Communications, Construction,
Finance, Transport, Service, Others (In US$ Billion) 28
B2B Sales through Internet 28
Table 11: Business-to-Business (Internet) E-Commerce Market
Size in the United States (2005) by Sector - Manufacturing,
Wholesale, Information & Communications, Construction,
Finance, Service, Transport, Others (In US$ Billion) 28
B2C E-Commerce 29
Table 12: B2C E-Commerce Revenues in the US: Annual Market
Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Billions of US$ 29
E-Procurement 29
Use of Internet for Sourcing Goods 30
Table 13: Products and Services Employing e-Procurement
(Use of Internet for Sourcing Goods) for Purchasing in the
US: 2005 Percentage Breakdown for Office supplies, Office
equipment, Computer hardware/ software, Travel, Raw
materials and/or goods for resale/ merchandise, Printing,
Temporary services, Telecommunications, Packaging materials,
and Advertising 30
Cross-Channel Shopping – An Ongoing Trend 30
Emerging E-Commerce Strategies 30
Outlook .. 31

17b.Canada 31
Overview 31
Market Statistics 31
E-Commerce and Technology 31
E-Commerce and Economic Development 31
E-Commerce Business-to-Consumer Market 32
Consumer E-Commerce 32
Table 14: Canadian E-business adoption rates during 2005 by
Size of Firm, Internet Usage, Web Presence, Online Purchases
and Online Selling 32
Information and Communication Technologies Drive Canadian
Public Sector 32
Table 15: Percentage of goods and services purchase through
Internet by Canadian Enterprises in various sectors during
2003, 2004, and 2005 32

Table 16: Percentage of Canadian Enterprises in various
sectors that use Internet and contain Websites during 2004
and 2005 33

18. Japan 33
Overview 33
Strategy 33
Setbacks in the Market 33
New Weapons for Marketing 34
B2C E-Commerce 34
Table 17: B2C E-Commerce Revenues in Japan: Annual Market
Estimates for 2003 through 2008in Billions of US$ 34
B2B E-Commerce 34
Table 18: B2B E-Commerce Revenues in Japan: Annual Market
Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Billions of US$ 34
CRM/ERP Markets 35
Software Market 35
New E-Commerce Legislation 35
Role of Intellectual Property (IP) Laws 35

19. Europe 36
Overview 36
Continuous Upsurge in E-Commerce 36
Table 19: E-Commerce Revenues in Western Europe: Annual
Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Billions of US$ 36
Increasing Readiness of European Companies for E-Business 37
B2C E-Commerce Market 37
Table 20: B2C E-Commerce Revenues in Western Europe: Annual
Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Billions of US$ 37
B2B E-Commerce Market 37
Table 21: B2B E-Commerce Revenues in Western Europe: Annual
Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Billions of US$ 37
Teenage Online Spending 38
The UK Government Strategy 38
Table 22: Online Sales by Leading European Tour Operators -
Tui AG, MyTravel, Thomas Cook, First Choice, Kuoni for 2006
in Euro Millions 38

Table 23: Internet Commerce in Europe: Total Revenues in Euro
Billions for Years 2006 and 2010 by Major Economies in Europe -
Germany, UK, France, Italy, Spain 38

19a. Germany 39
Table 24: Internet/Online Business-to-Consumer Electronic
Commerce Consumer Spending on Sites in Germany: Annual Market
Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Billions of US$ 39

19b. Italy 39
Overview 39

19c. Poland 39
E-Commerce and E-Business 39

19d.United Kingdom 40
Overview 40
B2C E-Commerce 40
Advertising Through Internet 40

20. Asia-Pacific 40
Market Overview 40
B2B Emerges Stronger than B2C 40
B2B E-Commerce 41
Table 25: B2B E-Commerce Revenues in Asia-Pacific (Excl.
Japan): Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in
Billions of US$ 41
B2C E-Commerce 41
Table 26: B2C E-Commerce Revenues in Asia-Pacific (Excl.
Japan): Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in
Billions of US$ 41

20a. China 42
An Emerging E-Commerce Giant 42
Evolution of Internet E-Commerce 42
Factors Promoting E-Commerce 42
International E-Commerce 42
Market Developments 42
Implications of E-Commerce Revolution 43
B2B E-Commerce 43
Major B2B Growth Drivers 43
Obstacles in B2B Market 43
B2C E-Commerce 43
Major B2C Growth Drivers 43
Obstacles in B2C Market 44
Encouragement to the Private sector 44
Preservation of Intellectual Property 44
Government Policy 44
Security Issues 44
Infrastructure & Issues 44

20b. India 45
E-Commerce Market 45

20c. Korea 45
E-Commerce Market 45

21. Latin America 46
Industry Overview 46
E-Commerce and Internet Advertising 46
The Contemporary Developments 46
The Industry Bottlenecks 46
B2B E-Commerce 46
Internet Penetration 46

21a. Brazil 47

22. Middle East 47
B2C E-Commerce 47


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