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Global ecommerce trends: Asia Pacific soars ahead as Middle East lags behind

April 19, 2017
UK third most popular market globally for online cross-border shopping

An impressive 82% of web users in Asia Pacific shopped online in the last month, while just 52% did so in the Middle East, according to new research from Global Web Index.

Amazon hit the headlines last week when it confirmed its acquisition of Middle Eastern e-commerce platform, Souq – a site with an impressive regional presence, established infrastructure, and extensive relationships with local merchants.

Amazon hit the headlines last week when it confirmed its acquisition of Middle Eastern e-commerce platform, Souq – a site with an impressive regional presence, established infrastructure, and extensive relationships with local merchants.

Relative to other world regions, the Middle East’s commerce infrastructure remains less advanced; 81% of its internet users might be visiting online retail sites, but this is c.10¬points behind other regions like APAC.

The Middle East’s figures for online purchasing are pretty telling too: just 52% are buying products online each month, compared to over 80% in APAC, and 73% in the Americas.

It’s these trends which Amazon will be looking to change as it uses Souq to extend its reach across the region.

Source: http://blog.globalwebindex.net/

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