Research and Markets: Examine the Online Retail Industry with This Esssential Global Industry Guide as the Sector Grew to $348.6 billion in 2009

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/39a7e8/online_retail_glo) has announced the addition of the "Online Retail: Global Industry Guide" report to their offering.

The Online Retail: Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Online Retail industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, and profiles of the leading companies. This incisive report provides expert analysis on a global, regional and country basis.

Scope of the Report

• Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation
• Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and profiles of the leading companies
• Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards
• Covers the Global, European and Asia-Pacific markets as well as individual chapters on 5 major markets (France, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US).
• Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

Highlights

• The global online retail sector grew by 14.5% in 2009 to reach a value of $348.6 billion.
• In 2014, the global online retail sector is forecast to have a value of $778.6 billion, an increase of 123.3% since 2009.
• Electronics is the largest segment of the global online retail sector, accounting for 22.6% of the sector's total value.
• Americas accounts for 45.7% of the global online retail sector value.
• The large number of competitors operating within the sector, combined with the absence of consumer switching costs, increases rivalry. However, a high level of product differentiation together with low fixed costs and dynamic market revenue growth observed in recent years tends to alleviate rivalry to an extent.

Why you should buy this report

• Spot future trends and developments
• Inform your business decisions
• Add weight to presentations and marketing materials
• Save time carrying out entry-level research

Market Definition

The online retail market consists of the total revenues generated through the sale of retail goods via online channels, valued at retail selling price. The market values exclude travel and ticket bookings, online corporate purchasing, and online auction transactions. All currency conversions are calculated using constant 2009 annual average exchange rates.

Key Topics Covered:

• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Global Online Retail
• Market Overview
• Market Value
• Market Segmentation
• Five Forces Analysis
• Market Forecasts
• Macroeconomic Indicators
• Company Profiles
• Leading Companies
• Appendix

Companies Mentioned:

• Amazon.Com, Inc.
• Carrefour S.A.
• Costco Wholesale Corporation
• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

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Source: Datamonitor