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One of the most sophisticated countries for online shopping, Canada is a medium-populated but very solvable e-commerce market. Dominated by the great American e-commerce companies, Canada nonetheless has some digital space for some local players with an established foothold.
One of the world’s most dynamic countries for e-commerce, the United Kingdom is a rather large and very solvable market for online shopping. Dominated by American e-commerce companies, the UK still has some space for some strong, local companies, both established traditional stores, and pure e-commerce players.
The world’s most developed market for online shopping, by far, the US is the global standard for e-commerce. Many of its greatest e-commerce companies are in leading positions in other countries, setting the pace and creating the trends that shape the rest of the world’s online shopping.
The technology sector is the economic star of the United States, leading the country’s growth as well as its financial markets. IT and communications companies are at the heart of innovation, rapidly changing people’s lives and transforming business, finance, and the broader economy.
Technology and innovative companies thrive in the United States where they have access to a large and sophisticated market and dedicated stock exchange, the Nasdaq. The thirty largest publicly traded companies in the Nasdaq Composite index are here presented together with their activities, logos, and useful links.
With hundreds of thousands and even millions of employees worldwide, many American companies are among the world’s largest private employers. And that is no surprise since many US companies are in the world’s largest, and require a lot of staff to deliver products and services to their customers.
The second most populated country and largest economy in the EU, France is a leading, developed, and solvable market for online shopping in Europe. Led by American giants, the French market is competitive with foreign companies competing against well-established national stores and pure e-commerce players.
One of the most critical markets for e-commerce, India is a very large and rapidly growing market for online shopping. Even though Amazon has taken the lead, Indian companies, especially pure e-commerce players, are holding their ground and fighting to expand their presence in this fast-growth market.
One of the most populated countries and larger economies in Europe, Italy is among the larger, developed, and solvable markets for online shopping in the continent. Dominated by American giants, the Italian market is competitive with a number of foreign companies and some national stores and pure e-commerce players holding their ground.
One of the world’s largest companies, Amazon is the uncontested global leader of e-commerce. Thanks to its dedication to customers, large choice of products and services, and global presence, Amazon earns billions of dollars, and it intends to keep on expanding its domination on online shopping, and beyond.