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Ecommerce Forecast to Top 50% of all China Retail Sales in 2021 February 11, 2021 at 11:45 AM EST By Nicole Silberstein New research from eMarketer predicts that 52.1% of retail sales in China will come from ecommerce in 2021. If the forecast bears out, this will be a major milestone for online commerce, marking the first time that digital sales will account for a majority of all retail sales in any country worldwide. It will also represent a big jump compared to 2020, when ecommerce accounted for 44.8% of the country’s total. “China has long led the world in aggreg...

Amazon Prime member total reaches 142 million in U.S. with more shoppers opting in for a full year, data shows MarketWatch 1/20/2021 © Amazon Consumer Intelligence Research Partners LLP (CIRP) data shows that as of Dec. 31, 2020, more than half of Amazon.com Inc. Prime members (52%) had an annual membership, up from 49% just three months earlier. Typically during the holidays, Amazon will see a spike in monthly Prime members as shoppers seek to take advantage of the program’s perks, such as free shipping, without making a long-term commitment. However the most recent holiday season w...