Ecommerce is now a trillion-dollar industry.Global ecommerce sales passed $1 trillion in 2012 for the first time ever, fueled by growth in North America and the Asia-Pacific region, according to a new report from eMarketer. North America sales increased 13.9% year-over-year to about $365 billion and Asia-Pacific sales increased by 33% to about $332 billion.
While North America currently dominates for ecommerce sales, eMarketer predicts this will change next year. EMarketer projects that North America sales will grow at a slightly lower rate of 12.2% in 2013 to $409 billion. Asia-Pacific sales, on the other hand, will grow by 30% to $433 billion.
"The rapid growth in Asia-Pacific…
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