New Report from yStats.com tells role of marketplaces in global E-Commerce

HAMBURG, Germany - Nov. 11, 2016 - PRLog -- Hamburg-based E-Commerce research firm yStats.com's new report, "Global E-Commerce Marketplaces 2016," shows that online marketplaces have an ever-increasing share of total online retail sales. The report also offers some details about the leading global marketplace hosts, Alibaba, Amazon, and eBay.

The online platforms that offer the goods of third-party retailers have become the major movers of global E-Commerce. According to the yStats.com report, about half of online shoppers do most of their online purchases through marketplaces, as they find them convenient for discovering new sellers and new products anywhere in the world.

Retailers also find marketplaces convenient to establish an online presence. Some online retailers sell through their own Internet store as well as through one or more of the marketplace platforms, such as those operated by Amazon, eBay and Alibaba. The yStats.com report indicates that just a small percentage of online retailers do not sell through a marketplace, though the intense competition results in limited growth for retailers that rely heavily on online marketplace sales.

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Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, yStats.com is one of the world's leading secondary market research companies. We are committed to providing the most up-to-date and objective data on Global B2C E-Commerce and Online Payment markets to sector-leading companies worldwide.

Our multilingual staff researches, gathers, filters and translates information from thousands of reputable sources to synthesize accurate and timely reports in our areas of expertise, covering more than 100 countries and all global regions. Our market reports focus predominantly on online retail and payments, but also cover a broad range of related topics including M-Commerce, Cross-Border E-Commerce, E-Commerce Delivery, Online Gaming and many others. In addition to our wide selection of market reports, we also provide custom market research services.

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