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The 19 Ecommerce Growth Challenges of 2018, Outlined by Amazon’s Annual Report

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On May 18th, Amazon released its Annual Report for the past fiscal year (2017). Channel expansion and high-growth pains. Data shows that as of 2017, Amazon’s global retail revenue continued to climb, as seen below (note the reporting change in Q1 of 2017). Image source. Image source. Executive Summary.

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The History of Ecommerce: What The Past Says About Tomorrow’s Retail Challenges

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When you factor in the expanded ecommerce selling opportunities through omni-channel retail (like adding Amazon and eBay storefronts to your sales approach, for example), it’s easy to see that now is the best possible time to grow an ecommerce business. 1998 PayPal launches as an online payment system. It’s Now or Never. is founded.

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