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Digital Wallets and Cryptocurrency: DTC Brands Must Prepare for the Future of Money

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A digital currency could level that playing field so you could sell just as easily process payments from customers in Norway or customers in Kenya. Even a payment option like Bitcoin lets small and medium-sized eCommerce operations expand into new markets across the globe.

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

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Globally, ecommerce growth projections are also on an upward trajectory: They show that retail sales may exceed $4.058 trillion by as soon as 2020. billion digital buyers worldwide by 2021 ( eMarketer ). of total retail sales. When you buy shoes from an online shoe retailer, it is a business-to-consumer transaction.

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