In an instructive March 2013 report, "China's e-tail revolution: Online shopping as a catalyst for growth", Mckinsey Global Institute reveals the following game-changers in China's consumer e-marketplace –
- China has the world's largest online population with 130 million residential broadband accounts
- E-tailing produced more than $190 billion in 2012 sales
- China's e-tailing industry has posted 120% compound annual growth since 2003
- More than 6 million e-merchants list products on Taobao
- Singles Day 2012 generated $4 billion in online sales, surpassing Cyber Monday in the United States
E-tailing in China still has huge potential, according to MGI –
- China's broadband penetration is only 30%
- Online sales could reach $650 billion by 2020
- By 2020, e-tailing could potentially lift China's private consumption by an additional 4-7 %
- In Tier 4 cities, the average online shopper spends 27% of disposal income through e-tailing
- E-tailing could boost labour productivity in China retail sector by 14%
Download MGI – China e-tailing Full report March 2013
The Economist (23 March, 2013) features a Leader on E-Commerce in China which shows how the king of the country's e-tailing creates The Alibaba Phenomenon

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