Singles Day: Not just for China anymore
I’ve written quite a bit about the world’s most lucrative shopping holiday. No, it’s not Black Friday, but Singles Day, which takes place every November 11th (11.11) in China, and …
Retail globalization
Amazon launches in Sweden with Amazon.se
As global expansion goes, Amazon has, over the years, moved slowest. But when it does commit to a market, it tends to stick around and increase its investment and service …
Tiffany again emerges as best global luxury website (and why luxury brands fail at web globalization)
Luxury brands treat language is another of their luxury item, instead of the necessity it truly is.
The top 50 global websites of 2020
As we pass the mid-point of a very strange year, I wanted to share the top 50 websites from the 2020 Web Globalization Report Card. In years past I’ve limited …
The Worldly Marketer: What you need to know about web globalization best practices
I recently spent an hour with Kathrin Bussman as part of her wonderful podcast The Worldly Marketer. I talked about the most recent Web Globalization Report Card as well as …
Join me in reinventing the translation industry
I’m happy to be participating in the upcoming TAUS event: Reinventing the Translation Industry. This virtual event, taking place June 8-18th, poses the question: What will be the state of …
The best 25 global websites of 2020
In keeping with past years, I’m pleased to announce the top 25 websites from the 2020 Web Globalization Report Card. When compared with last year’s top 25 list, there are …
From AZMKIMI to MZOO: Chinese brands take over Amazon.com
Very interesting article by John Herrman in the New York Times about the rise of Chinese sellers on Amazon and their very interesting choices of brand names. From the article… …
The top 10 global websites from the 2020 Web Globalization Report Card
I began the Report Card back in 2003 because, at the time, there was nothing out there that focused specifically on the globalization and localization of websites. And, to be …
Coming in February: The 2020 Web Globalization Report Card
For those of you keeping track, this is the 16th edition of this report. Thanks to everyone who has supported it all these years! More soon…
Google’s global trends 2019
For anyone interested in a truly global (and local) view of the world’s Internet users, I recommend spending a few minutes here. At a global level, it’s revealing to see …
For Flipkart (Walmart) and India: English is not enough
Earlier this month, I wrote about Amazon and India. Now let’s look at Walmart and India, via Flipkart, the leading online marketplace in India. Walmart acquired 77 percent of the …
Amazon and India: Actions and Languages
In technology, as in life, actions speak louder than words. And if you look at the actions Amazon has been taking over the past 18 months, it’s clear that Amazon …
The tragic irony of Amazon vs. Amazon
Imagine if a Brazilian technology company created an online store called Appalachia. And, over the years, Appalachia.com grew to become a global giant, so much so that the company pursued …
Forget it Jeff, it’s China
Another one bites the dust in China (Amazon.cn), expanding upon my previous post on the challenges of succeeding in China. Wall Street Journal: Amazon’s E-Commerce Adventure in China Proved Too …