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Why use geolocation?

July 7, 2023 by John Yunker

Here’s a reason, courtesy of Wimbledon… To learn more about web globalization best practices, register for Lead the World to Your Website, taking place October 27th.

Categories Global navigation, Retail globalization, Web Globalization, Web Globalization Report Card

Global ecommerce insights from Stripe

April 26, 2022 by John Yunker

Stripe processed more than $640 billion last year on behalf of millions of Internet-enabled businesses. And while this number is huge, the founders of Stripe, in a recent letter to …

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Categories Global Marketing, Retail globalization, Web Globalization

.CA: Add more Canadians to your shopping cart

November 19, 2021 by John Yunker

I suppose it was just a matter of time before the advertising algorithms figured I’d be in the market for a country code top-level domain (ccTLD), perhaps .CA. And so …

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Categories Amazon, Business globalization, Canada, Country Codes, Domain names, Global navigation, Retail globalization, Web Globalization, Web Globalization Report Card

Apple web localization in India appears to be working

July 6, 2021 by John Yunker
Apple India website

I always perk up when I see data that supports web localization. According to this article, Apple launching a dedicated ecommerce website for India last year led to a significant …

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Categories Apple, India, Retail globalization, Web Globalization

Singles Day: Not just for China anymore

November 24, 2020November 11, 2020 by John Yunker

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 …

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Categories Amazon, Business globalization, China, Holidays, Nike, Retail globalization, Singles Day, Translation, Web Globalization

From AZMKIMI to MZOO: Chinese brands take over Amazon.com

March 7, 2020 by John Yunker

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… …

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Categories Alibaba, Amazon, Brand TLDs, China, Domain names, Global By Design, Global Marketing, Languages, Retail globalization, Web Globalization, Web Globalization Report Card

Lululemon: Global shipping is step one

January 11, 2017January 9, 2017 by John Yunker
lululemon

Lululemon provides an interesting case study of a US-based retailer taking its first steps towards going global. And, like all first steps, this one is rather awkward. To be clear, Lululemon …

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Categories Business globalization, China, Global navigation, Retail globalization, Usability, Web Globalization

Free Webinar: The Leading Global Retailers (and why)

April 8, 2013April 1, 2013 by John Yunker

I hope you’ll join me on Wednesday for a free one-hour webinar (sponsored by Lionbridge). I will talk about my research on the retail industry, focusing on companies like Amazon, …

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Categories Apple, Global navigation, Languages, Retail globalization, Web Globalization

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