By Telecom Lead Team: The number of internet users in
China will grow from previously approximately 400 million to more than 600
million by 2015, according to a report available with Market Research.com.
In the wake of increasing trend of online shopping, the
number of online shoppers is also expected to increase to more than 300 million
by 2015.
Convenience and good deals are most frequently cited as
the advantages of online shopping.
The trend of mobile shopping is also increasing day by
day in China. The trend can be attributed to the growing number of smartphone
sales and the increased use of 3G networks.
Taobao, a major online retailer in China, is leading the
online shopping market with its ground-breaking mobile apps.
According to “China B2C E-Commerce Report
2011,” the most successful Chinese B2C E-Commerce players in 2010 were
Tmall.com, 360buy.com,
Amazon.cn and Dangdang.com.
Group shopping is another trend that predominates in this
sector, prompting an ever higher number of competitors to enter the market,
with the players Ju.taobao.com,
Lashou.com and Meituan.com leading in June 2011.
The findings are part of Market Research’s newly
announced report “China B2C E-Commerce Report 2011”.
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