IMRWorld e-Commerce dashboard

World Internet Users

=1,596,270,108

World e-Retail spend 2008 €	451,992,000,000
Internet growth 2000 - 2008	336%
First secure e-Retail transaction	11 August 1994
e-Retail growth 2006 - 2009	34% CAGR
Countries with internet users >50%	43 countries
Countries with internet users <50%	226 countries
World % Pop with Internet	23.8 %
% of paid for music downloads	5%
Security threats 2008	1,656,227

Welcome to IMR World

Interactive Media in Retail (IMR) is transforming the local and global consumer marketplace. IMRWorld contains a growing portfolio of reports and resources to help inform, assist and enable business and government in Europe and worldwide to thrive online.

James Roper FRSA, Chairman, IMR World & CEO,
IMRG, the e-retail industry body

Cross-Border Shopping Survey

Should your country put more effort into facilitating online cross-border shopping?If yes, what should they do?

You can answer these questions and more HERE. Survey results will be updated weekly and posted on the IMRWorld.org website.

Latest IMR World Report

SOUTH AFRICA 2009 - COUNTRY REPORT: Opportunities for Multi -Channel Retail and Direct Marketing: ...

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Featured Reports

Web Address and Site Trust

This report examined the importance of web site addresses...
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India Express & Parcels Market

The CEP Market Fact Sheet India provides you with...
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'Busiest day' for online shopping

The UK is set for its busiest internet shopping day of the year, with £320m forecast to be spent online. Watch the BBC interview
with James Roper.

Reports Available

Reports are listed by category. Please click the link below...
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