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A growing market

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        T is believed that In 2021,   has created one of the   CRUCIAL: With approximately 57 per cent of the global
        57 per cent (4.4 billion)   world’s most attractive   population on the internet, it is a market any business can
      Iof the global population   markets for digital platforms.
       will be able to access the   Levels of engagement,
       internet.                                tability   It also measures       Australian e-commerce
        There is a distinct shift in   have all risen in the   penetration rates for ‘digital   grew 22.3% in 2020,
       how retail businesses market                     commerce infrastructure’   making it a US$27.28
       their products, according   International surveys reveal   including payments and   billion consumer goods
       to the Australian Trade and   that Australia is now a top   mobile device ownership.  marketplaces, according to
       Investment website, as in   e-commerce performer.   E-commerce has become   the Euromonitor report.
       2019, fewer than one in   Euromonitor ranks      the default choice for many   E-commerce sales grew
       seven retail sales worldwide   Australia as the world’s   purchases such as food   strongly in 2020 in multiple
       happened online.        fourth most attractive online   delivery in Australia.   sectors:
        By the end of 2021, that   consumer market, just   Australians generated      fashion and beauty
       number is expected to be   behind South Korea, United   A$43.1 billion in online   e-commerce sales
              ve.              Kingdom and the United   sales in 2020, according to
        While it may not seem   States.                 the Euromonitor report.     food and personal care
       like much of a difference, in   Notably, Euromonitor puts   Australians have indicated   sales grew 30.4%;
             gures it is reaching       rst for ‘digitally   they are not only more      digital music sales grew
       into the billions.      connected commerce’.     likely to spend more online,   25.9%; and
        According to www.        This top-spot ranking   but purchase more per      video games sales
       austrade.gov.au, Australians’   includes analysis of the   transaction.
       love for online entertainment,   ‘market environment’ and
       e-commerce and payments   ‘take up of e-commerce’.   VISIT:    www.austrade.gov.au
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