Consumers Who Shop Internationally Spend More Than Those Who Shop Locally

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Quiz of the day.  Name the top markets for e-commerce?  Who are the next big players?  Think you know?  I thought I did too until I interviewed Melissa O'Malley, PayPal’s Director, Global Initiatives and Communications.

Read the entire interview here.

Meanwhile, Melissa O'Malley says:

Our research finds that consumers who shop internationally spend nearly twice as much as those who shop only domestically–clearly, cross-border sales can be a vital source of incremental revenue for merchants. 

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