In Q1 2017, Icecat served 3.5 billion data-sheet, versus 1.7 billion registered in 2016. An annual increase of 143%. In Q1 2017, especially the Icecat XML data and Icecat LIVE (JS/JSON) interfaces became more popular, compared with the same period one…
Based on the Icecat sample of connected webshops in Q1 2017, the most popular standard webshop software platforms are Magento Commerce (9%), PrestaShop (8%) and VirtueMart/Joomla (4%). PrestaShop made relatively more progress, over the past years, than its contenders, and…
At the end of March, Amazon announced its acquisition of Souq.com, the leading e-commerce platform in the Middle East, for around 650 million US dollar. Souq.com operates in a geography of 50 million consumers and has just 2% share in…
