Global E-channel activity increased by 85% in Q1-2014 as recession fears fade
Highlights E-channel Q1-2014 based on 627
Million Icecat downloads
Recession fears fade: global
e-channel expanded by 85% in Q1-2014
E-growth tigers in Asia and
Europe’s periphery
Kingston impresses with its
compatibility advisor
Kitchen appliances, smartwatches &
LED TVs make the e-channel tick
Sony’s and Samsung’s Android watches
most popular
Global E-channel activity increased by
85% in Q1-2014 as recession fears fade
“It’s clear that recession fears have faded
in Europe and other affected markets”, according to Martijn Hoogeveen, CEO of
Icecat: the number of connected channel partners has expanded in Q1-2014 by 34%
compared to Q1-2013. In Q1-2014 Icecat facilitated 627 Million data-sheet
downloads (DDs) – an increase by 85% - for products from 8,659 different brands
in 154 different countries. A data-sheet contains product specifications as
standardized by Icecat, and additional data if permitted by the respective
brand. The number of monitored brands increased by 41% and the number of
supported categories grew by 16%. The number of supported channel partners and ecommerce
platforms increased steeply by 34% and 53% respectively.
Q1 2014 |
Q1 2013
|
Y-o-Y
|
|
Downloads
|
627,458,160
|
339,231,373
|
85%
|
Brands
|
8,659
|
6,143
|
41%
|
Categories
|
1,796
|
1,544
|
16%
|
Channel partners
|
36,659
|
27,333
|
34%
|
Platforms Supported
|
3,997
|
2,610
|
53%
|
Countries
|
154
|
80
|
93%
|
E-growth Tigers in Asia and Europe’s periphery
In the Global e-channel, the
fastest year-on-year growth of download activity is noticed in respectively
Slovakia, India and South-Africa. In terms of regions, Eastern-Europe, the
BRICS and East-Asia are outperforming other regions in terms of expansion.
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