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SPOTLIGHT ON… Brazil ​ The DHL Express network covers 92% of the economically significant areas of Brazil, which are clustered in the south and south-east of the country. It offers more international connections to and from this region than the competition. We have three gateways in Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Viracopos. This allows us to deliver faster to the final destination in Brazil than the competitors, who only have one gateway each. ​

The four international e-commerce markets below show that e-commerce potential lies in more emerging economies than just China and India—and that there is still compelling potential in mature economies like Italy.

Clothing is functional and essential, but also a mark of status and identity. Small wonder, then, that apparel is the  world’s biggest cross-border e-commerce category , according to PayPal’s Spice Routes report. Worth €9.33 billion a year, it accounts for the largest share of overseas e-commerce transactions in five of six markets examined—the US, China, the UK, Germany and Australia.

Amazon.com Inc's China arm has registered as an ocean freight forwarder, according to the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission, a move that will give it more control over shipping products from Chinese factories to U.S. shoppers.  Amazon, new freight forwarder Its new status as a freight forwarder, or “ non-vessel operating common carrier ,” gives Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, a foothold in the $350 billion a year ocean freight business. It will not operate ships but subcontract that work. Amazon  is already negotiating a deal to  lease 20 jets to start an air-delivery service  in the United States. The retailer  bought truck trailers to add shipping capacity  and started a program last year that uses a  f leet of on-demand drivers to deliver packages . More than 10.000 parcels in a single container More than 10,000 parcels can fit in a single container, so the price for the ocean freight leg could be as low as $0.135 ...

Hello readers, PFSweb is a 3PL company serving both direct-to-consumer (D2C) and business-to-business (B2B) initiatives, providing services to more than 60 clients who operate in a range of national and international markets including technology manufacturers, apparel, luxury goods, home improvement, home décor, collectibles, food & beverage, beauty & health, aviation, and consumer electronics, among others. Headquartered in Allen, TX, PFSweb, Inc. is a leading provider of eCommerce and multichannel outsourcing solutions for global consumer brands, online retailers, and technology manufacturers.