Figuring out new ways to produce revenue right now makes some sense, because the retail e-commerce space in China is in the middle of a price war that can't be good for anybody.

眼下，寻找新的创收方式有一定道理，因为今天的中国电子商务市场已经陷入了价格大战，这对任何一方都不是什么好事。

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In addition, technology has evolved with new plug-and-play solutions that had to be custom designed for e-commerce firms in the first wave of online retail.

并且科技的演进已让在在线零售业的第一波浪潮中需要为电子商务公司定制的东西，变成了现在的即插即用解决方案。

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By 2013, e-commerce is forecasted to account for 7.7% of total retail sales, growing at CAGR of 46%.

根据预测，到2013年，电子商务将占零售总额的7.7%，其复合年均增长率(CAGR)达46%。

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In the fourth quarter, the continued growth in retail sales, particularly retail e-commerce sales, supported growth in package delivery markets in the U.S. and several other countries.

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On an average day during the 2011 holiday season to date, digital content and subscriptions accounted for 2.8 percent of retail e-commerce sales, but on Christmas day the category accounted for more than 20 percent of sales.

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As an alternative to bricks-and-mortar retail, e-commerce has ample benefits, but it is still an impersonal channel for buying products.

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