W3C to Standardise ECommerce Platforms across the World
Online retail is a global phenomenon. Leading ecommerce platforms like Amazon, eBay, Rakuten etc. have a strong global presence. Apart from these global ecommerce companies there are thousands of ecommerce platforms catering to different geographies, not to mention small online businesses including individual owned online shop fronts that augment brick and mortar businesses. No matter how big or small they are as long as they are online they can cater to the whole world irrespective of any geographical boundaries. While reaching out to global audience is easy for online retailers,....
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