1、3Secondary MarketResearch The reports are compiled based on secondary market research.Secondary research is information gathered from previously published sources.Our reports arebased on information and data acquired from national and international statistical offices,industry and trade associations

2、,business reports,business andcompany databases,journals,company registries,news portals and many other reliable sources.By using various sources we ensure maximum objectivity forreported data.As a result,companies gain a precise and unbiased impressionof the market situation.Cross referencing of da

3、ta is conducted in order to ensure validityand reliability.The source of information and its release date are provided on every chart.It is possible that the information contained in one chart is derived from severalsources.If this is the case,all sources are mentioned on the chart.The reports inclu

4、de mainlydata from the last 12 monthsprior to the date of report publication.Exact publicationdates are mentioned in every chart.Definitions The reports take into account a broad definition of B2C E-Commerce,which might include mobile commerce.As definitions may vary among sources,exactdefinitionuse

5、d by the source(if available)is included at the bottom of the chart.Chart Types Our reports include text charts,pie charts,bar charts,rankings,line graphs and tables.Every chart contains an Action Title,which summarizes the mainidea/finding of the chart and a Subtitle,which provides necessary inform

6、ation about the country,the topic,units or measures of currency,and the applicable timeperiod(s)to which the data refers.With respect to rankings,it is possible that the summation of all categories amounts to more than 100%.In this case,multipleanswers were possible,which is noted at the bottom of t