Boston, December 6, 2016 – The combination of dramatic growth in the internet user base and new ways to enable commerce is creating a renaissance in digital commerce. All of digital commerce’s many forms are essential components of the retail commerce equation, yet the explosive rate of change and the degree of complexity in the digital commerce space makes maintaining a relevant and valuable digital presence challenging.

This report sizes Northern America's digital commerce space and, as it’s defined, identifies some of the trends that will guide its explosive growth for the next decade. It is based on Aite Group interviews with executives from 23 leading organizations—including digital commerce platform providers, payment service providers, and alternative payment schemes—over the three-month period from August to October 2016.

This 34-page Impact Report contains 17 figures and 10 tables. Clients of Aite Group’s Retail Banking & Payments service can download this report, the corresponding charts, and the Executive Impact Deck.

This report mentions ACI, Adyen, Air Canada, AliExpress, Alipay, Amazon, Apple, Best Buy, BigCommerce, BlueSnap, Canadian Tire, Costco, CyberSource, Early Warning, Ecshop, Expedia, Facebook, The Gap, First Data, GlobalOnePay, Home Depot, Hudson’s Bay, Ikea, Intuit, Kohl’s, Magento, Macy’s, Mastercard, Nordstrom, OpenCart, PayPal, PrestaShop, QVC, Rakuten, Shopify, Squarespace, Staples, Stripe, Vantiv, Visa, Walmart, Weebly, WooCommerce, and Zen Cart.