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Kougar
06-10-2006, 01:11 AM
...through acquisition or wholly-owned subsidiary

US-based Newegg.com, an online retailer of computer and electronic products, is targeting the market in Europe through an acquisition or a wholly-owned new company in the region, according to company vice CEO SC Lee.

The online retailer currently expects to follow its successful strategy in the US for the China market, with a recently-added warehouse in Shanghai, said Lee. In the US, Newegg.com has 10 warehouses, with more than 60,000 product categories, Lee added.

Newegg.com anticipates its worldwide sales will grow 30% to US$1.7 billion in 2006, up from an estimate of NT$1.3 billion in 2005. Every day, the online retailer generates US$5-7 million in sales, with about 550,000 visitors to its website on average every day.

Acer and Asustek Computer have been ranked as the top-two Chinese brands in Newegg.com, said Lee, adding that the company expects to bring more Chinese brands to its online product offerings.

Hmm, so what about Canada? They were going to open up into that market more than a year ago... :???:

Source: http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20060608PR223.html (http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20060608PR223.html)

werty316
06-10-2006, 02:19 AM
Europe would be cool but Canada is just north of the US; I guess Newegg doesn't want to deal with cross boarder taxed and duty bs.

Kougar
06-10-2006, 11:07 AM
That wouldn't be it, because they still have VAT and duties and other related import taxes in Europe...

I dropped Newegg an email asking about why they still hadn't, and had no announced plans to expand into the Canadian market, and got this back:

Dear Customer,

Thank you for contacting Newegg.

Your email has been forwarded to our upper manager for review. Our company are going to launch our business in Canada in the near further. Once we get the accurate information, we will post it on our website. We hope for the opportunity to do business with you in the near future.

If you have any further questions or concerns, please visit our FAQs page.

Hmm...

werty316
06-10-2006, 05:54 PM
Chances are they either will give you some bs pr answer or "no".

Kougar
06-10-2006, 09:29 PM
Chances are they either will give you some bs pr answer or "no".

Well, that was my answer quoted above... I guess only time will tell... :???: