๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ For many brands, the next w
By Nick Penev ยท May 12, 2026 ยท Curated by George's Blog
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For many brands, the next wave of growth is no longer at home โ itโs across borders.
The winners are not just exporting products.
Theyโre exporting platform models while localizing creators, merchants, pricing, and consumer behavior market by market.
๐ TikTok Shopโs international CAGR (2023โ2025): ~81.8% vs 23.5% domestically.
๐ Shopee also grew faster internationally than at home.
๐ Appleโs domestic ecommerce shrank while international sales kept growing.
Even Amazon faces the same reality: domestic scale matures. Future upside comes from geographic expansion + local fit.
๐ฐ The next winners will be the brands that globalize the ecommerce platforms but localize the offer!
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What you are waiting ecom peeps ... get in touch .... start expanding to Europe today and leave your competitors in the dust. ๐
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