Amazon pushes merchants for more cross-border sales

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By Alexander Whiteman

20/03/2018

Amazon is making a push for merchants on its website to sell goods into other countries, setting the stage for greater competition with rival marketplaces run by eBay and, potentially, Alibaba. Last year, Amazon saw its cross-border revenue rise more than 50%.

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