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Thanks to economic growth, governmental reform and a growing middle class, dozens of iconic fashion retailers – and other well-known brands in other industries – are expanding into Colombia. This makes it an ideal market for expanding e-commerce companies to consider, writes Charles Whiteman in a recent post at Latin Trade<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Colombia now has the third-largest economy in Latin America (surpassed only by Brazil and Mexico), wrote Whiteman, MotionPoint\u2019s SVP of client services. In the past 15 years, the country\u2019s GDP (PPP) grew from $120 billion to nearly $700 billion. Poverty levels dropped more than half during the same time period.<\/p>\n

Internet use and smartphone penetration is growing rapidly, too, making Colombia a worthy market to investigate and invest in. This market is increasingly comfortable in making purchases online.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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