Retail Cloud Global Market Report 2023 – By Type (Channel Operations, Supply Chain Management, Customer Management, Merchandising, Workforce Management, Reporting and Analytics, Data Security), By Service Model (Software as a Service, Platform as a Service, Infrastructure as a Service), By Deployment (Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Hybrid Cloud), By Organization Size (Small and Medium Enterprise, Large Enterprise) – Market Size, Trends, And Global Forecast 2023-2032

Retailers are independent organizations in the distribution channel for consumer goods that buy goods from wholesalers or direct from producers, break bulk, store goods, display goods for sale either physically or online, sell to ultimate users and sometimes deliver. Wholesalers are independent organizations in the distribution channel for consumer goods that buy in bulk, store goods, break bulk and sell merchandise primarily to retailers, professional authorities or to other wholesalers rather than to consumers. The main types of retail and wholesale are retail and wholesale. Retail refers to the sale of items to the general public in relatively small amounts to be used or consumed rather than reselling them. The ownership forms include wholesale/distribution chains and independent wholesalers having premium, mid-range, and economy prices. The global retail and wholesale market is segmented – 1) By Type: Retail, Wholesale 2) By Ownership: Retail Chain/Wholesale Chain, Independent Retailer/Independent Wholesalers 3) By Price Range: Premium, Mid-Range, Economy 4) By Distribution Channel: Supermarkets/Hypermarkets, Convenience Stores, Department Stores, Specialty Stores, Online, Other Distribution Channels Subsegments Covered: Motor Vehicle And Parts Dealers, Food And Beverage Stores, Gasoline Stations, Miscellaneous Store Retailers, Cosmetics And Personal Care Stores, Clothing And Clothing Accessories Stores, Electronics And Appliance Stores, Furniture And Home Furnishings Stores, Supermarkets And Hypermarkets, Convenience, Mom And Pop Stores, Department Stores And Other General Merchandise Stores, Ecommerce And Other Non-Store Retailers, Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers, Pharmacies and Healthcare Stores, Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores,, Non-Durable Goods Wholesalers, Wholesale Electronic Markets And Agents And Brokers, Durable Goods Wholesalers The global retail and wholesale market size will grow from $71,851.27 billion in 2022 to $77,227.77 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.5%. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. The war between these two countries has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, causing inflation across goods and services and affecting many markets across the globe. The market size of retail and wholesale is expected to grow to $99,195.76 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 6.5%. Many retailers and wholesalers are adopting a robust and cohesive strategy for data analytics in management. This technology is being deployed to enhance supply chain efficiency, streamline operations to engage customers, and build loyalty. Data has become critical for most retail operations. With the rapid growth in retail data and the availability of technologies to analyze data, it will become easier for retailers to identify and meet the needs and expectations of their customers. This is expected to drive the market going forward. Major companies in the retail and wholesale market include Walmart Inc., Sinopec Limited, Amazon.com Inc., PetroChina Company Limited, AmerisourceBergen Corp, CVS Health Corporation, Costco Wholesale Corp, McKesson Corporation, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., and The Kroger Co. The outbreak of COVID-19 disease (COVID-19) has acted as a massive restraint on the retail and wholesale markets in 2020 as supply chains were disrupted due to trade restrictions and consumption declined due to lockdowns imposed by governments globally. COVID-19 is an infectious disease with flu-like symptoms including fever, cough, and difficulty breathing. The virus was first identified in 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei province of the People’s Republic of China, and has spread globally, including Western Europe, North America, and Asia. Steps by national governments to contain the transmission have resulted in a decline in the manufacture and trade of non-essential goods and an overall decline in economic activity with countries entering a state of "lock down" and the outbreak having a negative impact on businesses throughout 2020 and into 2021. However, it is expected that the retail and wholesale markets will recover from the shock over the forecast period as it is a "black swan" event and not related to ongoing or fundamental weaknesses in the market or the global economy. The retail and e-commerce markets are increasingly investing in drones to reduce delivery times and increase profitability. A drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that is remotely controlled or flies autonomously using software-controlled flight plans in its systems. Using a drone for delivery allows retailers to cut costs and help provide customers with their products earlier than traditional delivery methods. For example, Amazon has been investing in its Prime Air deliveries via drones, which claim to complete the delivery within 30 minutes. Amazon has started delivery trials via drones in the UK but is still waiting for regulatory approval in the US. Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the retail and wholesale market in 2022. North America was the second-largest region in the retail and wholesale market share. The regions covered in the retail and wholesale market analysis report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, and Africa. The countries covered in the retail and wholesale market report are Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA, Venezuela, and Vietnam. The retail and wholesale markets consist of revenue earned by entities by retailing and wholesaling merchandise. Retailers sell merchandise to the general public for personal or household consumption, but some also serve business and institutional clients. Wholesalers sell merchandise to other businesses and normally operate from a warehouse or office. This includes merchant wholesalers that sell goods on their own account and agents and brokers that arrange sales and purchases for others generally for a commission or fee. Retailers and wholesalers take ownership of the goods and bear the risk of carrying inventory. They also reduce the total number of transactions required for the process of transferring goods from producers to consumers. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included. The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products. The retail and wholesale market research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides retail and wholesale market statistics, including retail and wholesale industry, global retail and wholesale markets size, regional shares, competitors with a retail and wholesale market share, detailed retail and wholesale market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the retail and wholesale industry. This retail and wholesale market research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenario of the industry.

A software product is a software system that is eligible for being delivered to its customer with documentation that explains how to install and use the system. The main types of software products are operating systems and productivity software publishing, database, storage and backup software publishing, business analytics and enterprise software, video game software, and design, editing & rendering software. Business analytics and enterprise software tools are types of application software that retrieve data from one or more business systems and combine it in a repository, such as a data warehouse, to be reviewed and analyzed. Enterprise software is computer software used to satisfy the needs of an organization rather than individual users. The software products have applications in large enterprises and small and medium enterprises. The various end-user industries are BFSI, media and entertainment, IT and telecommunications, energy and utilities, government and public sector, retail and consumer goods, manufacturing and others. The global software products market is segmented - 1) By Type: Operating Systems & Productivity Software Publishing, Database, Storage & Backup Software Publishing, Business Analytics & Enterprise Software, Video Game Software, Design, Editing & Rendering Software 2) By Application: Large Enterprises, Small And Medium Enterprises 3) By End-User Industry: BFSI, Media And Entertainment, IT and Telecommunications, Energy And Utilities, Government And Public Sector, Retail And Consumer Goods, Manufacturing, Other End User Industries Subsegments Covered: Operating Systems, Productivity Software Publishing, Database Software, Middleware Software, Storage And Backup Software, ERP Software, BI Software, CRM Software, SCM Software, Other Software, Browser Games, PC Games, Smart Phone/Tablet Games, Console Games, Engineering Design Software, Animation And VFX Design Software, Image/Video Editing And Graphic Design Software The global software products market size grew from $1333.48 billion in 2022 to $1500.2 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.5%. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. The war between these two countries has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, causing inflation across goods and services and affecting many markets across the globe. The software products market is expected to grow to $2357.31 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 12.0%. IoT technology adoption by manufacturing and transportation services companies is expected to drive the software products market in the forecast period. IoT is a network of physical objects such as devices, vehicles, buildings and other items which are embedded with electronics, software, sensors and network connectivity enable these objects to collect and exchange data. For instance, Microsoft and Rolls-Royce have announced a partnership centering on future Rolls-Royce intelligent engines, which will integrate Microsoft Suite into its service solutions to expand its digital capabilities. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), global spending on IoT was around $1.4 trillion in 2021; this includes hardware, software and services for IoT technologies. Thus, IoT technology adoption is expected to expand the demand for software products market. Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the software products market in 2022. North America was the second largest region of the software products market. The regions covered in the software products market analysis are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa. The software products market is expected to be limited due to high competition in terms of pricing, product portfolio and other factors from market competitors and new entrants in the market during the forecast period. Existing players in the market are offering a wider range of products at competitive process to increase their customer base and boost revenues. A large number of start-up companies are also developing innovative products. As most of these start-ups are funded by venture capital companies, they have sufficient capital for the research and development of new software products. Furthermore, the increase in competitors in the market is likely to result in price-wars. This would affect the sales of companies, resulting in lower revenues and profit margins. These price-wars further affect the funding available for research and development projects, this limits the launch of new products, thereby having a negative impact on the market growth. Top software vendors such as Oracle and SAP have been attempting to penetrate the middle market, to expand their client base, and increase overall revenues. These companies have begun offering scaled-down, pre-configured versions of their applications. They are pursuing new distribution channels to sell and distribute their software products and are also acquiring mid-market software companies to increase their market shares and revenues. For example, SAP acquired Business One software to penetrate the middle market. Major companies in the software products market include Microsoft, Oracle Corp, Google, salesforce.com, Tencent Holdings Co Ltd., International Business Machines Corporation, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Nintendo Co Ltd., Fiserv, Inc. and Sony Corp. The countries covered in the software products market are Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA, Venezuela and Vietnam. The software products market includes revenues earned by entities by developing and distributing software products for commercial and personal use. Software products are usually sold in the form of licenses to use the software for a specified period or permanently. The license generally entitles the buyer to receive updates of the programs. Companies in this industry create and distribute computer software by designing software, providing documentation, assisting in installation and providing support services to software purchasers. Some businesses design, develop and publish; others only publish. The market value does not include revenues generated from Software as a Service (SaaS). Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included. The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products. The software products market research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides software products market statistics, including software products industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with a software products market share, detailed software products market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the software products industry. This software products market research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenario of the industry.

Retail refers to selling goods in small quantities to the end users. Retailing involves buying from wholesalers or direct from producers, breaking bulk, displaying goods for sale either physically or online, and sometimes delivery. The major types of retail are motor vehicle and parts dealers; food and beverage stores; gasoline stations; miscellaneous store retailers; cosmetics and personal care stores; clothing and clothing accessories stores; electronics and appliance stores; furniture and home furnishings stores; supermarkets; and hypermarkets; convenience; mom and pop stores; department stores and other general merchandise stores; e-commerce and other non-store retailers; building materials and garden equipment and supplies dealers; pharmacies; healthcare stores; and sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores. A bookstore is a location of business where the principal commodity for sale is books. The ownership forms include wholesale and distribution chains and independent wholesalers that are distributed through supermarkets and hypermarkets, convenience stores, department stores, specialty stores, online and other distribution channels. The global retail market is segmented – 1) By Type: Motor Vehicle And Parts Dealers, Food And Beverage Stores, Gasoline Stations, Miscellaneous Store Retailers, Cosmetics And Personal Care Stores, Clothing And Clothing Accessories Stores, Electronics And Appliance Stores, Furniture And Home Furnishings Stores, Supermarkets And Hypermarkets, Convenience, Mom And Pop Stores, Department Stores And Other General Merchandise Stores, Ecommerce And Other Non-Store Retailers, Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers, Pharmacies and Healthcare Stores, Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores 2) By Ownership: Retail Chain, Independent Retailer 3) By Distribution Channel: Supermarkets/Hypermarkets, Convenience Stores, Department Stores, Specialty Stores, Online, Other Distribution Channels Subsegments Covered: Auto Parts And Accessories, Automobile Dealers, Other Motor Vehicle Dealers, Specialty Food Stores, Beer, Wine And Liquor Stores, Diesel - Retail, Gases, Gasoline - Retail, Other Gasoline Stations Hair Care Stores, Skin Care Stores, Cosmetics Stores, Clothing/Apparel Stores, Jewelry And Watch Stores, Optical Goods Stores, Footwear Stores, Hardware Suppliers And Security Stores, Consumer Electronics Stores, Furniture Stores, Home Furnishings Stores, Supermarkets, Hypermarkets, Convenience Stores, Mom And Pop Stores, Department Stores, Other General Merchandise Stores, E-Commerce, Vending Machine Operators, Direct Selling Establishments, Building Material and Supplies Dealers, Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores, Pharmacies and Drug Stores, Other Health and Personal Care Stores, Sporting Goods Stores, Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores, Musical Instrument and Supplies Stores, Other Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores The global retail market size will grow from $26,178.76 billion in 2022 to $28,344.51 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.3%. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. The war between these two countries has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, causing inflation across goods and services and affecting many markets across the globe. The size of retail market is expected to grow to $37,665.83 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 7.4%. Many retailers are adopting a robust and cohesive strategy for data analytics in management. This technology is being deployed to enhance supply chain efficiency, streamline operations to engage customers, and build loyalty. Data has become critical for most retail operations. With the rapid growth in retail data and the availability of technologies to analyze data, it will become easier for retailers to identify and meet the needs and expectations of their customers. This is expected to drive the market going forward. Major companies in the market include Walmart Inc., Sinopec Limited, Amazon.com Inc., PetroChina Company Limited, CVS Health Corporation, Costco Wholesale Corp, The Kroger Co, McKesson Corporation, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., and JD.com Inc. The outbreak of COVID-19 disease (COVID-19) has acted as a massive restraint on the retail market in 2020 as supply chains were disrupted due to trade restrictions and consumption declined due to lockdowns imposed by governments globally. COVID-19 is an infectious disease with flu-like symptoms, including fever, cough, and difficulty breathing. The virus was first identified in 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei province, of the People’s Republic of China, and has spread globally, including Western Europe, North America, and Asia. Steps by national governments to contain the transmission have resulted in a decline in the manufacture and trade of non-essential goods and an overall decline in economic activity, with countries entering a state of "lock down" and the outbreak having a negative impact on businesses throughout 2020 and into 2021. However, it is expected that the retail market will recover from the shock over the forecast period as it is a "black swan" event and not related to ongoing or fundamental weaknesses in the market or the global economy. The retail and e-commerce markets are increasingly investing in drones to reduce delivery times and increase profitability. A drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that is remotely controlled or flies autonomously using software-controlled flight plans in its systems. Using a drone for delivery allows retailers to cut costs and help provide customers with their products earlier than traditional delivery methods. For example, Amazon has been investing in its Prime Air deliveries via drones, which claim to complete the delivery within 30 minutes. Amazon has started delivery trials via drones in the UK but is still waiting for regulatory approval in the US. Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the retail market in 2022. North America was the second-largest region in the retail market share. The regions covered in the retail market analysis report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, and Africa. The countries covered in the retail market report are Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA, Venezuela, and Vietnam. The retail market includes revenues earned by entities by providing retail services through supermarkets, convenience stores, specialty stores, department stores, and warehouses. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The retail market also includes sales of food, hard or durable goods, soft goods and art goods. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods. The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products. The retail market research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides retail market statistics, including retail industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with a retail market share, detailed retail market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the retail industry. This retail market research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenario of the industry.

Advertising agencies are in charge of initiating, managing and implementing paid marketing communications. It creates the ads, plans how, when, and where they will be delivered, and then delivers them to the client. Public relations are the process of organizing and disseminating information from a person or organization to the appropriate public or target audience in an effort to change that audience's view. The main types of advertising, public relations, and related services are advertising agencies, billboard & outdoor advertising, media buying agencies and representative firms, print advertising distribution, other advertising services, public relations, and direct mail advertising. An advertising agency, often known as a creative agency or ad agency, is a company that specializes in the creation, development, and execution of advertising and other forms of promotion and marketing for its customers. The different modes include online and offline and are used in various applications such as BFSI, consumer goods and retail, government and public sector, IT & telecom, healthcare, and media & entertainment. The global advertising, public relations, and related services market is segmented - 1) By Type: Advertising Agencies, Billboard & Outdoor Advertising, Media Buying Agencies And Representative Firms, Print Advertising Distribution, Other Advertising Services, Public Relations, Direct Mail Advertising 2) By Application: BFSI, Consumer Goods and Retail, Government and Public Sector, IT & Telecom, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment 3) By Mode: Online, Offline Subsegments Covered: TV, Digital, Print, OOH (Out-of-Home Advertising), Radio, Billboards, Street Furniture, Transit, Place-Based, Media Buying Agencies, Media Representative Firms The global advertising agencies market size grew from $372.55 billion in 2022 to $391.6 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.1%. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. The war between these two countries has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, and affecting many markets across the globe. The market size of global advertising agencies market is expected to grow from $463.83 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 4.3%. Advances in technology are expected to drive targeted advertising, making it more accurate than ever before. Companies such as Google, Facebook, and Twitter have developed advertisement delivery methods where they track netizens' movements around the web and enable advertisers to reach users via tailored advertisements, where people see products based on what they have previously searched for. Other examples of targeted advertising include tracking where people shop, what they buy online and what they read about online. This helps companies build up profiles of consumers with their behavioral patterns and shopping habits and other information such as their job and income. This facilitates advertisers in reaching people with personalized advertisements. Such improvements and advances in online advertising are expected to drive market growth in the forecast period. Major companies in the advertising, public relations, and related services market include Omnicom Group Inc., Publicis Groupe, Hakuhodo DY Holdings, WPP plc, Dentsu Inc., The Interpublic Group of Companies Inc., Financière de l'Odet, Recruit Holdings, Vivendi SA, and CyberAgent, Inc. The outbreak of COVID-19 disease (COVID-19) has acted as a restraint on the advertising, public relations, and related services market in 2020 as governments globally imposed lockdowns and restricted trade, thereby limiting the need for professional services. COVID-19 is an infectious disease with flu-like symptoms including fever, cough, and difficulty breathing. The virus was first identified in 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei province of the People’s Republic of China and has spread globally, including Western Europe, North America, and Asia. Steps by national governments to contain the transmission have resulted in a decline in economic activity with countries entering a state of "lock down." The outbreak has had a negative impact on businesses throughout 2020 and into 2021. However, it is expected that the advertising, public relations, and related services market will recover from the shock over the forecast period as it is a "black swan" event and not related to ongoing or fundamental weaknesses in the market or the global economy. Advertising and PR agencies are rapidly shifting towards digital campaigns due to increasing digitalization and advances in social media, search engine marketing, content marketing, and e-commerce technology. As a result of increasing internet penetration and smartphone users, online content marketing campaigns are expected to be three times more effective than traditional ones and cost comparatively less. Such digital campaigns are targeted towards a growing user base of social media websites, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest, and other internet portals like Google and Netflix. Moreover, they allow businesses to track their performance and effectiveness through real-time information. This helps companies to plan their future PR campaigns and marketing strategies. Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the advertising, public relations, and related services market share in 2022. Western Europe was the second largest region in advertising, public relations, and related services market. The regions covered in the global advertising, public relations and related services market analysis report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, and Africa. The countries covered in the advertising, public relations, and related services market are Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA, Venezuela, and Vietnam. The advertising, public relations and related services market consists of revenue earned by entities by providing services such as planning, developing, creating and managing advertisement and promotional activities. Advertising, public relations and related services establishments undertake processes where human capital is the major input. They make available the knowledge and skills of their employees, often on an assignment basis, where an individual or team is responsible for the delivery of services to the client. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included. The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products. The advertising, public relations, and related services market research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides advertising, public relations, and related services market statistics, including advertising, public relations, and related services industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with an advertising, public relations, and related services market share, detailed advertising, public relations, and related services market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the advertising, public relations, and related services industry. This advertising, public relations, and related services market research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenario of the industry.

Warehousing and storage refer to the act of storing items that will be sold or distributed later as well as the act of storing physical commodities or inventory in a warehouse and storage facilities for bonded merchandise, general merchandise, refrigerated goods, and other warehouse products. The main types in the warehousing and storage market are general warehousing and storage; refrigerated warehousing and storage; specialised warehousing and storage; and farm product warehousing and storage. General warehousing and storage involve storing, assorting, and stocking the goods. The market is segmented by ownership into private warehouses, public warehouses, and bonded warehouses and by end-use into the retail industry, manufacturing industry, consumer goods industry, food and beverage industry, healthcare industry, and others. The global warehousing and storage market is segmented - 1) By Type: General Warehousing And Storage, Refrigerated Warehousing And Storage, Specialized Warehousing And Storage, Farm Product Warehousing and Storage 2) By End-Use: Retail Industry, Manufacturing Industry, Consumer Goods Industry, Food & Beverage Industry, Healthcare Industry, Other End Users 3) By Ownership: Private Warehouses, Public Warehouses, Bonded Warehouses Subsegments Covered:, Cold Storage, Frozen Storage, Automobile Dead Storage, Bulk Petroleum And Chemical Storage, Document Storage And Warehousing, Whiskey Warehousing, Other Specialized Warehousing And Storage The global warehousing and storage market size grew from $660.39 billion in 2022 to $714.79 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.2%. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. The war between these two countries has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, causing inflation across goods and services and affecting many markets across the globe. The warehousing and storage market is expected to grow to $950.68 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 7.4%. Many warehousing and storage companies are using big data analytics as a tool to plan and optimise warehouse operations. Big data analytics refers to the process of examining large sets of data to obtain useful information such as hidden patterns, market trends, unknown correlations, and customer preferences. Big data analyses the location, capacity, and flexibility of warehouses to predict customer requirements. It helps with improving warehouse planning and replenishment and creating lean supply chains with sophisticated inventory systems. This maximises workflow, improves floor utilization, and increases operational efficiencies and ROI. For example, The Clemens Group, a food services provider, uses big data forklift fleet management software to track vehicle impacts, operator productivity, and equipment utilisation on forklifts in the warehouse. EastPack, one of the largest kiwifruit packing houses in New Zealand, uses big data from real-time location systems to minimise supply chain errors and inventory issues. Major companies using big data analytics in warehousing include Deutsche Post, DHL Group, United Parcel Service, and Kuehne + Nagel. Major companies in the warehousing and storage market include Deutsche Post AG, Nippon Express Co. Ltd., Glencore International, XPO Logistics Inc., Bunge Limited, Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Prologis Inc., Owens & Minor Inc., Ceva Logistics AG, and Mitsui. Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the warehousing and storage market in 2022. North America was the second largest region in the warehousing and storage market. The regions covered in the warehousing and storage market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, and Africa. The countries covered in the warehousing and storage market are Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA, Venezuela, and Vietnam. The warehousing and storage market includes revenues earned by entities by storing goods for smooth distribution, ensuring the supply chain of goods, managing inventory, and enhancing customer satisfaction. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included. The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products. The warehousing and storage market research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides warehousing and storage market statistics, including warehousing and storage market size, regional shares, competitors with a warehousing and storage market share, detailed warehousing and storage market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the warehousing and storage industry. This warehousing and storage market research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenarios of the industry.

Business analytics (BA) is a set of technologies, skills, and practices used to examine an organization's data and performance to better understand and make data-driven decisions in the future using statistical analyses. Enterprise software is a computer application that assists large companies with many needs such as data analysis, sales and marketing management, customer service and many more. These tools are designed to serve many users with high scalability and integration. The main types of business analytics & enterprise software are ERP software, BI software, CRM software, SCM software and other software. ERP software is a software that is used by organizations to manage and plan daily activities of a business such as finance, manufacturing, supply chain, human resources and others. They are deployed using models such as on-demand/cloud model and on-premise model and are used in IT and telecommunications, BFSI, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, education, media and other end use industries. The global business analytics and enterprise software market is segmented - 1) By Type: ERP Software, BI Software, CRM Software, SCM Software, Other Software 2) By End-User Industry: IT and Telecommunications, BFSI, Manufacturing, Retail, Healthcare, Education, Media, Other End-User Industries 3) By Deployment Model: On-Demand/Cloud, On-Premise The global business analytics & enterprise software market size grew from $423.18 billion in 2022 to $486.54 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.0%. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. The war between these two countries has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, causing inflation across goods and services and affecting many markets across the globe. The business analytics & enterprise software market is expected to grow to $837.88 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 14.6%. Mobility is an integrated component of digital solutions and is transforming businesses on a global scale driving demand for IT services. It is an essential feature for customer experience management and for enhancing interaction amongst strategic partners and suppliers. It also provides greater access to information and services which can be integrated to execute critical business operations. The development and implementation of mobile applications requires IT services. For example, Tieto's competitive asset in mobility and Tieto's enterprise mobility solution framework offers customized solutions to companies operating in healthcare, logistics, telecommunications, energy and manufacturing verticals. Major companies in the business analytics & enterprise software market include Oracle Corp, salesforce.com, Microsoft, Fiserv, Inc., Nippon Telegraph And Telephone Corp, NTT Data, International Business Machines Corporation, Workday, Inc., Leidos (US) and Atos SE. The outbreak of COVID-19 disease (COVID-19) has acted as a significant restraint on the business analytics & enterprise software market in 2020 as supply chains were disrupted due to trade restrictions and employees working for these establishments faced difficulties related to infrastructure and communication owing to lockdowns imposed by governments globally, forcing them to work from home. COVID-19 is an infectious disease with flu-like symptoms including fever, cough, and difficulty in breathing. The virus was first identified in 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei province of the People's Republic of China and spread globally including Western Europe, North America and Asia. Steps by national governments to contain the transmission have resulted in a decline in economic activity with countries entering a state of 'lock down' and the outbreak had a negative impact on businesses throughout 2020 and into 2021. However, it is expected that the business analytics & enterprise software market will recover from the shock across the forecast period as it is a 'black swan' event and not related to ongoing or fundamental weaknesses in the market or the global economy. Over the past five years there has been an increasing prevalence of low cost open source alternatives. Open source has become a preferred platform for developing new technology. In the past, software product companies would open source software that was not making money, but now companies are open sourcing software to increase its presence and share in the market. According to Allison Randal, President, Open Source Initiative, 78% of companies use open source solutions and 64% participate in open source projects indicating an increase in open source software platforms to build applications. In April 2021, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), a US-based technology company announced the acquisition of Turbonomic, for $2 billion. This deal will help IBM to provide companies with solutions to overcome the high costs associated with managing performance and availability for multiple applications sharing an increasingly complex hybrid cloud environment. Turbonomic is a US-based enterprise software company. Asia-Pacific was the largest region in business analytics & enterprise software market in 2022. North America was the second largest region in business analytics & enterprise software industry. The regions covered in the business analytics & enterprise software market analysis are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa. The countries covered in the business analytics & enterprise software market report are Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA, Venezuela and Vietnam. The business analytics & enterprise software market includes revenues earned by entities by developing and distributing software that are used to analyze business data to better understand an organization's strengths and weaknesses. Enterprise software is a software used to satisfy the needs of an organization rather than individual users. Such organizations include businesses, schools, interest-based user groups, clubs, charities, and governments. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods. The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products. 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Software is a set of instructions, data, or programs used to operate a computer and perform specific tasks. Business process outsourcing (BPO) is a business practice in which an organization contracts with an external service provider to perform important business functions or tasks. The main types of services in software and bpo services are software services and BPO services. BPO (business process outsourcing) services are the services provided by using a third-party provider company to perform an essential business task. It can used by large enterprises, small and medium enterprises and are often used in financial services, retail & wholesale, information technology, manufacturing, healthcare and other industries. The global software and bpo services market is segmented - 1) By Type: BPO Services, Software Services 2) By Organisation Size: Large Enterprises, Small And Medium Enterprises 3) By End-Use Industry: Financial Services, Retail & Wholesale, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Other End-User Industries Subsegments Covered: CRM BPO, HRO BPO, F&A BPO, Other BPO Services, Application Software, Infrastructure Software, Vertical - Specific Software, Software Outsourcing Services, Other Software Services The global software and bpo services size market grew from $1886.15 billion in 2022 to $2073.16 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.9%. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. The war between these two countries has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, causing inflation across goods and services and affecting many markets across the globe. The software and bpo services market is expected to grow to $2961.61 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 9.3%. The emergence of startups as major clients of software and BPO service providers is expected to drive the market. Driven by cost efficiency and the necessity to focus on core operations, startups have started outsourcing non-core operations such as finance and recruitment to specialized agencies and companies. For instance, outsourcing of finance and tech operations helps Leverage Edu, an India-based EdTech startup connecting students with mentors, save approximately 40% of its capital through outsourcing. The increasing number of startups is also expected to positively impact the market. The number of startups in India is expected to increase to 10,500 by 2020, a 4000 increase from the current number, depicting new opportunities for the software and bpo services market in the client expansion and revenue generation. Major companies in the software and bpo services market include TCS, Nippon Telegraph And Telephone Corp, telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp, Dell Technologies Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co, Microsoft, Capgemini, Cisco Systems, Inc., and Infosys ltd. High employee attrition in the BPO services industry is expected to hinder the growth of the BPO services market in the forecast period. According to the Analytics India Employee Attrition Study, in 2017, the USA accounted for the highest attrition rate of 42% in the BPO services industry, followed by Australia - 29%, Europe - 24% and India - 18% attrition. The impact of high attrition is expected to increase hiring costs for training and development of new employees, failure to attract new clients and decrease in productivity of the BPO services sector. All these factors are expected to reduce BPO providers' profitability and stability in the market, hindering the growth. Many software services companies are adopting quality standards such as Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 to align IT services with business requirements. ITIL describes processes, procedures and tasks that can be applied by an organization to deliver software products and services that meet predefined quality metrics. Similarly, ISO 9001 is a standard for quality products and services that meet desired quality standards and are reliable. For instance, about 1.1 million ISO 9001 certificates have been issued till date to companies, including software services, medical devices, oil and gas, automotive companies and government organizations. In September 2021, Sitel Group, a US-based customer service company offering BPO services, completed the acquisition of Sykes Enterprises, Inc., for approximately $2.2 billion. Under this deal, Sitel has acquired all outstanding shares of SYKES common stock and aims to reach and diversify product and service offerings to benefit customers. Sykes Enterprises is a business process outsourcing company. Asia-Pacific was the largest region in software and bpo services market in 2022. North America was the second largest region in software and bpo services industry. The regions covered in the software and bpo services market analysis are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa. The countries covered in the software and bpo services market report are Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA, Venezuela and Vietnam. The software and bpo services market includes revenues earned by entities by providing software and bpo services including application software programming services, computer program (software) development, computer software support services and web design services. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included. The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products. 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Electronics and appliance stores are stores that sell electronics and appliances to ultimate users from fixed point-of-sale locations. The electronics and appliance stores is typically operated from locations that have provisions for floor displays and provide electrical capacity for the demonstration of the products. The main types of electronics and appliance stores are hardware suppliers, security stores, and consumer electronics stores. Consumer electronic stores refer to those stores that sell consumer electronic goods like mobile phones, TVs, and so on. The main types of stores are exclusive retailers/showrooms and inclusive retailers/dealer stores, which have ownership by retail chains and independent retailers. The global electronics and appliance stores market is segmented - 1) By Type: Hardware Suppliers And Security Stores, Consumer Electronics Stores 2) By Ownership: Retail Chain, Independent Retailer 3) By Type of Store: Exclusive Retailers/Showroom, Inclusive Retailers/Dealer Store The global electronics and appliance stores market size will grow from $1,027.99 billion in 2022 to $1,105.73 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.6%. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. The war between these two countries has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, causing inflation across goods and services and affecting many markets across the globe. The size of electronics and appliance stores market is expected to grow to $1,420.58 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 6.5%. Electronics and appliance stores are adopting a robust and cohesive strategy for data analytics in management. This technology is being deployed to enhance supply chain efficiency, streamline operations to engage customers, and build loyalty. Data has become critical for most retail operations. For instance, the global retail analytics market will reach $5.1 billion in 2020. With the rapid growth in retail data and the availability of technologies to analyze data, it will become easier for electronics and appliance stores to identify and meet the needs and expectations of their customers. This is expected to drive the market going forward. Major companies in the electronics and appliance stores market include Best Buy Co. Inc., Ceconomy AG, Dixons Carphone plc, The Home Depot, Yamada-Denki Co. Ltd., Bic Camera Inc., Fnac Darty SA, GOME Retail Holdings Limited, Gamestop Corp, and Office Depot. The outbreak of COVID-19 disease (COVID-19) has acted as a massive restraint on the electronics and appliance store market in 2020 as supply chains were disrupted due to trade restrictions and consumption declined due to lockdowns imposed by governments globally. COVID-19 is an infectious disease with flu-like symptoms including fever, cough, and difficulty breathing. The virus was first identified in 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei province of the People’s Republic of China, and has spread globally, including Western Europe, North America, and Asia. Steps by national governments to contain the transmission have resulted in a decline in the manufacture and trade of non-essential goods and an overall decline in economic activity with countries entering a state of "lock down" and the outbreak having a negative impact on businesses throughout 2020 and into 2021. However, it is expected that the electronics and appliance stores market will recover from the shock over the forecast period as it is a "black swan" event and not related to ongoing or fundamental weaknesses in the market or the global economy. Electronics stores are rapidly adopting technology to implement efficient workflow, better store management, and services. Stores now have traffic-tracking sensors, radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags, handheld scanners, and heat maps, all designed to offer a real-time snapshot of how the modern consumer is shopping. These digital technologies help with real-time stock management, inventory controls, making solid predictions, and demand forecasting. Global electronics and appliance stores including Best Buy, Conn’s, Fry’s Electronics, the retail operations of Apple, Fnac Darty (Belgium), GOME (China), Saturn brands (Germany), and Yamada Denki (Japan) have adopted a wide range of digital technologies to enhance the in-store experience. Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the electronics and appliance stores market in 2022. Western Europe was the second-largest region in the electronics and appliance stores market. The regions covered in the electronics and appliance stores market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, and Africa. The countries covered in the electronics and appliance stores market report are Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA, Venezuela, and Vietnam. The electronics and appliance store market includes revenues earned by entities by providing services through hardware suppliers, security stores, and consumer electronics stores. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included. The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products. The electronics and appliance stores market research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides electronics and appliance store market statistics, including global market size, regional shares, competitors with an electronics and appliance store market share, detailed electronics and appliance store market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the electronics and appliance store industry. This electronics and appliance store market research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenario of the industry.