From the Desk of Steve Strazza @sstrazza
Have you heard about the breakout in America’s online marketplace?
Amazon is up 5% this week as it follows other mega-cap growth stocks to new record highs. Everyone is talking about it.
But there’s more to this story.
Online retail is a burgeoning industry, offering investment opportunities in a variety of companies around the world.
These growth stocks provide some of the highest beta vehicles as they are direct plays on the consumer economy.
And Amazon doesn’t dominate around the globe the way they do in America. There are other regional plays that offer investors exposure to higher growth markets outside the US.
With Amazon $AMZN making a decisive resolution to fresh all-time highs today, it is an opportune time to talk about the broader online retail space.
Let’s dive in!