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As the e-commerce investment thesis expanded in recent years, investors rapidly learned that online shopping isn't a distinctly American theme, nor is Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) the only avenue to participating in this segment. China and companies like Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) opened U.S. investors' eyes to the emerging markets e-commerce investment thesis.
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