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> The USA has economies of scale that Europe still does not have. If anything Europe has larger economies of scale. EU population alone is 446 million and tha
by starik36 6y ago
> The USA has economies of scale that Europe still does not have.
If anything Europe has larger economies of scale. EU population alone is 446 million and that's not including countries that chose not to be part of it.
- inglor_cz 6y agoTranslating your product into 30 different languages is pretty expensive, as is finding local representatives who know their markets and can advertise efficiently. Americans are much more culturally alike to one another than they are willing to admit. And from the standpoint of e-commerce, shipping charges across Europe are expensive compared to the US. We do not have any common, reasonably priced service similar to US Post. Sending a package to Spain will cost me more than twice as much than sending it within borders of my own country, and the delivery will take several days.
- starik36 6y agoWhat you said is true, but that doesn't take away the fact Europe still has larger economies of scale. Not every product needs to be translated. > Americans are much more culturally alike to one another than they are willing to admit I'd argue that French are about as different from Germans as Alabama is from New York.