Strong Growth of Rakuten LinkShare Affiliate Networks in the US, UK, Canada and Japan

Rakuten LinkShare has announced significant growth through their affiliate networks around the world for the first quarter of 2012.
The Rakuten LinkShare network outperformed overall e-commerce by a wide margin in the U.S.
According to Forrester Research Inc., overall e-commerce is expected to grow by 12 percent in 2012, while same store sales in the Rakuten LinkShare Network increased 31 percent year-over-year in the first quarter.
Rakuten LinkShare in the U.K. also saw double-digit gains with overall same-store sales reaching 52 percent year-over-year.
Also, the company signed over 100 brands across their various networks in the first quarter of 2012.
More details on Rakuten LinkShare at linkshare.com.

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