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The British economy is widely recognized as the fifth most prosperous in the world today.
At the end of 2016, all online sales in the UK totaled £133 billion (€145.5 billion, $171.4 billion), [...]
Germany is not only the biggest country in the European Union, it is also an economic and political powerhouse.
The country has the biggest economy and the biggest e-commerce market in the [...]
Like most developed countries, France has widespread internet penetration. Currently, more than 86% of the French population actively uses the internet. Additionally, mobile connections outpaced [...]
Don’t let its size fool you. While it may be smaller than many of the most influential countries in Europe, the Netherlands packs a lot of international commercial power into a small [...]
As the largest and most populated country in the Nordic region, Sweden features prominently as a top e-commerce player throughout Europe. Though it has much in common with Finland, Denmark and [...]
Portugal is not quite the dominant e-commerce player or economic powerhouse like the U.K. or Germany are, but the small coastal nation is full of potential. Seizing on its advantages in [...]
Finns, and northern Europeans in general, are among the world leaders in e-commerce. In 2015, 71% of Finnish consumers made at least one e-purchase. Finland’s e-business is characterized by [...]
As the bridge between Scandinavia and mainland Europe, Denmark enjoys an advantageous geographic and cultural position. The coastal nation has been among the world leaders in terms of e-commerce [...]
Belgium has emerged as an important player in global e-commerce, given its unique position in the heart of Europe. With a diverse population, expanding market and rich culture, Belgium provides [...]
Consumers have become so familiar with online shopping that they are increasingly turning to foreign e-commerce sites to satisfy their needs. Almost 70% of consumers worldwide claim to have [...]
Located in the heart of Central Europe, Poland’s growing economic prosperity is in turn fueling the development of it’s e-commerce market. The country has almost 10 million e-shoppers [...]
Direct selling is a method of bringing goods and services to market and selling them directly to consumers, whether it is in their home or at another location that is not a fixed point of sale. [...]
There is often a false assumption to consider the Nordic countries as one unit. This is most definitely not the case and that is the reason why, following on from Sweden, this month we are [...]
Driven by a booming population, improving internet access and rising disposable incomes, Asia Pacific is the world’s fastest-growing e-commerce region (yStats). Meanwhile, young, tech-savvy [...]
Parcel lockers—automated delivery points from which customers can collect or return e-commerce packages, 24 hours a day—are proliferating worldwide. Rather than waiting for deliveries at home, [...]
The four international e-commerce markets below show that e-commerce potential lies in more emerging economies than just China and India—and that there is still compelling potential in mature [...]
Situated at the heart of Europe and keen to maintain its independence from the European Union, Switzerland is a country that is as unique as it is key for those wanting to establish a [...]
Today’s e-tailers know that the delivery of packages is a key element in their site’s success. Amongst other things, the flexibility and speed desired by e-shoppers mean a wide range of delivery [...]
With accurate direct mail customers are more likely to remain loyal, and give a company repeat business. Companies handling direct mail for their customers also need to ensure each mailing piece [...]
Emerging countries hold enormous potential for e-commerce growth. According to A.T. Kearney’s 2013 Global Retail E-commerce Index report, the online retail industry has grown at 17 percent CAGR [...]
Cross-border e-commerce is expected to grow 75% by 2020, International Post Corporation estimates. Yet you might be surprised to learn that only one in four EU-based e-tailers currently sell [...]
Just-in-time deliveries, whereby stock is less and less often sent from the warehouse by traders, and the ever-increasing demands of web consumers have lead to a rise in the number of vehicles on [...]
Russia is among the most predominant emerging markets according to e-commerce specialists. With its favourable policy and import tax only being payable on purchases over €1000 (the calculation [...]
eMarketer focused on southern Europe as a source of growth in its recent report on the explosion of global e-commerce: predicting growth of 13.8% in 2014. In E-commerce Europe’s “Southern Europe [...]
Approximately one trillion euro: this is the astronomical turnover record that will be achieved in 2014 in global B2C e-commerce according to eMarketer. This spectacular growth is almost [...]
English is the most widely used language in the world – and probably the first language you had your website translated into. While the British market is naturally a destination market to sell to [...]
In a previous article we looked at the importance of delivery service as a marketing tool in providing ultimate satisfaction for customers. Let’s now have a look at the challenges from a [...]