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Like those in other industries, e-tailers in the consumer electronics market must deliver parcels safely, on time and according to the regulations applicable in the individual order. However, [...]
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As more shoppers across the world make online purchases from companies stationed in other countries, logistics can get complicated. E-tailers play a major role in cross-border commerce, 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 [...]
In the omnichannel e-commerce world in which we now live, consumers can browse through multiple avenues for goods and place orders. For the foreseeable future, e-tailers will have to balance [...]
In 2015, e-commerce revenues in China grew by 42% to reach $672 billion, making it by far the largest e-commerce market in the world. In fact, China accounts for 40% of the world’s total [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
The most challenging time of the year has arrived for e-tailers. This is because they can bring in more than 25 percent of their yearly turnover in this period. It won’t come as a surprise to [...]
E-commerce keeps growing in the United States. U.S. retail e-commerce sales are expected to hit $347 billion in 2015, with projected growth to $491 billion by 2018. Discover more about the [...]
With worldwide revenues from B2C e-commerce estimated to reach almost 1.6 trillion dollar in 2015[1], the rise of e-commerce shows no signs of stopping. In many countries, consumers are becoming [...]
India, the second most populous country in the world, is currently experiencing a remarkable “digital boom”. Thanks to the ever increasing internet access and the expanding payment options, [...]
Lean management is a methodology that improves business results by striving for less waste throughout the process. Already widely known in the production industries, the lean concept is now [...]
The strong growth of cross-border e-commerce is creating an unprecedented opportunity for e-tailers. However, an efficient and flexible distribution network is required in order to fully reap the [...]
More and more consumers worldwide are shopping online, but it remains a continuous battle for e-tailers to win over their trust. Needless to say, the logistical handling of an order has to [...]
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. [...]
The land of the rising sun has one of the most attractive online economies and its maturity only accentuates this attractiveness. The country ranks fourth in the world in terms of e-commerce [...]
Increasing globalization of world trade and a growing digitalization of society results in online consumers who are increasingly looking beyond borders. In 2012, global cross-border e-commerce [...]
At least 30% of the internet users in Italy shop online. Services are preferred over the purchasing of physical products online, which currently account for 37% of the e-commerce expenditure. The [...]
E-commerce is currently experiencing growth at an average rate of 20% per year, and its rise is set to continue. As such, the Internet economy can be counted among the fastest-growing sectors. In [...]
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 [...]
As a result of the ongoing growth in cross-border online shopping, innovations making overseas purchases easier will be prominent among 2015’s e-commerce trends. Almost half of the United [...]
The revenue generated from e-commerce worldwide increases year on year. And at an average global growth rate of 20% per year, the rise of e-commerce shows no signs of stopping. For companies [...]
In the past, we have produced numerous factsheets on countries that are extremely mature, whose attractiveness lies in the affluence of their e-shoppers or the advanced development of their [...]
E-commerce companies around the world are investing vast amounts of money in large automated warehouses from where orders will be fulfilled. To meet the demand for prompt, convenient delivery, [...]
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 [...]
In a previous factsheet, we have already covered Chinese e-commerce. However, given its special status, today we are focusing on Hong Kong. As a special administrative region of China, it has [...]
An e-commerce boom in emerging markets across South America, Asia and Eastern Europe is being propelled by smartphone proliferation, improving broadband and rapid economic growth.Here are some [...]
Today’s online shoppers have higher expectations than ever before. Consumers want to shop from websites anywhere and at any time, and they want a choice in how products are delivered to them. The [...]
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 [...]
Clothing is functional and essential, but also a mark of status and identity. Small wonder, then, that apparel is the world’s biggest cross-border e-commerce category, according to PayPal’s Spice [...]
In 2003, 83% of consumers felt frustrated by online shopping; today 72% actually consider themselves ‘expert’ e-shoppers (Corra). With global e-commerce sales reaching €740 billion (eMarketer) [...]
With an internet penetration rate of 83% and a mobile penetration rate expected to reach 100% in 2014, Canada seems set to become an e-commerce success story. Nevertheless, e-commerce has yet to [...]
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 [...]
The number of city dwellers is growing. According to Frost & Sullivan, by 2025 three out of five people will live in cities globally. This in turn will drive a change in supply chain. [...]
Did you know that 75% of online shoppers look at shipping costs before deciding whether to go ahead with a purchase? Not surprisingly, high delivery costs are the main reason for e-shoppers to [...]
Accurate order fulfillment is vital if companies are to compete effectively in today’s challenging retail environment and keep their customers happy. Rising demand in the e-commerce world and [...]
A city-state of almost 700 km² with a population of just over 5 million inhabitants, Singapore is nonetheless making its mark on the global economy. In addition, it has been classified as “the [...]
For most e-commerce companies, the ability to quickly restock returned items is challenging. Therefore, companies today are viewing restocking optimisation more strategically than ever [...]
The global consumer electronics market is projected to be worth €1.2 trillion by 2018, with the Asia-Pacific region (18%), Middle East (17%) and Africa (17%) expected to grow the fastest [...]
Eighty percent of consumer complaints about online shopping relate to logistics, with high shipping costs (62%) and late delivery (39%) the top two gripes (Ernst & Young). Added to that, [...]
We discussed this subject in a previous article: the development of e-commerce is largely driven by emerging countries, with China, Russia and Brazil playing the most significant role. Among the [...]
With a surface area of over 7 million square kilometres and 23 million inhabitants, Australia is an extremely atypical country. To provide a comparison which helps to understand this [...]
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 [...]
In a previous article, we looked at cross-border e-commerce and the key logistics requirements to ensure it can be carried out effectively. When your international growth is exponential, to [...]
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 [...]
In the world of e-commerce delivery, the featureless brown package is becoming a rarity as boxes in a range of colourful designs increasingly land on shoppers’ doormats. Protecting goods from the [...]
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 [...]
In order to be profitable, today’s e-commerce companies are adapting their logistics – using new optimization levers inspired by methods that have already proven to be successful in the [...]
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 [...]
Unable to ‘try’ before they buy, consumers would never embrace online clothes shopping – or so many retail analysts once argued. Yet according to yStats, apparel is now the biggest e-commerce [...]
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 [...]
Shipping is the culmination of the online purchasing process. Consequently, an etailer should keep in mind that this stage embodies all the efforts of the commercial chain, from acquisition to [...]
