Jeroen Leenders

Global shipping volumes: $279 billion revenue in 2017
The Pitney Bowes Parcel Shipping Index revealed that parcel shipping generates 279 billion dollars revenue in 2017. Turnover increased with 11% over 2016, while parcel volumes grew 17%, to 74.4...
August 30, 2018
IWC expands e-commerce and opens new factory
The Swiss watch brand IWC, owned by Richemont, inaugurated its new factory in Schaffhausen. This to keep track with growing demands for its luxury watches. The new production location brings...
August 29, 2018
New E-commerce tax for multinationals in Chile
The government of Chile is planning to include a new tax on multinational digital (e-)commerce companies with local operations. This as a part of a wider tax bill set to...
August 28, 2018
Cash remains important, in spite of digital payments
Despite the great promise of mobile payment solutions, cash money will remain important in the coming years. There are some Western European countries, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Sweden for example, where...
August 27, 2018
Alibaba cross-border turnover: 652 million dollar
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba generated more turnover from its cross-border activities. This can be concluded when looking at the quarterly figures of the company. The cross-border turnover grew 64%, to...
August 24, 2018
Adyen: 70 billion euros in the first half of 2018
According to the figures that were published on the 22nd of August, payment agency Adyen has grown considerably in sales in the first half of this year. These figures are...
August 22, 2018
JD.com and Unilever partner in distribution deal
Chinese platform JD.com and Dutch-Brittish Unilever have partnered on distributing some products, e.g. Lipton tea and Lux soap, to China. Unilever states that it is trying to access the more...
August 20, 2018
Meet the CEO at the helm of £1.93 billion annual sales at IRC in October
Henry Birch, the newly-appointed CEO at Shop Direct is making his first ever speaking appearance at InternetRetailing Conference. The finance and gaming veteran has recently taken over the operator of...
August 16, 2018
B2B Online - 28 & 29 November
B2B Online, Europe’s only conference for leaders in e-commerce, digital, and marketing from prominent manufacturers and distributors, is coming back to Amsterdam this November. Whether you’re right at the beginning...
August 15, 2018
Switzerland: small purchases paid in cash
According to an article in the Swiss Handelszeitung, the Swiss use their debit card the most, while small purchases in-store are most often paid in cash. This is a conclusion...
August 15, 2018
Amazon Introduces Grocery Pickup in as Little as 30 Minutes from Select Whole Foods Market Stores
Amazon and Whole Foods Market announced the launch of grocery pickup beginning in Sacramento and Virginia Beach, with more cities to come throughout 2018. Prime members can now shop Whole Foods Market’s selection of grocery...
August 13, 2018
E-commerce Sweden: €14.5 billion in 2017
The Swedish e-commerce market has increased only a little during last year, being worth 14.5 billion euros at the end of 2017. This means an increase of 4.1 percent, just...
August 10, 2018
Cdiscount marketplace crosses border to neighboring countries
French marketplace Cdiscount is expanding outside France. The online platform offers delivery of selected items to Belgium, Germany, Italy and Spain. The products that will be shipped outside of France...
August 8, 2018
Takeaway.com Germany
German market growing fast for Takeaway.com
The revenue of the Dutch meal delivery company Takeaway increased 42 percent in the first half of 2018. The revenue rose to 110.2 million euro, partially because of higher commissions and new...
August 6, 2018
Zara launches ship-from-store concept
Fashion retailer Zara launches a new worldwide service: ship-from-store. This service will become available for at least 2000 stores in 48 different countries, including Europe and the United States. According...
August 4, 2018
Dutch consumers spent 15 percent more on European webshops
According to the Dutch research company CBS, Dutch consumers spent around 400 million euros on products at foreign webshops in the European Union in the first quarter of 2018. This...
August 3, 2018
Amazon Prime: 10 million new members in 2018
The loyalty program Amazon Prime is not growing as fast as before. Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) announced this during the international bargaining day Prime Day, in which only members of...
August 2, 2018
POST-EXPO 2018, Hamburg: 9 – 11 October 2018
The world’s leading international postal and parcel industry exhibition and conference heads to Hamburg in 2018. The free-to-attend exhibition will feature over 160 international exhibitors, ranging from industry-leading partners to...
August 1, 2018
Lengow Day 2018: Go Beyond!
LENGOW DAY 2018 : Go Beyond! For its 6th edition, Lengow Day returns with the title: Go Beyond. Occupying a new space, the 2018 edition will bring more networking opportunities,...
July 31, 2018
Leapp restarts in The Netherlands
Leapp is being restarted by the Dutch investment company Nobel Capital Partners and founder Rogier van Camp. Fourteen stores in the Netherlands and the webshop will open again in the...
July 30, 2018
InternetRetailing Conference 2018
InternetRetailing Conference 2018 – Collaboration, Innovation, Expertise. A powerhouse of ideas to Re:generate Retail Retail is re-structuring, re-formatting, re-skilling and re-connecting with consumers. In the current climate, success belongs to...
July 11, 2018
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