Jeroen Leenders

‘Cross-border easiness’ key success factor for delivery companies
Over 70 percent of online retailers use more than one parcel provider in order to get the best price and spread the risk. This is revealed by the latest Accenture...
August 22, 2016
Nielsen: European consumers confidence steady but low
According to the latest Consumer Confidence Index by Nielsen, European consumer confidence was largely stable in the second quarter of 2016, at 79. Notably, consumer confidence improved from the first...
August 18, 2016
International delivery: The faster the better?
With trends as 24-hour-delivery and same-day-delivery popping up all over the globe, many sellers might believe that being located aborad might harm their competitiveness in other countries. But is faster...
August 17, 2016
56 percent of German Start-Ups have international staff
Internationalisation is high on the list of German-based digital start-ups: 6 out of 10 start-ups employ international staff. On average, people from five different countries work together on a team....
August 15, 2016
Luxury label Dior dives into social selling in China
The label is reportedly experimenting to better reach Chinese customers via the very popular social messaging app. Followers were given a unique opportunity to purchase a limited-edition bag directly through...
August 12, 2016
Cross-border giant Zalando stays strong in H1 2016
Zalando, one of Europe’s leading online retailers and marketplaces for fashion, boasted revenues of €1.713mn for the first half of 2016. The German based company’s  press release reported ‘strong growth...
August 11, 2016
Welcome to Club Ecommerce Crossborder Summit 1to1!
Face to Face with the Crossborder E-commerce 27-28 October 2016, Barcelona Two intensive days of work in Barcelona at 4 Star Golf & Resort Hotel exclusive for the 200 guests with qualified profile attending the...
August 10, 2016
Success story: German shopping club Limango expands to France
Limango, a German shopping club focusing on families, will expand its offer to France via www.limango.fr. The My Toys subsidiary, already active in Germany, Austria, Poland, and the Netherlands, will...
August 10, 2016
Uk: Lower cross-border basket values following Brexit
With the pound dropping steeply following the Brexit referendum result of June 23rd, orders leaving the UK soared during the last days of the month, leading tot he highest June...
August 8, 2016
335 Online Marketplaces in Europe
Online marketplaces are a booming phenomenon. Next to selling their own retail assortment, many larger retailers have even chosen to open up their platforms for third-party sellers, e.g. Amazon, Bol.com,...
August 4, 2016
Why the hell should we go to India?
by Maarten van der Schaaf. Maarten van der Schaaf is partner at the Amsterdam-based consultancy IndiaConnected. An Interview with IndiaConnected partner Bart Hergaarden is featured in the 1st issue of the Cross-Border...
August 2, 2016
Amazon defies negative expectations with positive 2nd quarter results
Global online giant Amazon has released financial results for its second quarter of 2016. The company saw its tunrover grow by 31% compared to the previous year, reaching $30,4bn (€27,4bn)....
August 2, 2016
ASOS CEO: Brexit sales uplift outweighs higher sourcing costs
ASOS' chief executive Nick Beighton expects the online fashion pure player to benefit from the depreciation of the pound in the wake of the country’s Brexit-vote. Beighton told the press...
July 13, 2016
5 things you never knew you wanted to know about…. Sales tax in the USA
In the first issue of the Cross-Border Magazine, Avalara’s taxexperts Richard Asquith (VP of Global Tax) and Paul Guyer (Sales Director EMEA) shed some light on how to tackle the...
July 12, 2016
European B2C e-commerce turnover forecast to reach the €500 billion mark this year
The Ecommerce Foundation and Ecommerce Europe launched the latest European BC2 E-commerce Report during the Global E-commerce Summit at the end of May 2016. The e-commerce turnover grew by double...
July 11, 2016
US Webinar: Sales through e-commerce to the European Union
The U.S. Department of Commerce invites American exporters to learn about sales through eCommerce to the European Union. During this program you will learn about payment of VAT and duty...
July 11, 2016
The Brexit: Why? - Really? - And cross-border e-commerce?
One week has gone by since the British voted to leave the EU. Or should I better say, 51.89% of the 72% who turned up to vote favoured the ‘Leave’...
June 30, 2016
Behind the scenes….Vestiaire Collective
Have you seen the cover of our first issue? The gentleman on the cover is Franck Boniface, Executive VP Finance, People, Business Intelligence, Payment and Legal of the French company...
June 28, 2016
Going global through localized pages and custom content
Raising conversion from 9 to 17% through localizing website content for a new market- this is what many retailers would wish to achieve when internationalizing their e-commerce business. Overstock.com shared...
June 23, 2016
The Cross-Border Magazine
The Cross-Border Magazine is now printed and can be ordered free of charge by following this link. We will offcially launch the magazine during the eTail Europe Conference taking place...
June 17, 2016
Localization Checklist
‘Make the consumer feel at home’- a simple key to success that demands a number of actions to be undertaken. Research by Common Sense Advisory revealed that over half of...
June 17, 2016
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