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Facebook and three Indonesian firms in talks for mobile payment approval
American social media giant Facebook prepares to apply for regulatory approval in Indonesia to launch mobile payments. It does this in partnership with three local digital fintech companies, reports Reuters....
April 21, 2020
Aldi sells food parcels online in the United Kingdom
German supermarket Aldi launched its first online grocery service in the United Kingdom. The discounter offers consumers a box with 22 essential items to help those in isolation during the...
April 20, 2020
Amazon France warehouses close for a week
To avoid a potential fine of €1 million per day, Amazon shuts its warehouses in France for a week. This follows a French court ordering Amazon to limit its deliveries...
April 17, 2020
B2C E-commerce UK: €222 billion in 2020
By the end of 2020, RetailX predicts B2C e-commerce in the United Kingdom is worth €222.5 billion. This is an expected increase of almost 11% when comparing this to the...
April 15, 2020
Coupang: operating loss shrinks by a third in 2019 as e-commerce surges
One of South Korea's biggest e-commerce firms, Coupang, says its operating loss shrank by a third in 2019. It is helped by a 64% climb in revenue as it expanded...
April 14, 2020
Amazon delays Prime day
Marketplace Amazon postpones its major summer shopping event, Prime Day, according to Reuters. This is due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Usually, the event takes place in July. At this moment,...
April 10, 2020
Sustainability in e-commerce is here to stay
Online consumer demands are changing the e-commerce market in various fields. Webshops have to constantly deal with innovations in various departments of their business to keep up with consumers’ wishes....
April 8, 2020
Otto: sales grow 9%
German retailer Otto continues to grow. For 2019, the mail-order retailer reports an increase in sales of 9% to €3.5 billion. It is for the tenth year in a row...
April 7, 2020
German consumer confidence falls
The COVID-19 outbreak has an enormous impact on consumer sentiment and consumer confidence in Germany, reports GfK. Economic and income expectations are expected to suffer heavy losses, as well as...
April 6, 2020
The Netherlands: online shopping grows 7%
Research by AfterPay Insights shows that in the past weeks, Dutch consumer behaviour has changed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. It, however, is not severely impacted by financial worries. E-commerce...
April 6, 2020
Spain: COVID-19 consequences for Inditex
Fashion giant Inditex, the owner of brands such as Bershka, Massimo Dutti and Zara, faces the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak. In Spain, the fashion producer switched its clothes factories...
April 3, 2020
Finland: 60% rise in online shopping
In Finland, e-commerce grows rapidly for a few weeks. This, of course, is due to the COVID-19 outbreak. E-commerce platform maker Vilkas Group says it is basing its estimate growth...
April 3, 2020
B2B Commerce leaders: Think Customer First!
In the last few years manufacturers, wholesalers and service companies successfully digitised the interactions with their business customers. But did they put them first? Author: Mauro Boffardi, Customer Success Manager...
April 1, 2020
Online payment fraud: $25 billion lost by 2024
Online retailers will lose more than $25 billion over payment fraud by 2024, a Juniper Research study found. This is an increase of 52% in four years. At this moment,...
April 1, 2020
Amazon extends return period, limits stock over 15kg
Amazon temporarily extends its return period and limits stock weights for products that require two people to pick, pack or ship. This is a consequence of new measurements for the...
March 31, 2020
Spanish e-commerce grows 55% due to COVID-19
In Spain, online sales have grown 55% since the confinement of the population began due to the COVID019 pandemic. Some Spanish e-commerce markets feel the pain directly, while others flourish....
March 30, 2020
Google reserves $800 million to support SMEs during COVID-19 crisis
Google aims to help address some of the challenges the world is facing while dealing with the coronavirus outbreak. To do this, the company reserves more than $800 million. Google...
March 30, 2020
Pinduoduo: 113% growth in 2019
Chinese e-commerce player Pinduoduo announced their financial results for 2019. The fast-growing technology platform is one of the leading Chinese e-commerce players. The company's turnover in 2019 grew 113% compared...
March 27, 2020
Nike: 20% of turnover comes from online sales
Footwear brand Nike sees a sharp increase in its online sales during this financial quarter. The online sales grew 36%. This means that online now accounts for 20% of all...
March 27, 2020
Amazon India temporarily stops shipping non-essential items to India
In line with earlier reports, Amazon India announced it temporarily discontinues accepting orders for low-priority products. This to prioritise urgent products such as household staples, health care and product safety...
March 25, 2020
E-commerce Denmark 2020: €21,45 billion
As in many markets, e-commerce is growing in Denmark. Research by RetailX forecasts the market to be worth €21,45 billion by the end of 2020. If this becomes reality, it...
March 25, 2020
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