Global digital consultancy Practicology has ranked a group of 15 Australian fashion retailers against 10 of their UK competitors, in research to determine who is doing a better job of serving Australian consumers online. Each retailer was reviewed in Q4 2018 on criteria related to their mobile site usability, customer service, delivery proposition and SEO performance. In
EU and Japan create free trade zone
On February 1st, 2019, a free trade agreement between Japan and the European Union came into force, covering almost one-third of the world's economy, reports dw.com. With the agreement, almost all tariffs on trade between the EU and Japan have been removed. It can save European companies billions of euros in duties each year. With the new deal, duties are no longer to be
Online Shoppers in Germany buy more and more in China
Online consumers in Germany buy more and more goods abroad. According to DPD's e-shopper barometer, half of German online shoppers have accessed a foreign webshop to purchase a product cross-border. Overall, the share of online foreign purchases in the German total volume is about 17%. Above all, Germans tend to buy cross-border in Germany. A total of 44% is accrued from
Driving Decisions with Real-Time Data
Online shoppers today have more choice, more information and crucially, less time. To compete with commercial giants like Amazon, smaller online retailers are finding ways to meet customers wherever and whenever they want to shop - but flexibility is no longer enough. Now, e-tailers need to find innovative new ways to personalise their offerings in real-time so they can build a
How to set up for Global Success
This article previously was published in Cross-Border Magazine How We Are Pentagon supports big brands to overcome challenges when entering marketplaces worldwide. Laurence Guy is founder and CEO of Pentagon Group. As a former eBay power seller, he knows the challenges of selling on marketplaces from first-hand experience. Having lived in Bangkok for two years, he has