The COVID-19 pandemic has obviously had a huge impact on online consumer behaviour, in ways unimagined a year ago. The digitization of both consumers and retailers has accelerated by two to three years, in some countries even by five years. The COVID-19 outbreak and the accompanying measures have led to an increase of online shopping in Europe. With stores closed, consumers
The state of e-commerce in manufacturing
COVID-19 has fueled a strong impetus for digitalized commerce activities, marking a remarkable turnaround across the manufacturing industry. An even stronger driver for growth appears to be the change in online buying behavior within B2B, which is actively impacting products - small and large, as well as regular and complex - across the world. The world of manufacturing is very
61% of consumers are more likely to browse for products online
61% of consumers globally are more likely to browse for new products online compared to in-store. In addition, they also find it easier (64%) and more enjoyable (54%). However, when it comes to actually purchasing the products they are not so sure. Although the majority are browsing and discovering new products online, people are more likely to make spontaneous
Logistics in 2021
The COVID-19 outbreak accelerated various trends in e-commerce logistics. Some things have drastically changed when it comes to shipments, consumer behavior, shipping fees and cross-border e-commerce. EcommerceNews Europe presents some logistical developments to keep an eye on. The world of logistics is always moving. However, with the COVID-19 outbreak and the ongoing measures
Dutch consumers spent €2.6 billion online in Europe
In 2020, Dutch consumers spent a record amount of nearly €2.6 billion at foreign web stores within the European Union. This is 600 million more than in 2019, an increase of almost 32%. Since the start of the current measurement method in 2014, the annual spending of the Dutch at European web shops has never increased so much before. This is reported by Statistics Netherlands on