Spain and Italy have been lagging behind when it comes to e-commerce, says Ecommerce News. Online sales as a percentage of total retail are far lower than in countries from Northern Europe. It seems that consumers from Southern Europe have been more resistant to e-commerce. Last year, almost 80% of German consumers shopped online. On the other hand, 38% of consumers in Italy
Shopping Secure: a trustmark for cross-border e-commerce companies
Thuiswinkel.org, a Dutch e-commerce association, has launched Shopping Secure, a trustmark for cross-border e-commerce companies. It is possible to use the international trustmark for both B2C and B2B companies. More e-commerce cross-border According to Thuiswinkel.org, Shopping Secure launched to respond to a common need from the international e-commerce industry says
48% of B2B orders in the Netherlands are placed online
The percentage of the employed labor force that placed an online business order in the past twelve months grew by 9%, from 39% in 2019 to 48% this year. This is evident from the B2B E-commerce Markt Monitor 2020. In addition, more and more web shops are (also) targeting business customers. The expectation is often that B2B lags behind the B2C sector. However, more than 70% of
PayPal usage is the highest in the UK
Last year, in the United Kingdom there were around 330,000 daily active PayPal users, according to EcommerceDB. This makes the United Kingdom the country with the highest usage of PayPal in Europe. Nearly 0.5% of the inhabitants of the United Kingdom are on average active on PayPal on a daily basis. In Germany, the payment company was almost as popular: around 312,000 daily
European Commission launches new Access2Markets portal
On 13 October the European Commission, DG TRADE launched the Access2Markets online portal. This new portal was created with the aim of simplifying access to information. This is a multi-dimensional, user-friendly and multi-language tool with practical information, tips and guidelines for all companies engaged in international trade. May it be for intra-EU or import