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
Overcoming cross-border challenges: trust as one solution
The rise of e-commerce is continuing to grow at a rapid pace. The total transaction value of e-commerce worldwide is estimated to be $2,875,507 million in 2018[1], with a global user base of 2,818,000,000[2] estimated online shoppers. The US and China represent the biggest markets globally (when it comes to their online spending) whilst countries such as Argentina, India and
HipVan: Designer Furniture in South-East Asia
This article previously was published in Cross-Border Magazine Proudly founded in Singapore, HipVan is creating affordable furniture and home decoration for its customers. Inspired by the problem that in Singapore, there were limited furnishing options, high retail mark-ups and (a lot of) low quality products, HipVan seeks to help their customers build a stylish home they will
Zalando: Care for Customers and Partners
This article previously appeared in Cross-Border Magazine Nr.4, October 2017 Berlin – a blooming and friendly city – building the future that does not forget about its past. It is the city of Zalando’s headquarters as well. We are meeting up to talk to Vice President Customer Satisfaction Lisa Miczaika and Vice President Logistics Products Jan Bartels, who will tell us about
Cross-Border Magazine Founder Jeroen Leenders interviewed @IRX
Over 5,000 tech-savvy visitors from across the globe came together at the NEC for the co-located InternetRetailing Expo (IRX) and eDelivery Expo (EDX) this year. As Cross-Border Magazine, we were media partner of this event and our founder Jeroen Leenders was interviewed on camera by Internet Retailing's editor-in-chief Ian Jindal.