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3.3% of global online retail made up of counterfeit goods
Around the world, online sales experience an increase in the demand for counterfeit goods, as customers want to pay a lesser price for branded products. According to a report from the...
March 21, 2019
A Real Cool Solution
This article previously was published in Cross-Border Magazine Have you ever ordered frozen food online? If so, you can imagine how unsatisfying it would be to receive your frozen veggies completely...
March 20, 2019
Amazon could dominate the grocery market
According to DigitalCommerce360, analysts say that Amazon’s grocery sales could exceed Walmart’s in the years 2030-2035. However, they will have to either acquire or build thousands of brick-and-mortar shops to...
March 15, 2019
Research: Understanding what IConomy consumers want
A Localz research conducted by YouGov, which resulted in the 2018 ICurve Report, has explored the concerns of the United Kingdom's consumer on the current state of last-mile delivery of goods and...
October 23, 2018
PayPal to increase Instant Transfer fees in USA
Payment service provider PayPal is increasing the fees for personal accounts in the USA when withdrawing money. Currently, it costs nothing to withdraw funds to a bank account linked to...
October 17, 2018
Final tweaks in North American trade deal keep lid on e-commerce
Last-minute changes to the new North American trade deal sank USA's hopes of making Canada and Mexico allow higher-value shipments to the countries by online retailers, such as Amazon.com, a top...
October 8, 2018
Online mobile transactions in Europe up to 44%, APAC to 51%
A research by Criteo concludes that transactions completed on the smartphone are rising globally. Northern Europe and Japan are growing in particular. In these regions, mobile transactions now represent over...
September 27, 2018
Amazon.de by far the biggest in Germany
As in previous years, a new research published by EHI and Statista has revealed that Amazon.de is by far the biggest webshop of Germany. As the total turnover has reached...
September 17, 2018
Forecast: e-commerce in China to value $1.8tn in 2022
According to Tamebay, a new report by Forrester called 'Ecommerce in China, Trends and Outlook for the Largest Ecommerce Market in the World', states the value of e-commerce in China is...
September 13, 2018
Win a free Delegate pass to InternetRetailing Conference
As media partner of InternetRetailing Conference(IRC), IRC and Cross-Border Magazine are delighted to announce a giveaway for a Delegate pass (worth £295) to the upcoming event in London. About Internet Retailing Conference...
September 13, 2018
United Kingdom: 9% Year on Year growth in online shopping
An annual United Kingdom report published by Royal Mail states that online shopping in the UK has risen by 9% year on year. The research states that online shoppers in...
September 10, 2018
Online sales of technical consumer goods gain ground in Europe
According to a research by GfK, the online sales of technical consumer goods in Europe lags behind. While e-commerce accounted for a third of the total value of technical consumer...
September 6, 2018
LENGOW DAY 2018 : Go Beyond! - What to expect?
What can you expect at LENGOW Days 2018? We've had a small interview with Elodie Vigneron, Head of Communication at Lengow who tells us all about the event. Who is...
September 3, 2018
eTail Nordic Benchmark report: Cutting through the noise
Online shoppers today have more choice, more information and crucially, less time. You face the challenge of cutting through the noise. To compete with commercial giants like Amazon, smaller online...
September 3, 2018
Global shipping volumes: $279 billion revenue in 2017
The Pitney Bowes Parcel Shipping Index revealed that parcel shipping generates 279 billion dollars revenue in 2017. Turnover increased with 11% over 2016, while parcel volumes grew 17%, to 74.4...
August 30, 2018
Cash remains important, in spite of digital payments
Despite the great promise of mobile payment solutions, cash money will remain important in the coming years. There are some Western European countries, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Sweden for example, where...
August 27, 2018
Adyen: 70 billion euros in the first half of 2018
According to the figures that were published on the 22nd of August, payment agency Adyen has grown considerably in sales in the first half of this year. These figures are...
August 22, 2018
Meet the CEO at the helm of £1.93 billion annual sales at IRC in October
Henry Birch, the newly-appointed CEO at Shop Direct is making his first ever speaking appearance at InternetRetailing Conference. The finance and gaming veteran has recently taken over the operator of...
August 16, 2018
Switzerland: small purchases paid in cash
According to an article in the Swiss Handelszeitung, the Swiss use their debit card the most, while small purchases in-store are most often paid in cash. This is a conclusion...
August 15, 2018
Amazon Introduces Grocery Pickup in as Little as 30 Minutes from Select Whole Foods Market Stores
Amazon and Whole Foods Market announced the launch of grocery pickup beginning in Sacramento and Virginia Beach, with more cities to come throughout 2018. Prime members can now shop Whole Foods Market’s selection of grocery...
August 13, 2018
E-commerce Sweden: €14.5 billion in 2017
The Swedish e-commerce market has increased only a little during last year, being worth 14.5 billion euros at the end of 2017. This means an increase of 4.1 percent, just...
August 10, 2018
Cdiscount marketplace crosses border to neighboring countries
French marketplace Cdiscount is expanding outside France. The online platform offers delivery of selected items to Belgium, Germany, Italy and Spain. The products that will be shipped outside of France...
August 8, 2018
Zara launches ship-from-store concept
Fashion retailer Zara launches a new worldwide service: ship-from-store. This service will become available for at least 2000 stores in 48 different countries, including Europe and the United States. According...
August 4, 2018
Amazon Prime: 10 million new members in 2018
The loyalty program Amazon Prime is not growing as fast as before. Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) announced this during the international bargaining day Prime Day, in which only members of...
August 2, 2018
POST-EXPO 2018, Hamburg: 9 – 11 October 2018
The world’s leading international postal and parcel industry exhibition and conference heads to Hamburg in 2018. The free-to-attend exhibition will feature over 160 international exhibitors, ranging from industry-leading partners to...
August 1, 2018
Lengow Day 2018: Go Beyond!
LENGOW DAY 2018 : Go Beyond! For its 6th edition, Lengow Day returns with the title: Go Beyond. Occupying a new space, the 2018 edition will bring more networking opportunities,...
July 31, 2018
Leapp restarts in The Netherlands
Leapp is being restarted by the Dutch investment company Nobel Capital Partners and founder Rogier van Camp. Fourteen stores in the Netherlands and the webshop will open again in the...
July 30, 2018
European E-commerce: €534 billion in 2017
According to research by Ecommerce Europe, the European e-commerce market showed a significant growth in 2017. The total e-commerce turnover increased by 11 percent, making it worth 534 billion euros....
July 9, 2018
Whitepaper: Green & Social Delivery Report
Rijk van Meekeren is all about pushing boundaries. His eyes start to sparkle whenever he sees an opportunity to do things a better way. It's part of his drive to...
July 2, 2018
Alipay to launch in 20 European countries in 2018
The biggest payments firm in China, Alipay, will be available in Europe, in 20 countries, at the end of the year. It is said that the mobile payment platform has...
June 27, 2018
Belgian E-commerce will be worth €11.84 billion in 2018
The Ecommerce Foundation published a report about the online retail industry in Belgium. These numbers state that the B2C e-commerce turnover will be increasing with a 12 percent year-on-year growth rate...
June 26, 2018
Google invests half a billion in Chinese JD.com
American tech-company Google invests about 550 million dollars into the Chinese web giant JD.com. Both Google and JD.com say they want to cooperate to develop a retail infrastructure that improves...
June 22, 2018
Whitepaper: How to target an additional 58 million online shoppers? - Crossing the border to Germany
Cross-border business remains one of the very few growth opportunities in today‘s highly optimized e-commerce landscape. Utilizing the differences in pricing, taxes, consumer preference and scale, smart merchants can easily access huge potential even if...
June 20, 2018
Upgrade to TLS 1.2 or PayPal will stop working on June 30th
PayPal will stop working on the 30th of June if merchants haven't updated their websites to the latest standards. These new standards include an upgrade to Transport Layer Security (TLS)....
June 19, 2018
eTail Fulfilment & Returns - London: 11 - 12 September, 2018
eTail Fulfilment & Returns is the European event where eCommerce operations, logistics and customer experience leaders gather. Download the agenda to find out exactly who is speaking, what the hottest topics...
June 15, 2018
JD.com brings China closer to European retailers by train
E-commerce giant JD.com introduced a new solution for online retailers from Europe who are looking to sell in China. The China Railway Express is faster than the sea and cheaper than...
June 7, 2018
Zalando To Launch In Ireland and Czech Republic In Summer 2018
Zalando continues to expand its business and will launch a Zalando shop in Ireland and the Czech Republic in summer 2018. Zalando will then be present in 17 European countries. The Europan...
June 6, 2018
eTail: the conference for Nordic e-commerce: 2-3 October 2018
 eTail returns to Copenhagen this October as the Nordics’ most senior eCommerce conference. Join over 300 senior e-commerce professionals looking to challenge convention and share their experience in delivering a...
May 31, 2018
Newegg London Seller Summit - June 14th
Scaling Your Online Business Globally Newegg, the leading tech-focused e-retailer in North America with a global reach into more than 50 countries, will hold its second annual Global Seller Summit...
May 15, 2018
DPD starts delivery in letterbox
Delivery company DPD is expanding its logistic services with ParcelLetter service. With this new service, it will be able to deliver small packages, letters and other shipped materials into the...
May 11, 2018
Amazon Prime users to drop service with coming price rise
Amazon will raise the cost of American Prime in the USA from $99 to $119. This change will come effective starting June, 16th. The announcement followed after the results of the...
May 11, 2018
Amazon raises storage fees
Amazon is increasing its fees for using its merchant fulfilment program Fulfilment by Amazon (FbA). As of April 26th, 2018, Amazon introduces a new pricing structure that will affect both...
May 1, 2018
EU Council adopts rules on cross-border parcel delivery to promote e-commerce
The EU facilitates consumers and businesses to compare delivery rates in the European Union to promote e-commerce. This way, it will be more easy to oversee the complex fulfilment market. The...
May 1, 2018
Digital 1to1 Europe - June 12-14th, Barcelona
On the lookout for Europe's digital gathering? Join the Digital 1to1 Europe in the La Mola Hotel & Conference Centre, Barcelona What: Digital 1to1 Europe is a two-day intensive gathering at...
April 24, 2018
Austria and China sign online trade agreement
Austria and China have signed an agreement, which should give Austrian retailers easier access to the Chinese e-commerce market. Margarete Schramböck, Federal Minister for Digital and Economic Affairs, is currently...
April 20, 2018
Engineering Digital Commerce in B2B and Wholesale
For the past 25 years, Intershop has been engineering digital business for ambitious B2B and B2C companies around the world. During these years, they have written many articles and whitepapers...
April 12, 2018
This Year at eTail Europe: Putting Your Customers at the Center in Transformative Retail
Here’s what you need to know about traditional retail stores on the threshold of digital transformation and inclusion E-commerce businesses were born online with an inherent agility that has been...
April 11, 2018
eTail Europe - June 19 - 21, 2018
eTail Europe is where European eCommerce innovators come to grow their businesses. Enjoy three days of learning and networking in an interactive format that promotes discussion and takeaways you can...
April 4, 2018
Digital Travel Summit 2018 - 26-27 June, 2018
The Digital Travel Summit is Europe's annual e-commerce event for senior Digital Marketing decision makers from the top hotels, airlines, cruise lines, car rentals and intermediaries. Engage over a multitude...
March 31, 2018
eShopWorld presents “Best Fashion Designer”-category of fashion innovation award
eShopWorld has presented the award for Best Fashion Designer at the Fashion Innovation Award to Balseca Weber as this year’s Innovation Meets Fashion event drew to a close in Lugano, Switzerland. The Loomish...
March 30, 2018
Future Stores: Upgrading Bricks and Mortar
People are shopping online more than ever before, and while retail sales are suffering, e-commerce sales as a percentage continue to grow. So where does that leave the humble high-street...
March 28, 2018
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