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Coffee is now the leading category in e-commerce grocery sales
In 2018, food and beverage, e-commerce grocery, sales reached 4.75 billion US dollars on Amazon. It is the fastest growing segment for online retailers. According to Edge by Ascential, the...
May 8, 2019
Samsung postpones launch of Galaxy Fold
Samsung has cancelled two media events in China regarding the new foldable ‘Galaxy Fold’. It also postponed the launch in the US after various flaws were discovered by journalists who...
May 7, 2019
The Power of Paper
The way we take care of our environment has been a hot topic all over the world for quite some time. Just think about the discussion on pollution in the oceans...
May 7, 2019
Netflix does not fear Disney and Apple
Netflix says the company does not fear the arrival of Apple TV Plus and Disney Plus. According to them, the "transition from linear to delayed viewing" is huge and all...
May 2, 2019
17% increase for Dutch online retail turnover
The Dutch retail sector is experiencing growth in the first part of 2019. Not only the online retail market, but also the offline retail is growing. Dutch market research company...
April 30, 2019
Otto best European alternative to Amazon
German e-commerce company Otto is the biggest European competitor of Amazon. According to former CEO and current chairman of the Otto Group supervisory board, Michael Otto, it is the only...
April 30, 2019
Online shoppers trust all trustmarks - even fake ones
A trustmark helps to reassure a consumer when it comes to ordering from a web shop. They are an important factor regarding the trustworthiness of an e-commerce shop. However, fake...
April 25, 2019
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Amazon AWS set to achieve 100% sustainability on a global scale
Last Monday, April 8th, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced three new projects. These projects are set to achieve 100% renewable energy for its global infrastructure. These projects will take place...
April 24, 2019
Macy's launches 'Story' nationally in 36 shops
Macy's launches 'Story' on a national level in 36 shops. According to a press release, the company integrates the Story retail concept spread out over 15 states. Story will be...
April 17, 2019
Asos is done with serial returners
The UK online fashion retailer Asos is done with customers who turn out to be serial returners. The company does not want customers who purchase clothing, wear it and then...
April 12, 2019
Mobile sales will account for 34% of all US e-commerce sales
Mobile e-commerce retail sales will make up 24% of all US e-commerce sales in 2019. That accounts for an estimated amount of 203.94 billion dollars. Desktop purchases are still dominating...
April 11, 2019
Over 1200% growth expected for the number of robotic warehouses by 2025
Retailers are taking advantage of advanced and affordable commercial robotics, with e-commerce fulfilment as their primary driver. According to ABI Research, over 50,000 warehouses globally will use robots by 2025....
April 10, 2019
Paypal Cross-Border Consumer Research 2018
Well-known payment provider PayPal carried out an annual survey in collaboration with Ipsos on cross border purchases by consumers worldwide. For this Cross-Border Consumer Research in 2018, they collected survey...
April 9, 2019
Primark and Disney collaborate to bring experiential retail
Primark and Disney collaborate to bring a new retail experiment to Primark’s new brick-and-mortar shop in Birmingham. It will feature the Disney cafe and offer customers the city’s typical street food....
April 9, 2019
Biggest online sales growth due to warm weather
The unusually warm February weather has increased the growth of online sales severely. It is the biggest growth in six months, according to IMRG Capgemini eRetail Sales Index. Even though...
March 28, 2019
Five reasons SME e-commerce retailers are set for global success in 2019 and beyond
There has never been a better time to set up an e-commerce business. With set-up costs falling and technology improving, e-commerce start-ups through to SMEs have the opportunity to scale...
March 27, 2019
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
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