We met with Neil Tunbridge and James Storie-Pugh, co-founders of mellow, to explore their cross-border e-commerce success strategy. Mellow is an online marketplace for CBD and wellness products. A platform that connects global brands to UK & EU customers. Beyond that mellow is also a destination where people can come and learn about CBD products and the brands behind
Cross-border expansion in Europe is becoming more difficult
The very essence of the European Union is the borderless trade of goods and services. It has been built upon free movement of goods, services, capital, and labour between EU-countries. This objective is also what lies at a Digital Single Market. This concept has become more important than ever because of the continued upward trend in e-commerce. However, over half of online
SEKO advises retailers and e-tailers it’s ‘time to act’ to protect cross-border e-commerce margins as global postal rates get set to soar 150%
Retailers, direct-to-consumer brands, marketplaces and marketplace sellers must take action now to protect their cross-border e-commerce margins as global postal rates into the U.S. get start to soar by as much as 150% from today - because they will struggle to pass on additional costs to savvy online shoppers, according to SEKO Logistics. July 1, 2020, heralds the first day
Cross-border accounts for 24% of total online sales in Europe
Cross-border has experienced an increase of 14.4% compared to the year before. The cross-border market (excluding travel) represented a turnover of around 109 billion euros in 2019. The cross-border share represents 23.55% of total online sales in Europe according to CBCommerce Europe. Players within the European Union (55%) generate most of the cross-border trade in
Spain: COVID-19 consequences for Inditex
Fashion giant Inditex, the owner of brands such as Bershka, Massimo Dutti and Zara, faces the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak. In Spain, the fashion producer switched its clothes factories in Spain over to making medical supplies. Also, its logistical hub has almost ground to a halt. This effectively freezes the centre of Inditex's business from which it supplies its