Regina Rodríguez is the proud co-founder of Believe Athletics, a sustainable sportswear brand for women. She is committed to building a sustainable future-proof brand with maximum respect for the environment. Together with her sister, Marisol Rodríguez, she grew the company to what it is today. Both sisters had the goal of creating designs to inspire and motivate women to lead
Southern Europe has remained resistant to e-commerce
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
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
A different e-commerce approach: “We care about local retailers”
Dominik Benner is the founder and CEO of Schuhe24, a platform for local retailers in Germany. Based in Wiesbaden, near Frankfurt, Schuhe24 takes care of around 2.000 local retailers, selling shoe and fashion items every day, which are connected to the platform. It launched in 2013 as a platform for shoe-selling retailers. Not much later, they expanded their services to the