As in many markets, e-commerce is growing in Denmark. Research by RetailX forecasts the market to be worth €21,45 billion by the end of 2020. If this becomes reality, it is an increase of 10% compared to the end of 2019. In 2019, the total e-commerce turnover in Denmark tallied €19.5 billion. Despite a solid 10% forecasted growth, this would be the lowest growth percentage
Safety test: 66% of products from non-EU shops fail
Six European consumers' associations conclude that two-thirds of products bought on non-EU online marketplaces fail safety tests. The investigated marketplaces in this extensive research are AliExpress, Amazon, eBay, LightInTheBox and Wish. For more than a year, European consumers' associations from Belgium (Test Aankoop), Denmark (Forbrugerrådet Tænk), Germany (Stiftung
PostNord: 10% B2C volume increase in 2019
Swedish logistics group PostNord sees its growth continue, driven by e-commerce. In the final quarter of 2019, it delivered more than 50 million parcels. Compared to 2018, B2C volumes increased by 10% for the full year. The improvement in income over the full year was, above all, the result of efficiency improvements and favourable growth in prices. PostNord published its
2000 new parcel lockers in Denmark
In Denmark, PostNord and Swipbox start with the rollout of an extra 2,000 parcel lockers across the Scandinavian country. Over the next six months, the Nærboks lockers will be installed, after which Danish consumers can pick up their parcels whenever they want. Both companies decided to do the rollout after a successful pilot in Kolding and Sonderborg. Now, the whole Danish
Zalando: pilot reusable packaging in the Nordics
Zalando and Finnish startup RePack are testing with reusable packaging in the Nordics. For a period of four weeks, 10.000 customers living in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden will receive their orders in reusable shipping bags. This way, the German fashion platform aims to reduce packaging waste. As the environmental footprint and sustainability are increasingly more