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Apple Pay is leading in in-store retail in the USA
When it comes to in-store retail in the USA, Apple Pay seems to be leading the charge, beating PayPal. This might be unsurprising on some levels. Apple Pay does permit...
October 27, 2017
Alibaba about to open Tmall in Russia
Reports indicate that Alibaba is set to launch its B2C marketplace platform Tmall in Russia as an online part of the AliExpress site. This would be the first expansion of...
October 20, 2017
25% Growth for E-commerce in Spain
In Spain, e-commerce increased by 24.8 percent year-on-year during the first quarter of 2017. In these three months, 6.8 billion euros was spent online, while the number of transactions increased...
October 16, 2017
Leading brands and digital solutions unite at the next Digital 1to1 Europe
Digital 1to1 consist of business cases, open talks and new this year – a speed networking session; but most importantly it delivers customized agendas of 1to1 meetings between the merchants...
October 10, 2017
More than 800.000 online stores in Europe
Ecommerce News and Dataprovider, a data company, have executed research to find out how many online stores are present in Europe. According to the research, there is a 98% accuracy...
October 9, 2017
Russian E-commerce market worth 16 billion euro in 2017
The Russian e-commerce market was worth 7,2 billion euro in the first half of 2017. The Association of Internet Trading Companies and the Russian Post state that this is a...
September 18, 2017
European Consumer Scoreboard 2017: increasing consumers’ trust in e-commerce
The European Commission regularly publishes a Consumer Conditions Scoreboard, which monitors the consumer environment across Europe through three dimensions: compliance and enforcement, complaints and dispute resolution and knowledge and trust....
September 14, 2017
SlicePay, a PSD2-compliant payment product that supports merchants to handle complex split settlements
Global data-driven omnichannel PSP Acapture has launched SlicePay, an easy-to-integrate product designed to reduce the burden of payouts to multiple parties in various countries and currencies. It supports marketplaces, sharing...
September 14, 2017
Top 10 Online Shops in Germany: Turnover Amazon.de three times bigger than number 2’s OTTO
Amazon is by far the biggest e-commerce organisation in Germany. Their turnover is three times bigger than number two’s OTTO. Amazon is almost eight times bigger than number three: Zalando....
September 13, 2017
Shopify makes selling on Amazon easier
Shopify recently announced it would have a deep integration with eBay, it has now announced to make selling on Amazon marketplaces with Shopify easier. US sellers will be able to...
September 12, 2017
2022: E-commerce in Western Europe accounts for 13,9% of retail
E-commerce in Western Europe will account for 13,9% of total retail sales by 2022. Excluding groceries, this number will rise to 20% of total retail sales in this region. Forrester...
August 23, 2017
Consumers in Austria spend close to 900 euros online per year
E-commerce in Austria is growing rapidly and so is the willingness of Austrian consumers to buy online. Last year, online sales per capita were worth 885 euros, which makes Austria...
August 22, 2017
Acapture becomes signature member of the Merchant Risk Council
Acapture, a global, data-driven omnichannel PSP, has recently become a member of the Merchant Risk Council (MRC). It joins a community of 450 companies from 30 countries committed to improving...
August 18, 2017
New Belgian regulations for enabling working at night are disapproved by e-commerce sector
Last week, the Belgian government presented their new regulation regarding working at night in Belgium. The biggest change is that it is no longer prohibited to work during the timeframe...
August 1, 2017
Cross-border selling is growing faster than e-commerce in general
Research from Forrester shows that cross-border trade globally will grow much more strongly than domestic trade in the UK, US and EU over the next ten years. The report reveals...
July 18, 2017
DHL publishes guide to cross-border e-commerce opportunity
DHL has published a guide to cross-border e-commerce: The 21st century Spice Trade. In the face of technology and transport advancements having changed the way we trade, international commerce is...
May 22, 2017
Ecommerce Europe welcomes the Bulgarian E-commerce Associaton
  The Bulgarian E-commerce Association has joined Ecommerce Europe. With this recent addition, Ecommerce Europe, as the voice of the online merchants in Europe, further strengthens the representation of the...
April 20, 2017
New Acapture Whitepaper outlines trends in cross-border, AI usage and the future of payments
The white paper “Future trends in consumer behavior:  Technology in a connected world 2017-2020” by Acapture explores current consumer trends and preferences and provides tools for merchants to optimize their...
April 20, 2017
IRX and EDX unveil latest innovations and products to hit the multichannel retail market
Over 15 product demos, 13 new product and partnership announcements, 9 new start-ups and 5 exclusive reports and research to be presented this year The UK’s biggest multichannel event, the...
March 23, 2017
Alibaba, IOC to launch global e-commerce platform for Olympic stakeholders to engage with fans
The International Olympic Committee and Alibaba Group in January jointly announced a long-term partnership through 2028. Joining The Olympic Partner (TOP) worldwide sponsorship programme, Alibaba will become the official "Cloud...
February 13, 2017
Adidas: Globally scaling innovative concepts is key to future success
Not only top-notch innovations to cater to the ever-evolving consumer expectations, but above all being able to scale these concepts globally, is the key to future success, said Olga Bressers,...
January 31, 2017
A good match with a local market is important
When former lawyer Janine Tillema finally found an effective treatment for her skin problems in Paula’s Choice products, she was so impressed by the brand and its unique story that...
December 23, 2016
A brand new edition!
Dear Readers, Our new edition is being printed as we speak! That is of course great news, and even better: You can order the second edition of the Cross-Border Magazine...
December 9, 2016
EU VAT Proposal: a game changer for e-commerce 
Today, the European Commission published a legislative proposal to modernize VAT rules for cross-border e-commerce. The VAT proposal aims to deliver most of what umbrella organisation for European e-tailers, Ecommerce...
December 1, 2016
New report identifies online localisation opportunities for UK and US retailers
Cross-border ecommerce benchmark report shows a clear direction for retailers who want to create customer-centric localised websites for their key international markets. London, 10th November, 2016 – Practicology has collaborated...
November 22, 2016
Global E-commerce Report now available in Chinese, Portuguese and Spanish
In addition to the European B2C Ecommerce Report, the Ecommerce Foundation has now also translated the Global B2C Ecommerce Report into several other world languages. People who want to read...
November 8, 2016
Crossing borders by going viral
For (almost) every marketer the dream is to go viral with their marketing campaign. But this is not easily achieved. There are different factors that play a role in whether...
November 4, 2016
Alibaba’s international retail revenue grows with 178%
Alibaba is moving from being not only China’s e-commerce leader towards becoming a global behemoth. Not only did international retail reach a value of 1.34 billion yuan ($201 million), up...
November 4, 2016
Social Media and where to be active
When you take your business online and want to connect to your customers through social media you will be greeted by a host of different options. While it would be...
October 27, 2016
Omni-channel fuels cross-border commerce + Infographic
Many shoppers that discover a brand visiting their offline store while travelling abroad, continue to buy online with that brand when back home. This phenomenon, baptized as “In-store Global. Online...
October 17, 2016
The APAC opportunity
Asia-Pacific is both the largest and fastest growing B2C e-commerce region in the world. This is evident form the latest Global B2C E-Commerce Report published by Ecommerce Foundation. With an...
September 30, 2016
Consumer Expectations Report + Infographic
The amount of information, choice and technological opportunities that are available today make nearly everyone expect more. Customer expectations are rising faster and businesses need to stay up-to-date with customer...
September 26, 2016
The different rules on taxations when trading cross-border
Whether you are just starting with cross-border trading or are a seasoned veteran, VAT/GST systems and (inter)national laws will always be applicable to you. But what is VAT and why...
September 16, 2016
Luxury label Dior dives into social selling in China
The label is reportedly experimenting to better reach Chinese customers via the very popular social messaging app. Followers were given a unique opportunity to purchase a limited-edition bag directly through...
August 12, 2016
Going global through localized pages and custom content
Raising conversion from 9 to 17% through localizing website content for a new market- this is what many retailers would wish to achieve when internationalizing their e-commerce business. Overstock.com shared...
June 23, 2016
Improve conversion during the checkout process
Conversion rate for payments is the ratio between the number of payment requests and successful payment authorisations. Recent research by Ingenico Payment Services has revealed that 20% of payment requests...
June 17, 2016
Ecommerce europe Launch of the EcommerceWiki
Launch of the EcommerceWiki: boosting cross-border e-commerce by sharing knowledge
The EcommerceWiki is a new platform for sharing information about e-commerce. Created jointly by Ecommerce Europe and the Ecommerce Foundation, the EcommerceWiki has been developed in order to provide a...
June 14, 2016
Join us at eTail Europe 2016 for our official Launch!
The very first edition of the Cross-Border Magazine will be officially launched at the eTail Europe Conference taking place from June 21st – 23rd 2016 at the Queen Elizabeth II...
June 14, 2016
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