Daily News Round Up 16th-20th November
Daily News 16th November 2020 E-commerce News: Troy UK Launches New E-commerce Platform The new platform launched by Troy, called Troy Commerce, allows members to purchase goods from the Order Hub, but perhaps its most useful feature is that that is also allows...
The RCEP: How Will It Affect E-commerce
The RCEP is concerned with reducing tariffs on trade in goods, as well as creating higher-quality rules for trade in services, including market access provisions for service sector suppliers from other RCEP countries. The RCEP agreement will also reduce non-tariff barriers to trade among member nations, such as customs and quarantine procedures as well as technical standards. This will obviously greatly improve trade and investment in the region.
Prepare For Black Friday & Cyber Monday
Due to the exceptional demand that is to be expected, all vendors should ensure that their websites are capable of handling the increased amount of traffic. This means checking your servers are capable, but also making sure that your software is able to present any deals or bundles you may be offering this Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Daily News Round Up 9th-13th November
Daily News 9th November 2020 VAT News: Netflix Clashes With Bangladesh Over VAT Regime In a letter to the national board of revenue, Netflix has requested a simplification of the country’s VAT registration, returns filling and VAT payment process in order to better...
What Biden’s Victory Means For The World’s Economy
Whilst the above information does imply that the US will be much less adversarial than it was under Trump, there is still a long way to go until relations between America and other nations are back to their previous states. Indeed, Biden will likely not scrap all of Trump’s policies immediately, since they give him a strong negotiating position. Still, the markets are clearly anticipating that Biden’s victory is good news for cross-border businesses and international trade – and we are too.
The Weekly Daily News Round Up 2nd-6th November
Daily News 2nd November 2020 E-commerce: Amazon.se Launches In Sweden Just 7 months after launching in the Netherlands, Amazon has expanded even further into Europe to its first Nordic country - Sweden. Whilst residents of Sweden were previously able to purchase items...
E-Commerce: How Covid-19 Has Changed E-commerce Forever
Due to people being forced to stay in their homes for long periods and fear of infection in busy shops, 2020 saw the majority of us rely predominantly on online shopping and courier service to obtain products. Salesforce Inc. found in a global study that 63% of consumers have “transformed” the way they obtain goods and services in 2020. Furthermore, 58% of consumers said they expected to do more online shopping after the pandemic and 80% of business buyers expect to do more business purchasing online.
Business: “A Tough Winter Ahead”: What Help The Government Is Offering For Your Business
For most, this last year has been one of the most unsettling in our lives. Not only have we had to endure worrying about the health of family and friends, as well as our own, but also many have had severe financial worries. The Government’s communication has not...
UK Recession, Tax Raise, Digital Services, Online Sales Tax and VAT on cross border eCommerce from 2021 and beyond
A message for each individual and a letter for every household! By the time when almost every British family received the above information from the UK Government, could you imagine what would happen in the following months? For many of us, it was the first time...
Daily News Briefing – The Top E-commerce & Logistics Stories (3-7 August)
Every week we will publish a summary of the hottest E-commerce, Logistics and VAT news stories we have reported on in the last week! Here are the top stories for 3-7 August 2020: E-commerce News Otto Group says that coronavirus has led to fewer returns...
