E-Commerce: $37 million Raised by Flow, Startup which supports Cross-Border E-commerce Businesses
Flow, a platform which helps cross-border E-commerce companies to reach their full potential, has raised $37 million in funding. Flow is an add-on for E-commerce platforms which tailors the platform and its products specifically to visitors by using their location...
E-Commerce: European Consumers Prefer to Pay by Card
According to research that has been carried out, 87% of European consumers feel comfortable paying by card. The study also demonstrated that merchants feel comfortable paying by card too, as 90% of retailers agreed that the benefits of card payments outweigh the...
Flat-Rate Scheme – Could it benefit your business?
What is the Flat-Rate scheme? The flat-rate scheme is an alternative way for businesses to calculate Value-Added Tax when they are filing their VAT return. When using the Flat-Rate scheme, a business calculates their turnover from the sales they have made (including...
E-commerce: Amazon launches Amazon Assistant for Android users
Amazon Assistant is a standalone shopping app that helps online shoppers compare different deals on a particular product. It will also provide users with real-time updates for their orders and inform them about daily Amazon deals and tell them when a particular deal...
E-commerce: Europe Is Top of the Charts in Global E-commerce
On the B2C E-Commerce Index of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, countries are ranked on the level in which they engage in E-commerce. It has been reported that European countries hold eight of the top ten spots on this list. The countries in the...
E-commerce: Ocado partners with Japanese retailer Aeon
Japan’s largest supermarket group Aeon has signed a partnership deal with British grocery pioneer Ocado to develop its ecommerce business in attempt to fend off Amazon as most customers purchase their groceries online. The partnership will require Aeon to use Ocado’s...
E-commerce: Black Friday E-commerce sales reach record of $7.4 billion
According to figures published by Adobe Analytics, E-commerce sales in the US hit a record value of $7.4 billion on Black Friday this year. This is a 19% increase from last year, as $6.22 billion sales were reported for Black Friday 2018. It is not only E-commerce...
E-Commerce: Amazon Will Open Pop-Up Store on Chinese platform Pinduoduo
The world’s largest E-commerce platform, Amazon, will be launching a pop-up store on one of China’s most popular online marketplaces, Pinduoduo. The pop-up store will be open until the end of December, and will feature a range of deals for consumers to engage with....
E-Commerce: Dutch Marketplace Picnic Raises €250 million in Investment Round
Picnic, an online supermarket based in the Netherlands, has raised €250 million in investments from its shareholders. The E-commerce company is planning on using this investment to build a logistics centre which is 42,000 square meters in size and incorporates...
Tax Avoidance V Tax Evasion – What’s the difference?
Let’s face it. Nobody likes paying tax. It is a necessary duty we all have to perform, even if we don’t necessarily like it. So here is a thought. Can a good tax accountant help me save money? Yes, he can. And more so, he can help you stay within the law. Careful!...
