E-commerce: Europe is home to 1.16 million active Amazon sellers
Research has revealed that a total of 1.16 million Amazon sellers can be found listing products for sale across the UK, Germany, Italy, France, Spain and Turkey. The UK is the top spot in Europe for sellers, with 281,257 active sellers based in the United Kingdom....
Currys PC World launches new high tech shopping app
Curry’s PC World has launched its new high tech shopping app which will enable shoppers to purchase directly and track live stock levels from the app. The app is part of a multimillion pound investment which will be available across IOs and Android operating systems....
The European Commission request to withdraw Germany’s F22 VAT certificate
The new German VAT law has existed since January 2019, and was designed to eliminate VAT fraud in Germany by making online marketplaces liable for any unpaid VAT from third-party sellers on its platforms. According to research, VAT fraud costs EU member states as much...
E-Commerce: Online Food Shopping has increased by 42% in Italy
A study has revealed that over the past 12 months, online food purchases in Italy have increased by 42%. The report has shown that the growth in this particular E-commerce category is mainly due to the fact more Italians are ordering food to be delivered to their...
E-commerce: French E-commerce will be worth over €100 billion in 2019
A French E-commerce association has predicted that the country’s E-commerce market will exceed a value of €100 billion this year. This is due to the fact that during the first nine months of this year, E-commerce in France reached a total turnover of €74 billion....
Considerations when focusing on international customers
Considerations when focusing on international customers or The time that Europeans spend on choosing and pondering before shopping online It was a nice small article I came across when researching for something else, and it did stick in my mind. As it seemed so...
E-Commerce: PayPal to Acquire Online Deal-Finding Company Honey
PayPal has announced that it will be acquiring Honey, a browser extension which applies coupons automatically when shopping online and helps E-commerce consumers to discover discounts. This is PayPal’s biggest acquisition to date, with the deal being valued at $4...
E-commerce: Ireland Misses E-commerce Opportunities with Only 32% of its Online SMEs Selling Products
According to new research, only 69% of small and medium-sized enterprises in Ireland have an online presence. More surprisingly, it has been found that out of these business who have a website, only 32% sell products or services online. The CEO of IE Domain Registry,...
E-Commerce: DHL Express Opens New Logistics Hub in West Germany
DHL has invested $136 million into opening a new logistics centre in Cologne, West Germany. The facility is 15,000 square metres in size and incorporates new technologies so that 20,000 shipments can be processed per hour. As the logistics centre is located at...
Black Friday & Cyber Monday: How to Prepare Your E-Commerce Business
Black Friday is a popular holiday around the world in which floods of consumers flock to stores to make the most of the discounts presented to them. This year, the number of consumers investing in Black Friday deals online is only expected to grow. The total amount...
