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!...
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....
