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Nordic consumers love to shop abroad
Biggest cross-border fans The Nordic countries were early adopters of the Internet and have a highly developed digital infrastructure. The Nordics are above the European average for the number of...
Dutch e-commerce in focus
The Netherlands rank among the more highly developed e-commerce markets in Europe. The number of e-commerce consumers and the level of internet penetration is above the European average.
Spanish e-commerce in focus
The Spanish e-commerce scene has expanded quite dramatically during the last few years. After lagging behind most other European countries it is now starting to catch up.
German e-commerce in focus
PostNord/Direct Link has conducted studies of the European e-commerce market since 2014, presenting its findings in the report “E-commerce in Europe”. The report is based on interviews with...
E-commerce in Europe 2018 report – now ready to order
European e-commerce continues to show strong growth. Nearly 270 million Europeans, in the countries covered by this study, say that they regularly shop online. In parallel with consumers’ growing...
Consumer-driven logistics 6 of 6: driving forces and challenges
Part 6 of 6 Consumers, especially in more mature e-commerce markets, are making ever-clearer demands that they themselves should be able to have influence over how their purchased goods are...
Consumer-driven logistics 5 of 6: driving forces and challenges
Part 5 of 6 The opportunity to save time and money is one of the main benefits of buying online. However, customers easily run into time-consuming complications if they want to change agreed-upon...
Looking Beyond Brazil for Latin American E-Commerce Growth
The Latin American e-commerce market is expected to grow 19 % over the next five years, surpassing the global average of 11 %. The world leader in e-commerce growth, the market is expected to double...
Insights from retail conference Shoptalk (part 2 of 2)
This is part two of our insights from Shoptalk. Part one about augmented reality and other technology was published 23 May. Apart from technology, other important topics that lead to e-commerce...
Making Global E-Commerce Quick and Cost-Effective
Alibaba and Amazon have given customers around the world lofty expectations for fast, inexpensive delivery. In the United States, Amazon has set the bar high with free two-day delivery for its Prime...