INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASES

• 01 May 2013
  International growth means UK online parcels will hit 2.2 billion by 2017
  The total number of parcels and packages created by online purchases (excluding 2-man and groceries) is forecast to reach almost 2.2 billion by 2017, according to a report by IMRG and Manhattan Associates....more
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• 07 March 2013
  Cross-border Online Sales to reach £10bn for UK Retailers in 2013
  Cross-border sales in Europe are set to reach €36bn in 2013 to account for 10.6% of total online sales in the region, according to IMRG. In 2012 the value of cross-border sales were estimated to be worth €26bn....more
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• 15 November 2012
  e-Commerce in Europe will reach €300bn in 2012, with a 20% growth
  EMOTA, the European Multi-channel and Online Trade Association, and EDiMA, the European Digital Media Association, today co-hosted the 4th Annual European E-Commerce Conference in Brussels, which attracted more than 200 delegates representing businesses, consumer groups and EU policy makers, to discuss and debate initiatives aimed at promoting the development of e-commerce in Europe and wider EU competitiveness and growth....more
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• 24 July 2012
  Britain’s retailers well placed to share their expertise with international markets
  With the UK’s online retail market forecast to increase by 13 per cent in 2012, John Andrews, Managing Director of IMRG, outlines why Britain’s retailers are well placed to share their expertise with international markets as the sector continues to grow from strength to strength....more
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• 20 June 2012
  Marks & Spencer Chooses Demandware for International Websites
  Demandware®, Inc., a leader in on-demand ecommerce, today announced that Marks & Spencer, one of the UK’s leading retailers, is using the Demandware Commerce platform to power its new international websites, including its recently launched Ireland website, www.marksandspencer.ie....more
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• 07 June 2012
  IMRG Publish B2C Global e-Commerce Overview 2012
  IMRG have today published a report looking at the e-commerce potential for every region in the world. The IMRG B2C Global e-Commerce Overview 2012 also focuses on 15 of the most developed and most interesting up-and-coming e-commerce countries in detail, identifying trends, issues and opportunities in each....more
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• 01 June 2012
  Europe Confirmed as Leader in Global e-Commerce
  Europe has the largest e-commerce market in the world after recording 19% growth to overtake North America in 2011, according to figures from EMOTA, the European Multi-channel and Online Trade Association....more
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• 04 April 2012
  Mobizcorp Focuses its Global eCommerce Service Offerings Exclusively on Demandware
  Experienced Demandware partner specializes its business service model around Demandware platform in response to strong market demand...more
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• 13 March 2012
  IMRWorld Extends its Global Fellowship Scheme for e-Retail Leaders
  IMRWorld, the international arm of IMRG, has announced the expansion of its global network of e-commerce leaders with the award of 28 new honorary Fellowships....more
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• 13 March 2012
  Profitero Welcomes News Of More Retailers Going Online In Ireland
  Competitor price monitoring firm Profitero welcomes the news that upmarket retailer Marks and Spencer will launch an Irish website this spring. Profitero hopes this will encourage more Irish retailers to go online to capture some of the growth in this area....more
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• 24 February 2012
  EBS, Ogone’s subsidiary in India, wins major ecommerce award
  EBS, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Ogone, specialists in online payment services, has been awarded the Best eCommerce Payment Innovation Award at the Indian eRetail Show 2012.
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• 23 February 2012
  Nordic ID RFID Zone comes to Retail Business Technology Expo
  Nordic ID, one of the leading manufacturers of mobile computers and handheld terminals in Europe and pioneers in the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology,...more
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• 22 February 2012
  Ukash launches in Denmark
  Ukash, the international eMoney payment method, is now available throughout Denmark via one of the world’s most recognisable global brands, 7-Eleven.
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• 24 January 2012
  December BeCommerce Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index sales up 24% y-on-y
  In December the BeCommerce Capgemini index recorded a strong upward trend to reach 170 pts. This is the highest index score in 2011. It grew 24% year-on-year, and closed the year on a peak demonstrating a positive growth in the e-retail sales market in Belgium....more
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• 28 December 2011
  Online Christmas spending grows almost eighty percent
  Analysis performed by Adyen shows that the number of online payments to online retailers has gone up nearly hundred percent throughout Europe compared to last year....more
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• 22 December 2011
  BeCommerce Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index: November Results
  In November the BeCommerce Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index reached 163 points, making it the highest index value in 2011....more
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• 13 December 2011
  PT Multitrend Indo Selects Manhattan Associates to Drive Supply Chain Efficiency
  Global supply chain optimisation provider, Manhattan Associates, Inc. today announced that PT Multitrend Indo, one of the fastest growing retail franchises in Indonesia, has chosen Manhattan Associates to increase stock visibility and improve inventory accuracy through the deployment of Manhattan SCALE™....more
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• 07 December 2011
  GlobalCollect Launches White Paper: Winning Payment Strategies for BRIC Nations
  In its comprehensive white paper, GlobalCollect reveals latest facts and figures on how to boost conversion rates in Brazil, Russia, India, and China....more
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• 01 December 2011
  e-Commerce in Gulf Cooperation Council Region to Reach $15bn by 2015
  IMRG has partnered with Visa, one of the world’s leading payment solutions providers, to launch a new quarterly overview of the burgeoning e-commerce market across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries...more
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• 01 December 2011
  GlobalCollect Sees Increase in US Transaction Volume of 96.7% on Thanksgiving
  GlobalCollect, the preferred global Payment Service Provider for both CNP transactions and alternative payment products, witnessed an increase of 96.7% in its daily transaction volume in the US during the recent Thanksgiving holiday....more
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• 22 November 2011
  Despegar Selects GlobalCollect as Preferred Payment Service Provider
  Despegar.com, the largest Online Travel Agency in Latin America, joins forces with GlobalCollect, the world's premier payment service provider of local e-payments, to grow its eCommerce footprint and revenue across the continent....more
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• 31 October 2011
  SMEs looking abroad to drive revenue growth through eCommerce
  Research conducted by WorldPay, the global leader in payment processing, risk and alternative payments, has today revealed findings which show that the potential to grow international transactions as an additional revenue stream is driving SMEs to extend or upgrade their eCommerce services to enable easier cross-border transactions....more
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• 27 September 2011
  21 Years of IMRG and the Internet: A Review
  IMRG is 21 years old this year and sharing our 21st birthday is none other than the internet itself. With 21 being a landmark year, we thought it might be interesting to look back at some of the key developments over IMRG’s lifetime....more
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• 28 July 2011
  Ukash wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise for outstanding achievement in International Trade
  HM The Queen has awarded a Queen’s Award for Enterprise to Ukash, the Global eMoney Network, in the International Trade category. This week, the Award was presented to Ukash CEO, David Hunter by the Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London, Sir David Brewer CMG JP during the Awards ceremony held at The Landmark Hotel....more
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• 27 June 2011
  Belgian e-Retail Sales index shows the market is up 11% y-on-y
  The BeCommerce Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index reached 144 in May, up 15% from the month of April. The Belgian online retail market grew 11% year-on-year. The average online conversion rate of the retailers participating in the Index was 2.93% in May, up slightly from 2.77% in the previous month....more
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• 23 June 2011
  Actinic and Oxatis Join Forces to Become a Major Force in the European SME Ecommerce Market
  UK ecommerce vendor Actinic (www.actinic.co.uk) has agreed a strategic partnership with Oxatis (www.oxatis.com), one of the main ecommerce providers in France, Spain and Italy. This joint venture will create a European group providing ecommerce systems to the start-up and SME markets with a customer portfolio approaching 20,000 e-tailers....more
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• 16 June 2011
  Consumers Increasingly Influenced by Social Networking Sites
  The latest research from eDigitalResearch and the IMRG shows that consumers are increasingly influenced by what they see and read on social networking sites. Of the 2,000 UK consumers surveyed, 15% said that they have been influenced to make a purchase by adverts, groups and discussions on social networking sites....more
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• 31 May 2011
  IMRG MEMBERS GET ACCESS TO AKAMAI RETAIL NET USAGE INDEX
  Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading provider of cloud optimisation services, today announced that the IMRG members will now have direct access to the Akamai Net-Usage Index for Retail....more
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• 05 April 2011
  GSI Commerce designs international fashion site, trading in 11 countries
  

  LONDON, 5th April 2011 – International luxury fashion brand By Malene Birger reports a smooth transition to online commerce, as the label launches an internationally trading website. Designed by GSI Commerce, a global full-service e-commerce provider

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• 07 December 2010
  Driving the e-commerce and digital single market forward
  The 2nd Annual European E-Commerce Conference 2010, jointly organised in Brussels on 2nd December by EMOTA, the European E-commerce and Mail Order Trade Association, and EDiMA, the European Digital Media Association attracted more than 200...more
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• 09 September 2010
  Ve Interactive Interview with Chirag Shah (CEO), écurie25
  écurie25 is the international supercar club that provides an online luxury car service to its roster of exclusive members. écurie25 membership brings the right to drive fine automobiles for 40-50 days a year, taking away the costs and hassle......more
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• 06 September 2010
  2 billion consumers are now online, a quarter of them live in Europe
  The ‘Davos’ of the digital economy”: an important new conference – e-Business Strategy Europe 2010 (www.eBizEU.eu) – is being held in Lille, on 20th October, where industry and political leaders will define and shape Europe’s digital....more
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• 02 September 2010
  Worcester IT Company Postcode Anywhere To Embark On Trade Mission To America
  Hallow IT company Postcode Anywhere will take business stateside next month, as part of a UK Trade and Investment initiative to foster links between British and American companies...more
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• 11 August 2010
  GSI Commerce Expands to Asia; Appoints Vice President of Japan and Asia Pacific Newly opened Tokyo-based operation bolstered by appointment of Kaoru Nakashima
  KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Aug. 10, 2010 – GSI Commerce Inc. (Nasdaq: GSIC), a leading provider of e-commerce and interactive marketing solutions, today announced the opening of its office in Tokyo, Japan and has appointed Kaoru Nakashima as vice...more
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• 21 July 2010
  Catalogue Retailer Freemans Selects Webloyalty to Support its Online Revenue Strategy
  Webloyalty, a leading provider of incremental revenue for online businesses, today announced its further expansion into the online retail sector by winning business to work with Freemans, one of the UK’s......more
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INTERNATIONAL WHITE PAPERS

• 23 April 2013
  v-Forum Response - identifying international markets - neoworks
  Q: How to identify the next international market? Response from Maria Morais, Digital Commerce Consultant, neoworks...more
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• 09 April 2013
  v-Forum Response - UK / US VAT declarations - Accordance VAT
  Q: How can you reduce the cost of duty/taxes where a customer purchases goods from a US website which is fulfilled from the UK...? Response from Andy Spencer, Head of Consulting, Accordance VAT...more
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• 26 November 2012
  EMOTA and EDiMA's 4TH Annual European E-Commerce Conference 2012
  The 4th Annual European E-Commerce Conference, hosted by EMOTA and EDiMA and organised by Forum Europe, brought together again this year a broad and high-level group of stake-holders to discuss and debate the significant benefits of European e-commerce and the devel-opment of corresponding EU policy to remove existing regulatory barriers and leverage the sector’s growth potential.
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• 12 October 2012
  International news round-up: 12th October 2012
  Highlights from this edition include: Focus on USA; Greece: new e-commerce Association GR-EC-A; Turkey: e-Commerce Conference 27 November 2012 by UBM; Chile: Hidden Gem of Latin America and Japan: Online Retailing Gains in Translation....more
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• 28 September 2012
  International news round-up: 28th September 2012
  Highlights from this edition include: Focus on Vietnam; Air Travelers Want Wifi; The Netherlands: e-commerce up 9% in H1 2012; Canada: Online Sales 24% Up in H1 2012 and Australia: growth of e-commerce in 2012....more
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• 28 August 2012
  International news round-up: 28th August 2012
  Highlights from this edition include: Focus on Indonesia; Otto Group Expands in Brazil; Younger shoppers show different mobile behaviours; QR Codes Aren’t Giving Consumers What They Want and France: Five Major Trends For e-Commerce....more
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• 16 August 2012
  International news round-up: 16th August 2012
  Highlights from this edition include: Focus on Turkey; Indonesia, South Africa and Vietnam Ranked Emerging Markets after BRIC; India:  e-Commerce to Log Over 50% Growth this Year; Malaysia: Asia's Next e-Commerce leader? and Internet Ad Spend Sees Double-digit Growth
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• 27 July 2012
  International news round-up: 27th July 2012
  Highlights from this edition include: Focus on UKRAINE; e-Commerce in New Zealand; China B2C e-Commerce to grow 88%; Nordic e-Commerce market report and Global Broadband  Connections To Surpass 600 million....more
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• 13 July 2012
  International news round-up: 13th July 2012
  Highlights from this edition include: Focus on e-Commerce in South Korea; The 2012 Global Retail Development Index; China Postal Express IPO to Fund Online Shopping Push; Disappointing Response Time in Social Media and South Korea & Europe top broadband Speeds & Usage....more
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• 29 June 2012
  International news round-up: 29th June 2012
  Highlights from this edition include: How is social media meeting shoppers' needs?; Online shopping: from revolution to evolution; Global mobile payments to almost triple by 2015; Mobile wallets have uphill climb to consumer acceptance and 80% of Facebook users unmoved by advertising...more
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• 29 June 2012
  International news round-up: 29th June 2012
  Highlights from this edition include: How is social media meeting shoppers' needs?; Online shopping: from revolution to evolution; Global mobile payments to almost triple by 2015; Mobile wallets have uphill climb to consumer acceptance and 80% of Facebook users unmoved by advertising...more
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• 14 June 2012
  B2C Global e-Commerce Overview 2012: Focus on the BRICS countries
  This report focuses on trends, issues, data and forecasts concerning B2C e-commerce in the BRICS countries. BRICS is an international political organisation of leading emerging economies, arising out of the inclusion of South Africa into the BRIC group in 2010. As of 2012, its five members are Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
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• 07 June 2012
  B2C Global e-Commerce Overview 2012
  This Overview focuses on trends, issues, data and forecasts concerning B2C e-commerce around the globe and the various regions and countries.  Total B2C e-commerce sales in 2011 are estimated to have grown to €690bn, an increase of close to 20%.  We estimate that growth will continue in the coming years, passing the trillion-euro mark in 2013, a year earlier than forecast last year....more
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• 05 April 2012
  Going Global, Selling Local: Preparing Your Business to Grab its Share of the Online Market
  This document describes the complexities, challenges and pitfalls of conducting global e-commerce, and reviews best practices for targeting local geographies....more
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• 30 March 2012
  bvh: Distance selling in Germany
  bvh-Annual Press Conference 2012: provides an overview of the performance of German interactive B2C trading in 2011....more
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• 22 February 2012
  IMRG Docdata e-Retail International Logistics Guide: Logistics Links Supplement
  This Logistics Links Supplement is to be used in conjunction with the IMRG Docdata International Logistics Guide. It provides details of logistics solutions that can be used to access the cross-border e-retail markets identified in the main guide....more
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• 10 February 2012
  International news round-up: 10th February 2012
  Highlights from this edition include the extremely positive outlook for e-commerce in Brazil, figures on the growth of cross-border delivery in many countries and Belarus bans its citizens from shopping on foreign sites.
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• 01 February 2012
  IMRG Annual Report 2012
  Identifying best practice through analysis of current and future trends, to enable IMRG members to go into 2012 with the best possible chance of success.
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• 12 January 2012
  Cal: Expanding your business online
  Key questions for merchants to consider, before signing an e-commerce banking agreement....more
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• 10 January 2012
  International news round-up: 6th January 2012
  Highlights in this edition include: Broadband Study: South Korea Fastest, Eastern Europe Dominant in Top 10; B2C e-Commerce Market Romania; Australia: e-Commerce to Reach $30bn; USA: Retailing Catalogues Turn a Page; Netherlands: Google Introduces Opt-out; Bazaarvoice: Social Commerce Trends Report 2012 and more....more
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• 21 December 2011
  International news round-up: 21st December 2011
  Highlights in this edition include: US and Canada: 2011 Online Retail Payments Scorecard; Indians ready for e-commerce; Morocco: e-commerce taking off; USA: priorities for e-retailers; Ozon.ru: sales to increase fivefold in next five years; and EU: 25% of people aged 16–74 never used internet....more
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• 07 December 2011
  Winning Payment Strategies for BRIC Nations: How to Boost Conversion Rates
  The so-called BRIC countries are among the world's fastest growing and potentially largest economies. They are among the Top 10 countries globally in terms of population and GDP and combined make up more than 40% of the world population....more
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• 01 December 2011
  Gulf Cooperation Council B2C e-Commerce Overview 2011
  This study was commissioned by Visa Middle East and prepared by IMRG International to report on trends, data and forecasts concerning B2C e-commerce in the Arabian Peninsula....more
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• 28 November 2011
  International news round-up: 28th November 2011
  Highlights in this edition include: European Court of Justice: Imposition to Install a Filtering System Illegal; Retailers Experiment with the “Real” Online Store; BCG Internet e-Intensity Index; Italy: e-Commerce Continues to Grow; and US: Online spend to grow around 15% this year.
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• 04 November 2011
  International news round-up: 4th November 2011
  Highlights in this edition include: State of the e-Union; Bivolino, the Belgian Online Shirtmaker, Introduces Revolutionary 3D Design Tool; Polish e-Commerce doing Well; USA: New Executive Director Shop.org; Australia Post Reports Record Revenues from Online Shopping and more.
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• 18 October 2011
  International news round-up: 18th October 2011
  Highlights in this edition include: Dutch Top 100 e-Retailers 2011; India Launches Cheap Tablet; Getting Saudi Arabia Businesses Online; Home Shopping Network Introduces QR Code on Television; The Future Looks Bright for Belgian e-Commerce; Unstoppable e-Commerce: Clicking Away in Latin America and more....more
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• 11 October 2011
  IMRG/POWA International Expansion Webinar Slides
  This webinar covered the key opportunities, issues and best practice for expanding internationally ahead of this year's peak trading period - including a host of case studies of retailers already doing it....more
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• 04 October 2011
  IMRG Docdata e-Retail International Logistics Guide
  The IMRG Docdata e-Retail International Logistics Guide (which partners IMRGs B2C Global e-Commerce Overview 2011) is not intended to answer every question relating to cross-border e-retailing, but to provide the key data and insight for potential global e-retail markets, a firm foundation for further investigation and guidance on logistics options....more
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• 28 September 2011
  Online Payments In the BRIC Countries
  This whitepaper provides an overview of the preferred local payment options in the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) as well as the current state of the e-commerce market in each of these rapidly growing economies....more
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• 01 August 2011
  International news round-up: 1st August 2011
  Highlights in this edition include: Plaxo Study on Mobile and Online Trends; e-Books and e-Readers in 2011; B2C e-Commerce in Eastern Europe; China: e-Commerce to Quadruple in Next Five Years and Online Sales Tax in the USA....more
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• 28 July 2011
  Trading Intelligence Quarterly: Global commerce – the world is not enough
  The Internet has created a modern ‘silk road’ for retailers looking to reach new trading posts. In the online environment, international retail becomes easy – but only in theory. The reality is that expanding into new markets in the online world brings a whole host of concerns, from international fraud to pricing transparency to complex taxation rules....more
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• 27 July 2011
  International news round-up: 27th July 2012
  Highlights from this edition include: Focus on UKRAINE; e-Commerce in New Zealand; China B2C e-Commerce to grow 88%; Nordic e-Commerce market report and Global Broadband  Connections To Surpass 600 million....more
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• 18 July 2011
  International news round-up: 18th July 2011
  Highlights in this edition include: Germany: Total Distance-selling to Reach €32.4bn in 2011; Netherlands: Online Sales Over €9bn this Year; Australia Post Partners with Paypal to Support Online Business; Portugal: e-Commerce Doing Well in Spite of Economic Downturn....more
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• 15 June 2011
  Cisco: The Global E-Commerce Gold Rush
  E-commerce is going global as retailers from around the world take advantage of faster
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• 03 February 2011
  eCommerce user behaviour from an international perspective
  

  Today, if you want to successfully trade online on the international stage it’s not enough to just translate your web page into another language. Different countries have different perceptions of what a good ecommerce website should look like. As a leading international ecommerce specialist, FACT-Finder decided to investigate online behaviour in Europe’s most developed online retail markets; France, Germany and the UK. A combination of eye tracking sessions, personal interviews and questionnaires revealed interesting results…

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