International News
International news by Aad Weening
On this page you will find current and previous editions of the fortnightly IMRG International Newsletter, which contains internet, e-commerce and online news from around the globe. Statistical updates on the B2C Global e-Commerce Overview report can also be accessed here.
26th October 2012
International news round-up: 26th October 2012
Highlights from this edition include: Focus on Egypt; UPU Congress Adopts Addressing Declaration; Netherlands: m-Commerce Strongly on the Rise; USA: Online Retailers Prepare for Holiday Season and Australia: Online Retail Up 68% by 2016.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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16th 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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27th 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.
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13th 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.
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29th 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.
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10th 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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6th 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
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21 December 2011
International news round-up: 21st December 2011Highlights 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
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....more
4 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. ...more
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.
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16 September 2011
International news round-up: 16th September 2011
Highlights in this edition include: 250 Million People Worldwide Trading For Extra Cash; France: e-Commerce up 20% in 2011; China: Internet Economy Up 77.5% Y-on-Y; Ozon.ru to Expand Logistics Network; Australia e-Commerce to Grow 60% Until 2015; Worldwide mobile payment to increase 75.9% in 2011.
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2 September 2011
International news round-up: 2nd September 2011
Highlights in this edition include: US e-Retail up 16% in H1 2011; EU Study: Online Sales Double since 2005; Europe: Online Ad Spending up 15% in 2010; Brazil: e-Commerce to Grow 26% in 2011 and Brazil: e-Commerce to Grow 26% in 2011 to €8.1bn.
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1 September 2011
e-Commerce Country Profile: China
The country profile for China, originally published in the B2C Global e-Commerce Overview 2011, has been updated to reflect the most current trends and forecasts on B2C e-commerce, the economy and retail.
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1 September 2011
e-Commerce Country Profile: Russia
The country profile for Russia, originally published in the B2C Global e-Commerce Overview 2011, has been updated to reflect the most current trends and forecasts on B2C e-commerce, the economy and retail.
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22nd August 2011
e-Commerce Country Profile: Japan
The country profile for Japan has been updated to reflect the most current trends and forecasts on B2C e-commerce, the economy and retail. ...more
2st August 2011
e-Commerce Country Profile: The Ukraine
This document provides IMRG Members with an overview of the e-commerce opportunity in the Ukraine. The market volume of distance selling and ecommerce in the Ukraine has been constantly growing over the past few years and is forecasted to grow 50-60% y-on-y during the next five years. ...more
1st 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
18th 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
27th June 2011
International news round-up: June 27th 2011
Highlights in this edition include: Hungary: trends in online; Argentina: Fastest Growth in e-Sales in Latin America; More than 3 million French Purchase Using Their Mobile Phone; Wireless Facts. ...more
27th June 2011
B2C Global e-Commerce Overview 2011: Update 01
This document provides an update on the IMRG B2C Global e-Commerce Overview 2011 report. In this update we present figures for countries around the world according to the latest available information, including the year 2010 and some forecasts for 2011. ...more
13th June 2011
International news round-up: June 13th 2011
Highlights in this edition include: Belgium: Study of the Impact of Internet on the Economy; Ukraine: e-Commerce on the Move; eBay: Mobile Transactions to Hit $4bn in 2011; B2C & C2C e-Commerce in Turkey. ...more
31st May 2011
International news round-up: May 31st 2011
Highlights in this edition include: First e-G8 Forum takes place in Paris; US Online Retail 2010-15; China Mobile Phone Users Growing Rapidly; Distance-selling in the Nordics 2011: a Study by PostNord; Internet and e-Commerce in Ireland. ...more
16 May 2011
International news round-up: May 16th 2011
Highlights in this edition include: BeCommerce and Capgemini launch new e-Retail Sales Index; Distance-selling 2010 in Switzerland reaches €3.7bn; Interesting study on the use of Facebook by Spanish companies; A.T. Kearney report on China e-commerce; Taiwan e-commerce growing at 20% y-on-y. ...more
2 May 2011
International news round-up: May 2nd 2011
Highlights in this edition include: Distance-selling 2010 in Sweden grew 14.8% to reach SEK 32 billion; Malaysians spent €422m shopping online in 2010; Online Business Index shows healthy growth in Australian e-commerce; Record result internet ad spending to reach $26bn in USA. ...more
6 April 2011
B2C Global e-Commerce Overview 2011
This report 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 2010 are estimated to have grown to €591bn, an increase of close to 25%. IMRWorld estimates that growth will continue in the coming years, passing the trillion-euro mark in 2013. Between 2009 and 2013 sales in billion euro will double. ...more