In 2020, 19% of businesses in the EU and 19.5% in Greece made e-commerce sales that reached at least 1% of their total turnover, according to Eurostat data released today. According to Eurostat, the steady increase in e-commerce sales in many countries has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic and travel restrictions, which have led […]
Tag: E-commerce
Germany: Retailers frustrated with Christmas move
The Christmas season is turning into a “disaster” for the retail trade for the second consecutive year, according to the German Retail Association (HDE). According to a survey conducted by the Association among its 750 members, traders are disappointed with the Christmas movement this year and blame the measures taken to reduce the pandemic. “In […]
7th EENE Economic Conference: At 14 billion the e-commerce market in Greece in 2021
The estimate that the e-commerce market in Greece will be around 14 billion euros in 2021 was expressed by the Professor of E-Business at the Department of Management Science and Technology, School of Management, George Doukidis, speaking at the 7th EENE Economic Conference, that 5.5 million Greeks now buy online. Despite the record levels that […]
E-commerce before, during and after restrictions
E-commerce in Greece is in its most mature and critical phase as online purchases were made by 60% of consumers in the first quarter of 2021 (ELSTAT data) with an increase of 22% compared to the corresponding period last year. More light on the new shopping habit that seems to have come to stay “throws” […]
Wish Aims To Raise $1.1 Billion In IPO
Wish plans to raise $1.1 billion through its Nasdaq IPO by offering 46 million shares in an estimated price range of $22 to $24 per share which could value the company at $14.07 billion at the high end of the range.
How Amazon, Google, others are fighting ‘porch pirates’
Package theft is at an all-time high, with 1.7 million packages stolen or lost every day in the U.S., according to researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. As Amazon drives more shopping online, Prime members say they receive on average 51 packages a year, and one in three Americans report having at least one package stolen, […]
