Focus on the environmental impact of e-commerce

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What environmental impact does e-commerce have?

The growth of e-commerce in Europe continues unabated! During the last three years, a 9% increase has been recorded, and a look at this year’s early results shows that January was up +8% on 2023. But with more online shopping comes more parcels, more packaging, more pollution.

So as e-commerce experts, we did some research to analyse the real environmental impact of e-commerce.

What are the environmental impacts of [...]

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Cross-border e-commerce: definition and implementation

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Cross-border e-commerce: definition, role, and implementation

E-commerce is becoming increasingly international. Only yesterday I bought a poster from a Swedish artist online in a couple of clicks. For customers, cross-border e-commerce means easier access to a wide range of offers. For companies and e-tailers, this is an opportunity to reach customers on the other side of the world. In this guide, we explore all the different facets of cross-border e-commerce.

What is cross-border e-commerce?

Cross-border e-commerce occurs when a buyer orders a product [...]

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How do customer reviews impact e-commerce?

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The impact of customer reviews in e-commerce

The e-commerce sector is continuing to expand, with increasing numbers of purchases every year. The European B2C e-commerce market was worth 718 billion euros in 2021, and this figure has been constantly growing since 2016! But as more online stores open, customers are finding it harder to choose between them. This is where customer reviews come in. In this post, we’ll consider the impact of customer reviews in e-commerce.

The role of customer reviews [...]

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E-commerce: 23 key figures to know about (2024)

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The 23 key e-commerce statistics for 2024

E-commerce is like a wind turbine on a blowy day: it’s fast-moving. Whether you’re selling SaaS software, handbags or wallpaper, e-commerce is a field where you need to keep up to date or risk failure. To find out about the main e-commerce trends, there’s nothing like looking at studies and key figures. Here are the 23 recent e-commerce statistics you should know!

The 6 most important e-commerce statistics

There are 2.64 billion online buyers in the [...]

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Top 5 e-commerce platforms for beginners

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The top e-commerce platforms can be used to create an online store easily and at low cost. This is their main role. But with so many options on the market, it’s hard to choose which is right for you. To help, we’ve analysed the e-commerce platforms out there, their features, their pricing and what they excel at to draw up the list of the best e-commerce platforms for beginners in 2023!

Which criteria should you consider when choosing an e-commerce platform?

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