The US and Canada are lagging Europe in online sales per shopper. Europe averaged 11.1% growth from 2014-2015 while the US and Canada grew at a slightly slower pace of 7.4% and 6.8% respectively. Germans were the biggest spenders in the EU with a year over the growth rate of 14.9% edging out the Poles who put […]
Ask most US small or medium sized businesses if they’d like to open up their business to the European marketplace and you’ll hear a resounding “yes”. Why wouldn’t they; half a billion citizens, many speak English, good internet penetration, and a desire for US goods. However in practice, the wheels of the great global e-commerce […]
The latest report from Ecommerce Europe which is a membership organization of over 25,000 online b2c businesses shows impressive growth in Western European E-commerce. A few notable stats from the report are: Western EU e-shoppers spent €1,867 on average in 2013 Internet penetration in Western Europe is at 87% Online sales are forecast to reach €204.7 […]
There are 200+ payment methods used around the world. This infographic illustrates where credit cards are falling short and some of the variety of payment types. Also a brief look at SEPA, the mandate to change bank debits in all EU countries. The advantages of offering Alternative Payment methods may be lost in the credit […]
