E-Commerce Special
Trends ■ French online shopping habits ■ Is Sweden world’s most mature e-Commerce market? Technology ■ Increased peak visibility to benefit UPS’s business ■ Swiss Post upgrades parcel sorting centres ■ Royal Mail rolls out new services for SMEs and online shoppers Research ■ Eastern European B2C e-Commerce market shows double-digit growth ■ Western SMEs facing challenges in emerging markets, DHL study finds French online sales keep booming in Q2 2014 Events ■ 6th Annual European e-Commerce Conference 2014 News ■ E-retail customers rank free returns as top delivery priority ■ Google expands its express delivery ■ UK online sales ‘back on track’ in October with double-digit growth ■ USPS expects double-digit growth in parcel volumes for Christmas ■ Amazon launches same-day deliveries in Canada ■ Australia Post launches MyPost Deliveries in time for Christmas ■ Australia Post opens parcel hubs and offers delivery choice ■ DHL Global Mail rebrands to DHL eCommerce in Americas ■ Majority of Canadians to buy their Christmas gifts online this year, FedEx says ■ Over 30% of Canadians to shop with US e-retailers over Thanksgiving weekend ■ GLS expands FlexDelivery to France ■ InPost reaches 1,000 parcel terminals in UK, targets 2,000 by end-2015 ■ Strong growth in the Nordic e-commerce market ■ Hermes and Itella team up to offer e-Commerce services in Russia ■ UK SME online retailers expect more international orders for Christmas period