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Press releases
Cross-Border Commerce Europe publishes the third edition of the “TOP 16 Countries Cross-Border Europe”: an annual ranking of the best 16 European countries in cross-border online shopping.
Cross-Border Commerce Europe publishes the third edition of the “TOP 500 Cross-Border Retail Europe”: an annual ranking of the top 500 European cross-border online shops.
Cross-Border Commerce Europe is launching the first edition of its ‘Top 100 Cross-Border Sustainable Marketplaces Europe’ report. The analysis, which is set to be annual, looks at the sustainability and CSR performance of the top 100 world marketplaces selling online cross-border in Europe.
European Fashion bricks and clicks stores generate half of their usual turnover. They increase online business, but expect to end up with a loss of 35% when compared to 2020. On the other hand, online marketplaces and platforms expect an increase of over 40%, stimulating cross-border eCommerce in Europe.
An annual ranking of the best 16 European countries in cross-border online shopping.
Cross-Border Commerce Europe, the platform that stimulates cross-border eCommerce in Europe, releases a major research paper covering and ranking the 500 strongest European players with a focus on cross-border performance.
Brussels, 24 March 2020. Cross-Border Commerce Europe, the platform for cross-border eCommerce in Europe, provides an overview of emerging initiatives and new retail trends. It has launched a blog to stimulate creativity in these exceptional times.
Cross-Border Commerce Europe, the platform that gathers Cross-Border E-commerce in Europe, is launching a new study of the best performing countries stimulating Cross-Border webshops in Europe. In 2019, Denmark is the winning country with n° 1 Pandora, n° 2 Vivino and n° 3 Jack & Jones.
Brussels, 29 November 2019. Cross-Border Commerce Europe, the platform for Cross-Border e-commerce in Europe, launches a new study concerning the best business sectors and product categories of the TOP 500 European Retail. This shows that the ‘fashion / jewellery / baby’ category is the big winner, with the best business sector ‘Pure Players’ taking the major share of the cake.
Brussels, 29 August 2019. Cross-Border Commerce Europe, the platform for Cross-Border eCommerce in Europe, launches a study that maps the 20 best Marketplaces in the sector, zooming in on their Cross-Border performance. The total Cross-Border market of European owned Marketplaces represents a turnover of €9 billion in 2018 (excluding travel). This is 21% of the total Cross-Border Marketplaces in Europe, reaching a turnover of €42 billion, with Amazon generating €28 billion. The German Marketplace Zalando is number one. We expect European owned Cross-Border Marketplaces to grow by more than 50% to reach €15 billion by 2020.
Brussels - June 21, 2019. Cross-Border Commerce Europe, the platform that stimulates cross-border eCommerce in Europe, launches an eRank research for 16 countries within Europe. Luxembourg, Ireland and Austria rank in the top 3. The rising market share of Cross-Border EU16 represents a turnover of € 95 billion for 2018, that is 22.8% of total e-commerce.
Brussels, March 14th 2019. Cross-Border Commerce Europe, the platform that activates cross-border eCommerce in Europe, releases a major research covering and ranking the 500 strongest European players with a focus on cross-border performance. Total online EU cross-border market represents a turnover of €95 billions in 2018 (excluding travel). A research team has been working on this analysis for 6 months. In the first edition of the "Top 500 Cross-Border Retail Europe", which covers a total turnover of €36 billions, Germany’s Zalando takes the leading position.
Brussels, 29th August 2018. Cross-Border Commerce Europe, the new network and knowledge platform, aims to stimulate eCommerce and omnichannel commerce in Europe. It is focused on all players in the sector (550 billion € turnover in Europe for 2017) having a scope covering at least three countries within the European Union. It is an initiative of Carine Moitier, Co-founder of BeCommerce (2005), supported by major players from each country such as Carrefour (F), Ikea (S) Wijnvoordeel (NL), Marks & Spencer (UK), Massimo Dutti (ES), Pupa (I), Vente-Exclusive (B), Galeria Kaufhof (D), Nespresso (CH).