Tag "e-kereskedelem"
EuroCommerce: ‘parcel tax should be EU-wide’
European retail and wholesale association EuroCommerce is urging policymakers to quickly implement a unified handling fee for international parcels. A national approach to customs reform and to the parcel tax...
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AI will accelerate the end of brick and mortar’s reign: Amazon CEO
The domination of e-commerce is inevitable and will only come faster thanks to the emerging technology, even if physical stores represent opportunity for now, Andy Jassy told analysts Thursday. Amazon...
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E-commerce balance in the red
Hungary’s digital foreign trade balance is strongly negative: domestic customers are increasingly spending in foreign online stores, while the exports of Hungarian e-retailers are only slowly expanding. The HungarEcomm Stars...
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Amazon To Invest €1.4bn In Dutch Operation
Amazon plans to invest €1.4 billion ($1.63 billion) in the Netherlands over the next three years, the company said on 27 October. The investment is its largest in the euro...
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Customer experience is the new competitive advantage in e-commerce
Hungarian e-commerce grew by 15% in 2024, while international players such as Temu and SHEIN raised the competition to a new level. Customers now expect not only fast delivery, but...
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Zalando launches in Portugal and introduces beauty in Spain
Zalando has taken new steps in Southern Europe. The German company has launched a dedicated website for Portugal. Additionally, Zalando has started selling beauty products in Spain, which have not...
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Chinese e-commerce attacks with five-week series of promotions – Singles’ Day has become a global shopping marathon
The world’s largest online shopping event, Singles’ Day on November 11, has taken on an unprecedented scale this year: Alibaba and JD.com have expanded the originally one-day sale to five...
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Clothes come online, profits go out – the Hungarian online fashion market is in foreign hands
The majority of Hungarian shoppers now update their wardrobes via the screen: clothes, shoes and accessories ordered online arrive in almost every household, while the market’s profits largely flow abroad....
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You can now shop on ChatGPT – Walmart and OpenAI partnership opens a new era in e-commerce
Online shopping is taking a new level: thanks to the collaboration between the American Walmart and OpenAI, ChatGPT users can now order products directly through the platform. The new feature...
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In tune with the Christmas season: this is how online consumers in the region shop
The first autumn leaves have barely fallen, and the e-commerce sector is already preparing for the most important period, the end-of-year Christmas rush. The fourth quarter continues to be the...
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Boxes and experiences
Hungarian e-commerce realised considerable growth in 2024, but at the same time it is undergoing a fundamental structural transformation. International players, especially Temu and Shein, are reshaping competition with their...
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Morrisons launches ‘Morrisons Now’ for one-hour grocery delivery
Morrisons has launched a new rapid delivery service, ‘Morrisons Now’, allowing customers to order up to 30 grocery items for delivery in as little as one hour. The service, which...
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Why do we buy impulsively and what does this mean for webshops?
A significant portion of online purchases are not the result of a pre-planned decision. A product that was not on the shopping list often ends up in the cart in...
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Alibaba International helps global retailers with new AI agents
Alibaba International’s AI Business team launched its AI system called Marco in 2024, with the goal of supporting cross-border trade for SMEs. This article is available for reading in Trade...
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Online supermarket Picnic launches subscription model
Online supermarket Picnic is launching a discount subscription in the Netherlands and Germany to encourage healthy eating: with Picnic Family, customers receive a 10% discount on fresh fruit and vegetables,...
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Shein was fined 150 million
In early September, the French data protection authority issued a precedent-setting decision: it fined Shein’s Irish subsidiary for serious violations of cookie and user consent rules. The decision goes far...
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The Czech parent company of Árukereső increased its revenue and operating profit last year
The parent company of the price comparison site Árukereso.hu, the Czech-based Heureka Group, had a successful year last year, with its sales and gross profit reaching near historic highs last...
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Amazon Fresh to shut all UK stores as it ramps up online presence
Amazon Fresh is to close all of its brick-and-mortar stores, to make way for new Whole Foods locations, as it expands its online delivery partnerships with Morrisons, Co-op, and Iceland....
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A historic turn in online commerce: more money is now going to foreign webshops than to domestic ones
According to a fresh analysis by Biztosdöntés.hu, the Hungarian e-commerce sector reached a milestone in the second quarter of 2025: between April and June, Hungarian consumers spent a total of...
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Race against time
Besides inflation, rising costs and labour shortage, changing consumer habits also pose a challenge to the Hungarian logistics sector. Due to the growth of online orders, the demand for express...
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JD.com’s attempt to enter the UK market fails
Negotiations between Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com and Sainsbury’s over a potential acquisition of Argos have broken down. The second-largest British grocery chain announced in a statement on Sunday that the...
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Website speed, design, security key for online shoppers
Online shoppers have several pet peeves that will stop them from making a purchase. That’s according to a new survey from retention marketing firm Clutch, which revealed that slow speeds,...
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Half of Europe’s shoppers are incognito
Half of European consumers shop in secret. The main reasons for stealth shopping are embarrassment and a wish to avoid arguments at home. Six out of ten secret shoppers hide...
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Walmart recruits European marketplace sellers
Walmart is actively targeting potential sellers in the United Kingdom and continental Europe. The world’s largest retailer is trying to entice merchants to enter the U.S., Canadian, Mexican, and Chilean...
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The end of cheap “cheap orders”: customs and taxes await small packages in the US, and soon in the EU
For years, Western consumers enjoyed ordering small items from abroad for just a few dollars or euros without paying customs duties or taxes. That era, however, seems to be coming...
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Knuspr Joins Swiss Markant Network
Knuspr, the German-based online supermarket, has become the first pure online grocery retailer in Europe to join the Swiss Markant network. The partnership, which begins in Germany, aims to streamline...
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eMag has permanently closed its stores in Hungary – the company is focusing on the online marketplace
On August 22, the last Hungarian store of eMag, which operated in Etele Plaza, also closed its doors, reports 24.hu. The Kelenföld unit was previously considered the company’s flagship, but...
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MediaMarkt taking marketplace to Switzerland and Hungary
The trading volume of MediaMarkt’s marketplace was 90 percent higher than in the same quarter last year. The platform is contributing to the improved profitability of parent company Ceconomy. The...
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Amazon brings same-day perishable food delivery to 1K cities and towns
The retailer plans to expand the service, which allows shoppers to buy groceries and non-food products using a single online cart, to more than 2,300 locations by the end of...
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Alcampo Launches ‘Innovative’ Advertising Campaign
Spanish hypermarket chain Alcampo has launched an outdoor advertising campaign using real-time data to display dynamic messages based on geographic locations and real-time weather conditions. Developed with Adsmurai and Clear...
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