Online shopping
Wuhan "welcomed the light of day": Eager to go to the stores
Long life in isolation meant delivering goods.
Many settlements in the city are still separated by two-meter-high plastic walls that were erected at the beginning of the crisis with the aim of social distance and isolation of communities. For this reason, the citizens of Wuhan were completely reliant on online delivery.
Stricter rules at supermarkets to be enforced from Monday
As of Monday, supermarkets across Greece are to start restricting the number of customers allowed inside a shop at any given time, in line with new, stricter regulations issued by the government to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Turkey’s most technology-savy brands selected
Turkey's most technology-savvy brands in the main 23 sectors have been selected through a survey conducted in 12 provinces including the commercial hub İstanbul, the capital Ankara, the Aegean province of İzmir, the Black Sea province of Samsun and the southeastern industrial city of Gaziantep.
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Confidence in Bulgarian E-Shops has Increased in 2019
Confidence in Bulgarian online stores has increased over the past year, according to a survey by the largest hosting company, SuperHosting.BG. The number of platforms for online stores is also increasing.
Small increase reported in retail trading at Christmas
Turnover at stores in Greece improved somewhat over the holiday period compared to last year but remains a long way from satisfactory, according to retail experts.
E-shoppers mostly buying from abroad
Almost half of internet users in Greece last year also made an online purchase, according to the latest survey by Ecommerce Europe. This rate has grown to 49 percent from 45 percent in 2017.
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E-shopping revenues seen rising in 2019
The total revenue of e-commerce in Greece in 2019 is expected to reach 4 billion euros against last year's 3.7 billion, according to the Greek e-Commerce Association (GRECA).
More than 7,000 businesses in Greece have digital outlets and online users are estimated at 3.8 million, the association's president Katerina Fraidaki told a press conference in Athens on Wednesday.
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Most retailers see turnover drop due to glut of offers
Seven out of every 10 retailers polled by the institute of the Hellenic Confederation of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (ESEE) said that they saw a drop in turnover over this year's winter sales period, from mid-January to the end of February, compared to last year.
Only 8 percent of enterprises reported an increase in turnover this year.
Electronic Commerce Week begins on Monday
The winter sales at bricks-and-mortar stores may have ended on Thursday, but consumers can now look forward to special offers at hundreds of e-shops during Electronic Commerce Week, which gets under way on Monday and lasts up until March 11. Some 300 e-shops have already announced discounts of up to 50 percent on their merchandise.
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Greek e-shops earn greater market share
Homegrown online shops are gaining ground in Greece, as 85 percent of consumers in the country use them for the vast majority of their online purchases, according to a survey by the E-Business Research Center of the Athens University for Economics and Business (ELTRUN) and the Association of Business and Retail Sales in Greece (SELPE).
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