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.

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.

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.

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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