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E-commerce with China - Online consumer trend 2019

25 June 2019Thomas LapperreNo Comments

E-commerce china - online consumer trend 2019

Dutch people shop more abroad, and especially in China. In 2018, five million Dutch people bought € 880 million worth of products and services online abroad. Compared to 2017, this is a growth in cross-border Dutch shopping of 32% and in terms of turnover of 15%. With 31%, China accounts for the lion's share of sales, and if you only look at products, this is even 47%. Now it is mainly about cheap electronic products that are sold through platforms such as Wish and Ali Express. But much more is happening. 42% of e-commerce sales worldwide take place in China, ...

New Retail from China - Online consumer trend 2019

18 June 2019Thomas LapperreNo Comments

The latest trend is another look at China, where Alibaba combines offline and online retail into one seamless experience sent from your smartphone. This allows you to order online, check in when you walk into the store, scan labels for product information in the store and you can pay. Or with face recognition. The Chinese supermarket China, part of Alibaba, is also a full-fill center at the same time. For your online orders, a store employee collects the products on your list. The fresh fish that you buy there can also be prepared on the spot by a cook, for consumption on the spot or…

9 Online consumer trends for 2019 - The year of standardization

25 April 2019Thomas LapperreNo Comments

Technological developments form our society. If you look at any bus stop, living room or waiting room, you can see that the smartphone has replaced the weather talk. But the opposite happens: our culture and history influence technology. For example, an aging population prefers automation and a concept such as privacy has a completely different meaning in a people's republic with a one-party system. The online consumer trends in 2019 are about how we find a new standard in our relationship with technology.

Five million Dutch consumers shop online across the border

April 7, 2019Editor BloeiseNo Comments

Dutch spend € 880 million via foreign web stores In 2018, five million Dutch consumers bought online products and services abroad. Together they spent € 880 million on foreign web shops. This is according to figures from the Thuiswinkel Markt Monitor, the study into online consumer spending in the Netherlands. This research is conducted by GfK, commissioned by Thuiswinkel.org and in collaboration with PostNL.