Crossborder-ecommerce.com published an article, where they write:

"Annual volumes of China’s cross-border online shopping have reached USD 2.92 billion in 2012 and by 2015, this segment is projected to surpass USD 8.11 billion. This growth is making the area an attractive one for banks and non-banks."

"Today, cross-border ecommerce is relatively small – at 8 percent of online commerce – so there’s lot of room for growth. E-commerce opportunities, the increased penetration of smartphones, the fast technological developments and innovative products and services made merchants in Asia-Pacific, and worldwide, realize that brick and mortar is not the most important starting point of their business, and that online shopping connected to an unlimited base of customers could actually help them save money, adapt quicker to the new technology and reach out faster to new customers. Selling online in multiple geographies is the holy grail of retail, but it is the most complex commerce territory to conquer with the ability to accept in-country payment methods as the main battle to be won. The key to successful cross-border online shopping is to offer the shoppers the same services online as they have received in-store for years, with the ability to pay in their own language, currency, and preferred (local) payment method."

"Enhancing cross-border ecommerce and making it transparent, domestic and profitable, has strategic importance for Payvision; we believe that sharing knowledge within the global acquiring network, in which different stakeholders cooperate with each other, will ultimately prove to be profitable for all participants in the ecommerce landscape. Different aspects of international expansion and cross-border ecommerce such as fraud & risk management, logistics, payment processing, or law & legislation have to be thoroughly understood by ecommerce players around the world in order for them to really benefit from the immense business opportunities raised by the digital era."

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Nornir is part of a European Commision funded project that is developing new language versions of the UK Planning For Real programme that is based in the UK. For more information see the link below:

http://www.planningforreal.org.uk/

Partner countries are France, Turkey, Italy and Poland. The trechniques of community action planning are being used to address the issue how all sections of European society can engage effectively in policy making.

With less public funding available for investment in regeneration, concerted action takes place to address the challenges and problems faced by communities across the EU. That will depend on characteristics, opportunities and threats that define each community and their capacity to respond to the subsequent challenges.   When developed effectively, grass-root involvement in the regeneration process can remove the barriers to economic growth and provide the opportunities to tackle disadvantage, deprivation and dilapidation.

The Planning for Real project will help to provide training and resources to help facilitate this in all the partner countries. For more information please visit the project web site.:

http://www.planningforreal.org.uk/planning-for-real-in-europe/

PECOS4SMEs est un projet innovant qui vise à stimuler le potentiel des PMEs actives dans le commerce en ligne en leur offrant un programme de formation personnalisé qui facilite la mise en œuvre de stratégies d'e-commerce efficaces et adaptées à leurs besoins spécifiques.

Το 2013 υπήρξε το έτος κατά το οποίο το ηλεκτρονικÏŒ εμπÏŒριο παγκοσμίως γνÏŽρισε σημαντική ανάκαμψη και πρÏŒσφατη έκθεση της Forrester Research προβλέπει πως και το 2014 θα είναι μία ανάλογη χρονιά. ΑναλυτικÏŒτερα στην πιο πρÏŒσφατη έκθεσή της η εταιρεία προχÏŽρησε και σε μία σειρά 5 προβλέψεων για την τρέχουσα περίοδο.

Τα βασικÏŒτερα απÏŒ τα σημεία της έκθεσης της Forrester αναφέρουν πως και το 2014 θα είναι μία χρονιά ÏŒπου το ηλεκτρονικÏŒ εμπÏŒριο θα ενισχύσει τη θέση του καθÏŽς οι επιχειρήσεις δείχνουν πλέον να επενδύουν σημαντικά και συστηματικά αλλά και οι καταναλωτές θα συνεχίσουν να κινούνται προς τις ηλεκτρονικές αγορές αξιοποιÏŽντας τα πλεονεκτήματα που παρέχουν.

Διαβάστε περισσÏŒτερα εδÏŽ: http://www.businessnews.gr/article/1428/5-provlepseis-tis-forrester-gia-ilektroniko-emporio-2014

Το ηλεκτρονικÏŒ εμπÏŒριο (e-εμπÏŒριο) είναι ένας τομέας της οικονομίας, ÏŒπου η αγορά και πÏŽληση των προÏŠÏŒντων ή υπηρεσιÏŽν διεξάγεται μέσω ηλεκτρονικÏŽν συστημάτων, ÏŒπως το Διαδίκτυο και άλλα δίκτυα υπολογιστÏŽν. Το ηλεκτρονικÏŒ εμπÏŒριο σχετίζεται με τεχνολογίες ÏŒπως το κινητÏŒ εμπÏŒριο, η ηλεκτρονική μεταφορά κεφαλαίων, η διαχείριση εφοδιαστικής αλυσίδας και το μάρκετινγκ Διαδικτύου. Το σύγχρονο ηλεκτρονικÏŒ εμπÏŒριο συνήθως χρησιμοποιεί το WorldWideWeb, αλλά μπορεί επίσης να περιλαμβάνει ένα ευρύτερο φάσμα τεχνολογιÏŽν, ÏŒπως e-mail, κινητές συσκευές, μέσα κοινωνικής δικτύωσης και σταθερή τηλεφωνία.

Διαβάστε περισσÏŒτερα εδÏŽ: http://bit.ly/1iqX999