Claire, one of the world’s leading specialty retailers of jewelry, cosmetics and accessories at affordable prices for girls ages 3 to 27, has launched "a state-of-the-art e-commerce platform, providing international delivery capabilities to more than 180 countries worldwide, with the ability to purchase in Pounds Sterling or Euros." The platform also targets Europe. It rests on BT’s e-commerce platform.

EBay forecasts "a second-quarter profit of 61 to 63 cents per share and revenue of $3.8 billion to $3.9 billion. Analysts were looking for 66 cents a share on revenue of $3.95 billion." The reason for the bleaker forecast is the poor outlook for the European economy.

At the Global E-Commerce Summit in Barcelona in June the Cross-Border Award will be handed out to Euope's best in class e-Commerce web shop. In advance a longlist was drafted.The web shops on the longlist "will be evaluated against a model known as 'ShopExperience'*, with checks carried out against more than 300 different dimensions and prioritisation by a GfK consumer panel. 5 nominees will be selected over the course of this activity! These 5 nominees will be invited to come to the Global E-commerce Summit and their ShopExperience Report will be judged by the professional jury who will announce the bronze, silver and gold winners on the night of the 3rd of June during the European E-commerce Award ceremony."

Industry organization Thuiswinkel.org awarded Takeaway.com the Cross Border E-Commerce Award."Takeaway.com particularly impressed the jury with their well-developed, omnichannel marketing concept that is optimally adapted to its respective target markets."

During a ministerial session at the European Consumer Summit in Brussels European Ministers assessed cross border e-Commerce.

Lithuanian Vice Minister for Justice Paulius Griciunas: "“Most consumers are not confident purchasing from other member states because they don’t know what do do if something goes wrong."

Kjetil Andreas Ostling, Norwegian State Secretary to the Minister for Children, Equality and Social Inclusion: "In many countries it has not been a priority to enter a dialogue with traders. infringement is not neccessarily always a result of bad will, but of retailers not aware of the legal situation. Guidance to the traders should be increased. Businesses should be ensured a level playing field in Eruope, and that can be done through proper enforcement."

"Marie- Josee Ries of the Luxembourg Ministry of Commrce, stressed that she believes consumers in fact do want to buy across borders, but that retailers are confronted with fragmented legalisation and can thus not offer staisfactory conditions."