Cross-border ecommerce is booming. Among the challenges of successfully entering a new country or region is understanding the shopping habits of local consumers, and overcoming shipping and logistics obstacles. Most of my recommendations in “10 Low-Budget Ways to Sell Internationally,” a 2012 article, apply today, in 2019. However, cross-border ecommerce sales have greatly increased since […]
Facebook is adding auto-translation tools within Messenger, which could open up the door for more cross-border business dealings. Source link
Recently I received an interesting report titled “Internationalising your brand in 2017.” It was commissioned by Arvato, a Germany-based media technology company, and produced by WBR Insights, a consulting firm. The report is based on a survey of 200 decisionmakers at leading ecommerce retailers in the United States. It offers insights on how top American
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Exports from Russia consist mostly of natural resources — oil, gas, wood, gems, uranium. Russian consumer goods such as apparel, jewelry, and electronics do not have strong positions on the international market. But things are changing slowly. Supported by the government and private investors, Russian manufacturers are seeking foreign customers. In this post, I’ll discuss
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While domestic online sales in the United States and the European Union will continue to increase — taking sales away from brick-and-mortar stores — growth rates will flatten out over the next 10 years. The most explosive growth will be in worldwide cross-border ecommerce, with the Asia Pacific region leading the way. Research firm Forrester foresees
