Ecommerce in Greece

Greece is a country located in Southeast Europe. It’s known for its mountainous landscape and many islands. Greece joined the European Union in 1981 and adopted the euro in 2001. The country suffered greatly from a recession between 2007 and 2009, but is now slowly recovering. Here’s what you need to know about ecommerce in Greece:

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Content:

• Ecommerce events in Greece
• Ecommerce customers in Greece
• The ecommerce market in Greece
• Big online stores in Greece
• Latest ecommerce news from or about Greece

Ecommerce events in Greece

Every year there are several ecommerce events being organized in Greece. We have a handy ecommerce events calendar, where you can find all the major online retail events in Europe.

Ecommerce customers in Greece

The Europe 2020 Ecommerce Region Report by RetailX shows that 51 percent of the Greek were online shoppers in 2019.  Among the Greeks who shopped online in the last three months prior to the RetailX study, 38 percent purchased online one or two times. And 36 percent bought something on the internet three to five times, while 15 percent did this six to times in three months’ time.

Most online shoppers in Greece buy from national sellers (87 percent). About one in three also purchase online from sellers from other EU countries, while four in ten do this from sellers abroad (meaning: other EU or non-EU countries).

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The ecommerce market in Greece

Greek consumers bought products and services online with a total value of 7.5 billion euros in 2019. The Greek ecommerce industry showed a 25 percent growth rate, and was one of the fastest-growing ecommerce markets in Europe that year. Ecommerce in Greece accounts for 3.91 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product. This marks one of the highest E-GDP’s in Europe.

Big online stores in Greece

Some major online stores in Greece are Public.gr, E-shop.gr, and Kotsovolos. Public.gr, founded in 2005, is a chain of department stores that sells consumer electronics, books, toys, fashion, media, and more. E-shop.gr was founded in 1998 and is said to be the first online store in Greece. It welcomes 80,000 visitors per day, showing them all kinds of consumer electronics, but also books, sport equipment, and baby care products. Kotsovolos, founded in 1950, is currently one of the most popular electronics retailers in Greece. Since 2005, it’s part of British retailer Dixons.

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Last update: March 2021