Envolve Tech, a retail tech company from Wales, has entered the US market. The Newport-based company has launched an office in New York. The expansion follows after raising over 800,000 euros last year.

Shipping costs are one of the most important factors for ecommerce businesses. If you're an online retailer, it's important to know how much sending a package will cost you. But the average cost of shipping is different in every country. The 2018 Shipping Price Index shows you what the most expensive countries are for shipping a package.

Veeqo, a Wales company that offers ecommerce inventory software, has acquired UK parcel delivery startup ParcelBright. The acquisition should help Veeqo with achieving its goal of making selling easier for online sellers. ParcelBright’s service and software will be merged into Veeqo, with a focus on further improving its online sellers' productivity.

A new year is around the corner and we might see some new things in 2017. Four CEOs of leading Nordic ecommerce companies share their thoughts on what they think will be the key ecommerce trends in 2017.

Deutsche Post DHL Group has opened a new fulfillment center in the United Kingdom. In the English town of Radlett, an area of about 6,500 square meters offers same-day processing for the Greater London area. DHL already operates a similar fulfillment center in Germany and is now working to open such centers in the Netherlands, Poland and Switzerland.

London fintech company Checkout.com has raised 450 million dollars (370 million euros) in a Series C round. The company is now valuated at over 12 billion euros and is looking to expand its business further abroad.

Ecommerce News is the website you must read if you want to stay up-to-date on the European ecommerce sphere. But what if you have a question about your cross-border sales? What if you want to brainstorm with international retailers? At the new Ecommerce News Community you can discuss all things ecommerce.

The ecommerce industry in Sweden increased by 16 percent in 2014 and is now worth 42.9 billion Swedish kronor, or 4.53 billion euros. Ecommerce currently accounts for 6.4% of total retail sales in Sweden. Last year, more and more Swedish consumers used their mobile phones to shop online.

The online trading of goods and services in Sweden is growing at a tremendous rate. During the first quarter of this year, ecommerce in Sweden grew by 19 percent when you compare it with the same period last year. The forecast is that ecommerce in Sweden will reach a turnover of 50 billion Swedish kronor, or 5.42 billion euros, by the end of this year.

Online sales of goods in Sweden increased by 16 percent during the third quarter of this year. It's expected that ecommerce in Sweden will be worth 50 billion Swedish kronor, or 5.36 billion euros, in 2015. Now slightly more than every fifth purchase in the Nordic country happens online.

Ecommerce in Sweden has increased by 19 percent to reach 50 billion kronor, or 5.36 billion euros, in 2015. Since the financial crisis, the growth of this industry hasn't been as strong as it was last year. The strong purchasing power is the key driver for this growth.

Things are still going well for the ecommerce industry in Europe. In total, B2C ecommerce sales in Europe increased by 14.3%, reaching 423.8 billion euros last year. The growth rate did decrease a little compared to the year before, but it still shows double digits.

Ecommerce in Europe continued to grow significantly last year. The actual growth rate of B2C ecommerce of goods and services in Europe amounted to 13.9% in 2014, reaching 426.8 billion euros. Europe is still the second-biggest ecommerce region in the world. Only Asia-Pacific has a bigger ecommerce industry.

Post Office and other carriers in the United Kingdom are warning  that any parcel containing gifts or goods that are being sent to an EU country must have a customs declaration form attached to it. This is the result of the Brexit, which became fully operational on the first of January.

The Platform Group, which has been selling fashion and shoes online in Germany for years through its brands Schuhe24 and Outfits24, is expanding to France. It launched shopping portal EnVogue, which is aimed at online fashion shoppers from France.