The UK’s top online retailers have performed incredibly well in the first quarter of this year. Improvements have been made in website speed and downtime has been slashed. This news comes as it transpires online retailers in Britain enjoyed a bumper March with figures revealing a 16% rise in sales on last year.
The European opportunity for retailers and brands
IMRG, the UK’s eCommerce trade association, says cross-border sales in Europe are set to reach €36bn in 2013 to account for 10.6% of total online sales in the region. This is a mouth-watering prospect for online retailers and brands but there are plenty of challenges and regional differences to tackle before success is assured.