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April 1, 2021

How did Manchester City successfully transform into the “e-commerce city”?

Why can Manchester City become the city of British e-commerce in just a few years? From an analysis point of view, we believe that the main reasons can be summarized as follows: 1. Geographical and transportation advantages in the very centre of the UK First of all, of course, Manchester City’s unique geographical and transportation advantages. After all, logistics services are a very important part of the e-commerce economy. As the centre of the British “Northern Revitalization Plan”, Manchester City has a huge rail and road network, connecting Birmingham, London, Edinburgh, Liverpool and other important British cities, and belongs to […]

March 21, 2021

Manchester, the city of British e-commerce

Under the epidemic, the British e-commerce industry, which has been accumulating for a long time, also ushered in a major outbreak. In the midst of an economic depression, the achievements of the British e-commerce giants are exceptionally dazzling. Coincidentally, the headquarters of these two e-commerce giants are located in Manchester, an important town in northern England. Don’t be surprised. In fact, Manchester City has been targeting the e-commerce industry for some time. What is the reason for the successful transformation of the former “cotton capital” famous for industry and football? How Manchester, which played an important role in the process […]

March 1, 2021

Due to the epidemic, there is a shortage of cartons in the UK

The epidemic has changed people’s consumption habits. Many people in the UK have become accustomed to online shopping, which has led to a surge in demand for paper packaging from businesses. However, due to the epidemic, there is a shortage of cartons in the UK, and recycling is also facing difficulties. In the UK, with the extension of the epidemic lockdown period, online shopping has become more and more common. From potted plants to bicycles, they are packaged and sent directly to consumers’ homes. The surge in online orders has greatly boosted the demand for packaging cartons. Many merchants stated […]

February 24, 2021

Every day 6 billion euros “escape” London! Great losses after Brexit

After Brexit, the country stopped complying with a series of rules and regulations under the EU regulatory framework. It started to promote bilateral economic and trade relations by the UK and the EU’s new laws after Brexit. Almost from the very beginning, the new post-Brexit regulations have had devastating consequences for the UK’s consumer, logistics and financial industries. Consumers have to pay more than 20% extra After the Brexit, British consumers found that they had to pay extra when buying goods online from EU sellers. The additional cost mainly comes from value-added tax or business tax. Before Brexit, as a […]

February 21, 2021

The epidemic has forced the UK to accept online shopping

It has been more than a year since the British official confirmed the first case on February 1, 2020. Even if the United Kingdom first implemented a national lockdown on March 23, it has been almost a year. This year, the British economy and business were hit hard, but one industry was untouched and became the biggest beneficiary of the epidemic. This industry is e-commerce. According to data released by the British Retail Consortium, 2020 was the worst year for the British retail industry due to the epidemic lockdown impact. However, as consumers turned to online shopping for safety during […]

February 19, 2021

Online purchases from EU are getting more expensive

Some shoppers have found their purchases from EU stores getting more expensive. It’s because not all charges are covered by a Brexit trade deal between the UK and EU. So what are these fees and how can you avoid them? I want to buy a £50 jumper from the EU, what do I need to know? Value added tax (VAT), a sales tax, has always been required on EU goods. And since Brexit, the way it is applied has changed. Previously, you would have paid the local VAT rate. So if you bought your jumper from a shop in Sweden, […]

February 10, 2021

More than half of U.K. consumers prefer digital shopping

Adventuring to different markets worldwide, PYMNTS continues to document how the digital shift that caught fire in 2020 continues shaping spend trends and consumer sentiments. The January 2021 Global Digital Shopping Index: United Kingdom Edition is based on a survey of more than 2,000 consumers and 560 merchants in the U.K. Among important findings of the new study is this: “The U.K. stands out in our study for the scale of its digital shopping shift: 54 percent of U.K. consumers now prefer wholly in-store shopping experiences. The rest are more inclined toward digital native shopping experiences in which they shop online and […]

February 1, 2021

U.K. retail sales fell more than twice in January lockdown

U.K. retail sales fell more than twice as fast as expected in January as the latest national lockdown closed stores in what’s traditionally a busy period with post-holiday discounts. Sales in shops and online fell 8.2% after posting a small increase in December, the Office for National Statistics said Friday. It was worse than the lowest forecast and the third consecutive downside surprise. While the reading was less severe than the 18% drop during the first lockdown in April, it underscores the toll the restrictions are taking on retailers. All non-essential stores to shut for weeks at a time, damping […]

January 2, 2021

US Online apparel and footwear sales are growing rapidly

According to an analysis report released by Coresight Research, online apparel and footwear sales in 2020 will increase by 27.2% to $121.5 billion. Due to the epidemic, shoppers no longer went to stores to buy new clothes as frequently as before. Conversely, browsing sports pants and pyjama suits on the Internet has become a new buying habit. The market share of clothing retailers is shrinking day by day, and stores continue to close and go bankrupt. According to Euromonitor, the overall U.S. apparel and footwear growth rate has shrunk by approximately 12.1% this year. Last year’s online sales of clothing […]

December 22, 2020

The U.K. e-commerce market is likely to usher in huge growth

Affected by the epidemic, it will take more than two years for the British economy to return to the level before the epidemic. To this end, the U.K. has provided companies with a new £4.6 billion support plan to deal with a new wave of epidemics. The U.K. epidemic continued to spread, with the death toll exceeding the level of World War II, and the death rate rose by 12.1%. British scholars predict that if the second wave of the epidemic does not reach its peak in the next two weeks, the death toll may soar to 120,000 by March. […]