Black Friday originated in the US and marks the start of the holiday shopping season. Its best feature is that it causes massive consumer demand. In 2019, nearly 25 million people in France took advantage of this huge day of sales and treated themselves to a product at a ruthlessly competitive price, and 165 million Americans did the same. Black Friday arrived in France in 2010. Every year, consumers’ wallets and sellers’ turnover are getting more and more used to [...]

We all know that the world has been going through an unprecedented crisis for some time now. Since the new coronavirus known as COVID-19 began to circulate, various different markets and industries have been experiencing difficulties, with businesses forced to cut back on their activity. But all is not lost!

While some companies are starting to return to the office and braving public transport once again, others are continuing to work from home. Many are asking the same question: will the [...]

If you’re an international company and more specifically a cross-border e-commerce business, you obviously need to ship across international borders, and might be wondering why the price seems to change on a dime. As you might imagine, there are many variables involved in getting goods and shipments from one country to the next. From economic conditions to the price of fuel and dicey international disputes, it might take a while for your packages to arrive at their destination. You can [...]

This is a partner article from the Händlerbund e-commerce association and was written by legal editor Melvin Dreyer. Discover everything you need to know about the main legislation changes for European e-commerce in 2020.

2020 will be another eventful year for online retailers: the EU has already planned and approved numerous changes to its legislation.

The majority of the laws which affect online retailers are now based on the European Union’s legal guidelines. Intensive work is under way to create a standardised [...]