The Netherlands ⁽⁵²⁾

In (e)commerce, the ‘green trend’ is growing. Consumers are increasingly aware of environmental issues and the role of consumption and e-commerce within that space. And in a bid to successfully address increasing demands for sustainability from their consumers, online retailers have been pondering for some…

In this week’s blog we publish the online purchase volumes for June, and we see that volumes decline. We saw a similar decline in online purchase volumes in June of 2020, although the period preceding June 2020 (a peak in online purchases, a result of…

In this week’s blog we examine consumers’ demands and expectations of the future of e-commerce. In our survey we asked consumers about their expectations of the likelihood of eight futuristic scenarios developing in the next five years. Both the level of expectation of a scenario coming true as…

As rapidly as the world plunged into uncertainty as a result of the corona pandemic, now restrictions are being lifted with increasing speed in European societies. This the result of effective measures, successful vaccination programs and likely changing weather conditions. It finally seems like there…

AfterPay Insights’ monthly forecasts are back with this June outlook for e-commerce in the Netherlands, Germany and Norway. Do Dutch, German and Norwegian consumers intend to increase or decrease their shopping in June? What does this mean for overall e-commerce growth in June? And which…

In last week’s blog post we forecast how Dutch, German and Norwegian consumers will shop in May. But this week, we look back and focus on how consumers shop until May – so, in April. How much has e-commerce grown in April? What is the…

AfterPay Insights’ monthly forecasts are back with this May outlook for e-commerce in the Netherlands, Germany and Norway. Do Dutch, German and Norwegian consumers intend to increase or decrease their shopping in May? What does this mean for e-commerce growth in May? And which categories…