Tag Archives: Europe

Oct02

French Department Stores and Japanese Shopping Portals

By Scott Silverman | Published: October 2, 2009
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Where can you get a global view of e-commerce from the owner of a Japanese professional baseball team and the CEO of the most famous department store in Paris?  Why, the Global E-Commerce Summit in Monaco, October 26 – 28, of course.  Shop.org is the co-producer of this second annual global event along with the [...]

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Apr06

Talking with…Zia Daniell Wigder, Forrester Senior Analyst

By Ellen Davis, SVP | Published: April 6, 2009
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Continuing Shop.org’s “Talking With…” series, we took some time to pick the brain of Zia Daniell Wigder, a senior analyst at Forrester Research who is a leading expert on Web globalization. Zia’s traveled to countries that most people couldn’t find on a map and offers insights on the best places for retailers to expand abroad, [...]

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Feb23

Q&A With eBags’ Peter Cobb on Why They Shut Down Their UK Site

By Scott Silverman | Published: February 23, 2009
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Some of you may have seen that eBags recently decided to shut down its UK operations.  For the past few years, online retailers have been looking towards Europe as an opportunity for strategic growth.  This move by eBags definitely raises some questions.  I had the privilege to catch up with eBags Co-Founder and SVP  Peter [...]

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Feb03

Global expansion: The (multi) million-dollar question

By Ellen Davis, SVP | Published: February 3, 2009
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A panel of global e-commerce experts provided some fascinating insights this afternoon on what retailers should consider before going global. Here were a few takeaways: Making the Decision When trying to decide if you should expand, talk to your customers. Are they aware of your brand? Do they understand it? Are they advocates? Try to [...]

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Jan27

Strategy and Innovation Content — Opportunity From Adversity

By Larry Joseloff, VP, Content, Shop.org | Published: January 27, 2009
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I just stepped into the way-back machine and realized that this the 12th event where I have helped plan content for Shop.org events.  Even though every event is special in it’s own way, I may be the most excited about the agenda at the upcoming Strategy and Innovation Forum.   Artemis and I have worked hard [...]

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