Western Europe B2C E-Commerce Status – Key Findings

March 1, 2012 - PRLog -- 10% of individuals in the UK accessed the Internet with their mobile phone in 2010 – above the EU average of 7%. UK M-Commerce sales are forecasted to more than double until 2013. The expected boom of M-Commerce will be driven by new technologies and the growing penetration of smartphones.

B2C E-Commerce sales in France reached more than EUR 30 billion in 2010.

El Corte Ingles was the leading B2C E-Commerce player in terms of unique monthly visitors in Spain in May 2011, followed by Privalia.com, Carrefour, Casa del Libro, Zara, La Redoute and Venca.

The share of B2C E-Commerce on total retail sales in Italy grew from 4% in 2009 to 6% in 2010.

The number of Internet users in the Netherlands reached 15 million in 2010, accounting for 90% of the total
population.

Belgian B2C E-Commerce sales increased by +15% in 2010 (vs. 2009). 95% of Belgian online retailers see a bright future for 2011, however, 84% expect more international competition.

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Nichepro is a leading consulting & IT services company. Founded in 2001 by a team of technology practitioners, we provide IT applications, consulting, outsourced applications development and maintenance and more. While our primary market is the US, we also cater to emerging markets such as India. From the time of inception, we have been leveraging our industry and functional expertise, technology practices and sophisticated delivery models to deliver world-class services to our customers, irrespective of whether it is in the US or India that they are located.