French online sales soar
Online sales in France have increased by 26% in 2009, according to a new report.
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French e-tail business booms
Online sales in France rose nearly 30 per cent in 2008, reaching €20.1 billion (£18.5bn; $26 billion), the Fédération du E-commerce et de la Vente à Distance (FEVAD) reports.
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Online merchants in France took in EUR1 billion (USD 1.71 billion) during Q2 2008, according to the Association pour le commerce et les services en ligne (ACSEL) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
However, Q1 actually represents just a fraction of total French e-commerce—and less than one-quarter. Not only is Q4 the biggest of the year, but the ACSEL/PwC figure does not include online travel.
Another French trade group, the Fédération des entreprises de vente à distance (FEVAD), said that e-commerce sales in France will reach EUR 20.9 billion (USD 32.4 billion) this year. FEVAD includes both online travel and online B2B purchases.
The association projects e-commerce growth through 2010, when sales are expected to reach EUR 31.4 billion (USD 44.3 billion).
Fevad France Internet shopping 2007 – 2008 statistics
Fevad France Internet shopping 2007 – 2008 statistics
French online shopping in 2007
Issued in February 2008 this is a detailed overview of B2C online shopping in France during 2007.
TNT Express France expects boom in online order deliveries
TNT Express France expects to triple its home delivery volumes this Christmas thanks to the e-commerce boom in France, and handle a total of about six million express parcels in December.
For the Christmas period this year, the number of online orders is expected to be much higher than for the same period in 2006. The French association Fevad (Federation of e-commerce and mail order trading) expects a turnover of EUR 3 billion in online shopping in France this year which would amount to a 22 pct increase compared to Christmas 2006. Some traders are expecting a tenfold increase in online sales.
TNT Express France, which is the delivery partner for about 150 online retail sites, said it has adapted the capacity and resources of its operational network to cope with the strong rise in the quantity of parcels to be delivered to consumers.
TNT will ensure express delivery of presents on Saturday 22 December as well as Monday 24 December. As part of the special service, TNT will offer a 24-hour delivery service until Christmas Eve.
This innovative service ensures maximum comfort especially when it comes to home delivery, TNT said. If consumers are not at home at the time of delivery, the parcels are automatically transported to the next Relais Colis parcel drop-off point. The recipient is then informed by SMS where the item can be picked up. TNT uses a network of 3,800 Relais Colis networks.
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