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LIGHT VERSION EUROPEAN E-COMMERCE REPORT 2022 Executed by: EUROPE E-COMMERCE REPORT 2022 INTRODUCTION A word from Ecommerce Europe At the same time, in parallel to the digitalization of businesses, Ecommerce Europe’s Public Affairs Activities European policymakers are continuing their course to update Ecommerce Europe represents the interests of the digital Luca Cassetti EU legislation to the current digital reality. In the first half of commerce sector towards European legislators. Our advocacy 2022, this meant the finalization of two major digital files, activities focus on the following main pillars: Secretary General the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act. Given the increased importance of online marketplaces in the Digital Regulations e-commerce ecosystem, these rules will significantly impact Digital Transactions and Innovation As the European digital commerce association, Ecommerce the sector, helping reduce illegal content online and make Logistics Europe would like to thank the Centre for Market Insights of the internet safer and more transparent, but also leading to Taxation the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences for preparing considerable implementation challenges. At the same time, the Sustainability this report. In the past two years, retailers have gained a lot of European Union is intensifying its efforts to make the economy Platforms experience in digitalization. This acceleration was significantly more sustainable and has published extensive new legislative Trust (Ecommerce Trustmark) pushed by the Covid-19 pandemic, during which e-commerce proposals covering all aspects of products and services placed and retail played an essential role for both the economy and on the EU market. These proposals cover a wide range of issues, These pillars are structured into Working Committees that are society. These developments are reflected in this year’s findings, from greening retail value chains to improving the circularity of managed by the Brussels Secretariat. Members of Ecommerce which show that in 2021, total European e-commerce grew products. Additionally, they also tackle quantifying the impact Europe can participate in the committees to discuss and to €718bn with a growth rate of 13%. This is up from €633bn of products and activities on the environment, and how it is contribute to the development of the positions of the association in 2020. In 2022, growth rates are forecast to continue their presented to European consumers. on a wide range of topics. These meetings are also the occasion upward trend. However, we can notice that the growth is slightly to get informed, share best practices and discuss obstacles stabilising, with an expected growth rate of 11% and a turnover With its extensive work on digitalization and sustainability, merchants face in their daily operations. Ecommerce Europe of €797bn. the EU has the power to considerably influence the transition translates the outcome of the Working Committees into policy to a more digital and circular economy. However, to meet its recommendations for legislators on how to make it easier for While it seems that we are slowly leaving behind the pandemic objective, it needs to align with the ambition of businesses and merchants to sell to their customers, especially cross-border. At after more than two years, more recently, Europe has address existing barriers and boost solutions that already exist the same time, we provide practical and useful information to unfortunately become the stage of a major conflict. The war and work today. our members on relevant developments at EU level. in Ukraine and the horrible consequences for the people of Ukraine have exposed the vulnerability of peace in Europe, Ecommerce Europe: The European Digital but at the same time also demonstrated that Europeans were Commerce Association ready to help each other in times of need. While the safety of Ecommerce Europe represents, through its national the Ukrainian people is the highest priority, the repercussions of associations, more than 150,000 companies selling goods and the war can be felt across the whole continent. Although difficult services online to consumers in Europe. Ecommerce Europe acts to predict its long-term consequences at this stage, the war in at European level to help legislators create a better framework Ukraine already has a major impact on European and global for online merchants, so that their sales can grow further. We markets. The conflict has significantly exacerbated inflation are the European platform for digital commerce, where national and increased energy prices, impacting consumers’ purchasing associations, company members and business partners can power and confidence, as well as disrupting global supply chains network and share best practices, exchange information and that were already weakened by the pandemic. knowledge on issues concerning their business. If you would like to get involved with Ecommerce Europe or one of our national associations, please visit our website www.ecommerce-europe.eu or send us an e-mail at info@ecommerce-europe.eu. 2 EUROPE E-COMMERCE REPORT 2022 INTRODUCTION A word from EuroCommerce The consumer journey has completely changed: our customers Finally, as Europe’s largest employer, we have embarked on expect to be able to use various combinations of online and the process of creating a Pact for Skills for our sector which Christel Delberghe offline interaction. Retailers will have no choice but to invest in we aim to finalize before the end of the year. Our objective is making their offering a seamless experience. to showcase the important investments our sector makes in Director-General growing our employees’ skills and to highlight the need to attract E-commerce has increased competition and fragmentation in new talent and skills to help achieve the digital and sustainability online offerings, with new models such as quick commerce. transformation of our sector. EuroCommerce, the European voice of the retail and wholesale Nevertheless, we expect physical stores to continue to play sector, is proud again this year to support the European a major, but somewhat different role, offering experiences EuroCommerce: The Voice of E-commerce Regional Report. Our sector is an essential and expert advice. With retail and wholesale an important European Retail and Wholesale ecosystem ensuring access to essential services and products lynchpin of the European economy, we are calling on national every day, the largest private sector employer in Europe, governments and European policymakers to make digitalization EuroCommerce is the principal European organization providing 26 million jobs, and playing a key role in the life of a major priority for the recovery of our sector and the economy representing the retail and wholesale sector. It embraces local communities. Our sector is undergoing a fundamental as a whole. national associations in 27 countries and 5 million companies, transformation - to become more digital, more sustainable including leading global players and many small businesses. and to train its staff and attract new talent. We estimate that Having a digital presence is becoming a matter of survival Over a billion times a day, retailers and wholesalers distribute businesses will have to nearly double their current investment for many companies. Prior to the pandemic, 70% of retailers, goods and provide an essential service to millions of business by 2030 to equip the sector with the means to achieve this especially micro businesses, had no e-commerce offering or and individual customers. The sector generates 1 in 7 jobs, transformation successfully. online presence. Supporting SME digitalization will require offering a varied career to 26 million Europeans, many of dedicated support, technical advice and awareness of the them young people. It also supports millions of further jobs The shocking invasion of Ukraine is fueling further uncertainty various tools to facilitate such an online presence without the throughout the supply chain, from small local suppliers to and volatility, with a direct impact on our sector, facing even need to invest in an elaborate operation. international businesses. EuroCommerce is the recognized higher energy costs, high inflation, supply chain disruption and European social partner for the retail and wholesale sector. the growing risk of protectionism. Managing this crisis inevitably Over the past year, we have seen the European Union embracing affects the sector’s ability to significantly invest and we are asking the digital agenda and proposing legislation now covered by European governments to prioritize retail and wholesale as an updated competition rules, the Digital Services Act and the essential contributor to the European economy and a lynchpin Digital Market act; and legislators are now negotiating rules of local communities. covering data, cybersecurity and micro-chips. This will require e-commerce players to adapt some of their business models, The Covid-19 pandemic acted as an accelerator for online and EuroCommerce will be monitoring the implementation sales, as e-commerce quickly responded to the challenges of and enforcement of these rules carefully to ensure that the Covid pandemic by ensuring continued access to producers Europe provides an environment conducive to innovation while and services to consumers. 2021 saw e-commerce sales ensuring fair competition and appropriate levels of consumer continuing to grow, albeit at a slower pace as Covid restrictions protection. loosened up. But consumers, many of who had not gone online before, have seen the utility and convenience of e-commerce, The pandemic further accelerated pressure for changes in the and preliminary results from a study currently being conducted traditional physical store and we are seeing significant levels for us expect online sales to make up an average of 30% of retail of vacant premises throughout Europe. We will be calling on turnover by 2030. governments and the European Union to launch a program to facilitate a dialogue and exchange of good practices in securing If you would like to get involved with EuroCommerce, please the future of town centers and rural communities, and the role visit our website www.eurocommerce.eu or send us an e-mail of stores in achieving this. at bastings@eurocommerce.eu. 3 EUROPE E-COMMERCE REPORT 2022 CONTENTS Contents 05 Europe Market Overview 59 CENTRAL EUROPE 93 SOUTHERN EUROPE 07 Europe E-Commerce Overview 60 Austria 94 Cyprus 13 EU-27 E-Commerce Overview 61 Interview: Rainer Will, Handelsverband 95 Greece 63 Czechia 96 Italy 17 WESTERN EUROPE 64 Interview: Jan Vetyška, APEK 97 Interview: Roberto Liscia, Netcomm 18 Belgium 66 Hungary 99 Malta 19 Interview: Greet Dekocker, SafeShops 67 Interview: Norbert Madar, GKI Digital 100 Interview: Denise Borda, Malta Communications Authority 20 Interview: Sofie Geeroms, BeCommerce 69 Poland (MCA) 22 France 70 Interview: Patrycja Sass-Staniszewska, EIZBA 101 Portugal 23 Interview: Marc Lolivier, FEVAD 73 Slovak Republic 102 Spain 26 Germany 74 Slovenia 27 Interview: Martin Groß-Albenhausen, BEVH 75 Switzerland 103 Methodology & Sources 29 Ireland 76 Interview: Patrick Kessler, HANDELSVERBAND.swiss 104 About Us & Thanks 30 Interview: James Byrne and Duncan Graham, 105 Copyright Retail Excellence 77 EASTERN EUROPE 33 Interview: David Campbell, Digital Business Ireland 78 Albania 36 Luxembourg 79 Bosnia & Herzegovina 37 Netherlands 80 Bulgaria 38 Interview: Marlene ten Ham, Thuiswinkel.org 81 Interview: Janet Naidenova, Bulgarian E-commerce Association 40 United Kingdom 83 Croatia 84 Montenegro 41 NORTHERN EUROPE 85 North Macedonia 42 Denmark 86 Interview: Nina Angelovska, Macedonian Ecommerce 43 Interview: Niels Ralund, Dansk Erhverv Association 45 Estonia 88 Romania 46 Interview: Tõnu Väät, Estonian e-commerce Association 89 Interview: Florinel Chis, ARMO 47 Finland 91 Serbia 48 Interview: Ilari Kallio, Kaupan litto 92 Ukraine 50 Iceland 51 Latvia 52 Interview: Edgars Pentjuss, Latvian E-Shop Association 53 Lithuania 54 Norway 55 Interview: Gerhard Anthun, Virke e-Handel 57 Sweden 58 Interview: Per Ljungberg, Svensk Digital Handel 4
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