E-commerce website

Sell online products

An e-commerce site is a website that allows a company to sell its products online. The payment is handled by electronic means (Bancontact, Visa / Mastercard, Paypal, electronic transfer ,...) or by bank transfer, even if the use of this last solution tends to decrease sharply. Completion of online shopping or traditional single strategy (pure players), e-commerce is developing rapidly and continuously.

The e-commerce in Belgium: a growth industry

Long a laggard in the field of web sites, e-commerce, Belgium seems to have, in recent years, began his ascent, with more than 5,000 online sites selling assets in Belgium and 5 new sites for sale created per day. This translates into an increase of 138% of the number of online stores between 2007 and 2010. The e-commerce sites should generate a turnover record for the year-end 2010 with nearly 750 million euros, an increase of 45%. Side consumer confidence in online payment, which was one of the main obstacles to the development of e-commerce in Belgium appears to install and there is a steady increase in such transactions. For 2010 is projected to increase by at least 15% of online sales in Belgium.

The e-commerce in Belgium: a market to conquer!

If the Belgian consumer seems to have found its brands in online shopping, with a number of e-consumers and amounts of transactions continues to rise, the Belgian market, it is very unprepared to meet demand. Indeed, Wallonia, only 7% of businesses have an online business. So, to the detriment of local businesses to neighboring countries that are turning Belgian consumers, the south being attacked, by France, the north by the Netherlands. "While we have the language skills and technology to attack these two markets, the opposite is happening" on the subject finds Julien Blanchez, marketing director of Google Belgium. In comparison, our Dutch neighbors have 22,000 sites, e-commerce activity against 5,000 in Belgium. In France, there are 64,000 active online shops that welcome more than 25 million shoppers a year.

The benefits of e-commerce site

Have an e-commerce site is the opportunity for a company

to increase its turnover
to have a window open 24 hours on 24, 7 / 7
expand its geographical coverage area
increase its international visibility
reduce costs
recruit new customers
generate traffic in its physical signs
to present an updated catalog
rapid deployment of marketing

Bonuses for creating your e-commerce site

Since 2006, the Walloon government is committed to financially help SMEs wishing to enter the world of e-business. For more information, please visit our page devoted to the premium e-business of the Walloon Region.

An e-commerce site for your business

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Sources :

Distance selling in Belgium, sur becommerce.be le 6 juillet 2010

Les PME belges ratent le train de l'e-commerce, sur lalibre.be le 20 août 2010

Baromètre 2010 TIC de la Région wallonne

Les chiffres-clés de l'e-commerce en France sur blog.boite-a-media.fr

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