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NextUp Solutions: PFAs in Romania could become history by March 2024. The lack of predictability will strongly affect entrepreneurs

NextUp Solutions: PFAs in Romania could become history by March 2024. The lack of predictability will strongly affect entrepreneurs

Tax changes proposed by officials for micro-enterprises will affect small businesses in particular, and the lack of predictability of the Tax Code could push investors to other markets, warn representatives of NextUp Solutions, one of the largest companies of software solutions for business, which implements tax changes, with over 5,500 companies in the client portfolio. “Tax changes are once again […]

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Thoughtworks: The Romanian workforce, among the most competitive and well-prepared in the region

Thoughtworks: The Romanian workforce, among the most competitive and well-prepared in the region

The IT industry in Romania is dynamic and constantly growing, and benefits from rich talent pools and a cost-competitive labor market, according to data analyzed by Thoughtworks (NASDAQ: TWKS), a global technology consultancy that integrates strategy, design, and engineering. „The IT industry in Romania has demonstrated its resilience in an economic context marked by challenges and manages to continue its […]

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IDC: European AR/VR Market Will Reach $10.5 Billion by 2027

IDC: European AR/VR Market Will Reach $10.5 Billion by 2027

According to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Augmented and Virtual Reality Spending Guide, European augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) spending will reach $1.1 billion and $3.4 billion, respectively, in 2023. By 2027, AR/VR spending will reach $10.5 billion, growing at a 24.9% CAGR for 2022–2027. Though AR/VR spending has been revised down since the previous forecast due to high […]

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IDC: Accelerating Sustainability Investments Will Fuel Double-Digit Growth in European Digital Spending in 2023

IDC: Accelerating Sustainability Investments Will Fuel Double-Digit Growth in European Digital Spending in 2023

European spending on digital transformation (DX) is forecast to exceed $550 billion in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 15.9% from 2022. According to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) latest Worldwide Digital Transformation Spending Guide, DX spending in Europe will continue to grow in double digits till 2026, with a CAGR of 16.6% for 2021–2026. DX spending will be driven by investments […]

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Limitless Agency Analysis: Romanians made online orders worth 180 million euros in the first quarter of the year

Limitless Agency Analysis: Romanians made online orders worth 180 million euros in the first quarter of the year

The Romanian e-commerce market registered an upward trend in the first quarter of 2023, with the total value of orders being over 180 million euros, despite high inflation, according to an analysis by Limitless Agency, one of the largest digital marketing agencies in Romania. In Q1, the largest order placed online was a TV worth more than 148,000 euros. According […]

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White Image: In the first months of 2023, company sales fell by 10% on average. Only retailers selling products cheaper than their competitors registered increases

White Image: In the first months of 2023, company sales fell by 10% on average. Only retailers selling products cheaper than their competitors registered increases

Against the background of high inflation, the first months of 2023 were dominated by a downward trend in market-wide sales, by an average of 10%, with increases only recorded by retailers selling cheap products, according to an analysis by White Image, the first and largest email marketing services company from Romania. “These trends are the result of increasingly strong signals […]

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TRUDA ANALYSIS: Almost 80% of online stores will not register increased sales for Easter 2023

TRUDA ANALYSIS: Almost 80% of online stores will not register increased sales for Easter 2023

Only 20% of online retailers expect higher sales for Easter 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, an average of 17% year-on-year, due to higher inflation and a lack of analysis of product performance in sales campaigns, according to an analysis made by TRUDA, a unique platform for identifying profitable products from online stores. “Romanian e-commerce is going through […]

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White Image: Companies invest 25% more than last year in the loyalty of Romanian customers, who are saving more and more due to inflation

White Image: Companies invest 25% more than last year in the loyalty of Romanian customers, who are saving more and more due to inflation

Companies in Romania are investing 25% more than last year and 37% more compared to 2020 in customer loyalty, having budgets between 2,000 euros and 30,000 euros on average, to prevent a decrease in sales, in the context in which more and more Romanians are becoming prudent due to increased inflation, according to White Image data, the first and largest […]

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TRUDA: Romanian ecommerce is growing this year, especially in the luxury area, where sales are 50% higher

TRUDA: Romanian ecommerce is growing this year, especially in the luxury area, where sales are 50% higher

In 2023, the ecommerce market is defined by a series of changes, including the fact that Romanians make purchase decisions more slowly, but buy more frequently and in larger quantities online, the luxury segment has spectacular sales, and online stores are changing their focus to promoting products that bring higher profits. Thus, this year, the ecommerce market will grow by […]

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What job could ChatGPT take in Romanian companies

What job could ChatGPT take in Romanian companies

ChatGPT technology, which generates answers and texts with the help of artificial intelligence, could fulfill various tasks and roles, especially those involving repetitive work, in companies in Romania. Specifically, ChatGPT could be an assistant, archivist, data analyst, blog content creator, or junior copywriter, having a support role for Romanian employees. At the same time, ChatGPT relieves employees of certain tasks […]

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Limitless Agency: The gifting segment grew by 64% in March. The most expensive gift on Women’s Day was almost 10,000 euros

Limitless Agency: The gifting segment grew by 64% in March. The most expensive gift on Women’s Day was almost 10,000 euros

On International Women’s Day, the gift market increased by 64% between March 1-8, 2023 compared to the same period last year, according to an analysis by Limitless Agency, one of the largest digital marketing agencies. Thus, the most expensive product ordered from the Romanian online during this period, a luxury watch created by a French fashion house, cost 49,000 lei […]

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True People: The success rate of AI in recruitment exceeds 80%. Traditional job platforms, continuously declining in efficiency

True People: The success rate of AI in recruitment exceeds 80%. Traditional job platforms, continuously declining in efficiency

The success rate of AI-based tools in finding suitable candidates can reach 80%-100% in the hands of an experienced recruiter, according to data from True People, a technology-enabled headhunting company. At the same time, the performance of traditional job platforms and application tracking systems in finding candidates is continuously declining. “Technology has become an essential tool in the recruitment process […]

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