Category: Retail

European Digital Commerce Summit 2024 brings together leaders of the “Driving Industry” from the Romanian digital economy

European Digital Commerce Summit 2024 brings together leaders of the “Driving Industry” from the Romanian digital economy

The European Digital Commerce event (EDC), organized by VTEX and Amazon Web Services on 18th November at Nord Events, brings together leaders from ecommerce, a sector that has become an essential driving force in Romania’s digital economy in recent years. Responsible for 25% of Romania’s GDP growth rate over the past decade and expected to reach a value of over […]

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Alsendo Group, supported by Abris Capital Partners, unifies its portfolio of services and SaaS products

Alsendo Group, supported by Abris Capital Partners, unifies its portfolio of services and SaaS products

Alsendo, the delivery management solution leader in CEE, dedicated to eCommerce businesses, finished one of the key stages of the company transformation, unifying its portfolio of services and SaaS products in connection with the umbrella brand, Alsendo. Through this strategic step, the new group structure will respond more effectively to the eCommerce market needs, both globally and regionally. The Alsendo […]

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Who are the young people in Romania who have created a team of 5 robots that they want to “employ” in over 2,500 online stores by the end of the year

Who are the young people in Romania who have created a team of 5 robots that they want to “employ” in over 2,500 online stores by the end of the year

A team of Romanian entrepreneurs, founders of Naratix, has created five robots based on artificial intelligence that work non-stop, reducing return rates by up to 60% and increasing the average order in online stores by up to 30%. The robot employees were developed in approximately 12 months, with an investment of €350,000, and by the end of the year, their […]

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VTEX is Awarded Best Interface Developer Portal at DevPortal Awards 2023

VTEX is Awarded Best Interface Developer Portal at DevPortal Awards 2023

VTEX ( NYSE: VTEX), the composable and complete commerce platform for premier brands and retailers, proudly announces its win in the Best Interface Developer Portal category at the DevPortal Awards 2023. This award acknowledges VTEX’s commitment to revolutionizing the developer experience with its pragmatic approach to composability and underscores its dedication to empowering the global developer community. Competing against industry […]

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Happy Advertising: Online Christmas shopping is up 50%. Average order, 1,500 lei

Happy Advertising: Online Christmas shopping is up 50%. Average order, 1,500 lei

Christmas shopping is moving online this year. Thus, according to a Happy Advertising report, online stores expect a 50% increase in orders in December 2023 compared to December last year. The largest online order is recorded in the gifts segment, valued at 7,000-10,000 lei. 2023 is the year in which most Romanians make purchases for the winter holidays. Most orders […]

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CloudIO, an artificial intelligence tool dedicated to online shops

CloudIO, an artificial intelligence tool dedicated to online shops

CloudCart, the professional eCommerce-as-a-service platform, has launched an innovative AI solution, available to all 1600 customers – online merchants in the 7 countries, including Romania, where the company operates.  CloudIO delivers significant advances in online store management, offering revolutionary features for creating engaging descriptions, improving SEO optimization and increasing overall efficiency. “CloudIO is like ChatGPT, but dedicated to e-commerce. It’s […]

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Indola chooses VTEX to accelerate its digital B2B transactions

Indola chooses VTEX to accelerate its digital B2B transactions

Henkle, a German holding with almost 150 years of history, and VTEX, the global enterprise digital commerce platform for premier brands and retailers, have entirely transformed the B2B sales system of Henkel’s salon-exclusive brand. As part of the process, Indola has implemented a new sales channel and launched its multi-distributor marketplace in Spain and Portugal (shop.indola.es), which streamlines business transactions […]

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Happy Advertising: Black Friday 2023 will be a real success for certain businesses. We estimate a 30% increase in sales this year compared to last year

Happy Advertising: Black Friday 2023 will be a real success for certain businesses. We estimate a 30% increase in sales this year compared to last year

The Black Friday 2023 edition will bring spectacular results, with a 30% increase in online sales this year compared to last year, according to the estimates of Happy Advertising, one of the main digital marketing agencies in Romania. It is also estimated to increase the average shopping basket by up to 50% compared to a period without promotions. Thus, many […]

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METATOOLS Group strengthens its digitalization process, together with VTEX, the global digital commerce platform

METATOOLS Group strengthens its digitalization process, together with VTEX, the global digital commerce platform

METATOOLS Group, one of the largest “do it yourself” – DIY companies in Romania, strengthens its digitization process together with VTEX, the global enterprise digital commerce platform, after 25 years of activity in the local market. For the current year, an increase in turnover compared to the previous period is estimated, given the high demand for DIY tools and construction […]

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CBRE Report: Romania’s Retail Market Thrives. Sales and Traffic Figures Surpass Pre-Pandemic Levels

CBRE Report: Romania’s Retail Market Thrives. Sales and Traffic Figures Surpass Pre-Pandemic Levels

CBRE, the global and national leader in commercial real estate services and investments, reveals that despite many challenges faced by the retail market the industry shows a great evolution. Sales and traffic figures registered in the first half of 2023 are higher than the similar period of 2019, considered the best year for retail in Romania, according to the Turnover […]

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VTEX delivered USD 5.8M cost savings to enterprise merchants that migrated from legacy commerce platforms

VTEX delivered USD 5.8M cost savings to enterprise merchants that migrated from legacy commerce platforms

VTEX (NYSE: VTEX), the global enterprise digital commerce platform, today announced it delivered USD 5.8M cost savings to merchants that migrated from legacy systems, among other results presented in the September 2023 Total Economic Impactᵀᴹ (TEI), a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of VTEX. Organizations that deployed the VTEX platform benefited from its enhanced security, scalability, and […]

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CloudCart has integrated the first partners in Romania into portfolio

CloudCart has integrated the first partners in Romania into portfolio

CloudCart, the professional eCommerce-as-a-service platform, has integrated its first local partners – Kooperativa, Itpty, Touch Media, and Babel Ads – into its portfolio, strengthening the range of services dedicated to entrepreneurs in the field of online commerce. CloudCart aims to reach more than 30 partners in its first year of local activity. CloudCart differentiates itself from the competition by developing […]

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