Hi all,
Today I had a very interesting talk with a key account manager at one of our biggest logistics compagnies in Belgium. We at DHL Express Belgium, are positioning ourselves within the e-com marketplace. Networking and cross selling will be a important activity in order to penetrate and look for synergies in this huge market.
Looking at our opportunities today...
Europe and the rest of the world : an interesting growing ecommerce market
What is at stake?: 36.000 jobs in Belgium , due to growth of online purchases and the share of wallet of websites from abroard.
Today I had a very interesting talk with a key account manager at one of our biggest logistics compagnies in Belgium. We at DHL Express Belgium, are positioning ourselves within the e-com marketplace. Networking and cross selling will be a important activity in order to penetrate and look for synergies in this huge market.
Looking at our opportunities today...
Europe and the rest of the world : an interesting growing ecommerce market
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| Around the world: opportunities for online retail (DHL Express) |
Belgium has got what it takes:
- central location within Europe
- a dense and international transport infrastructure
- know how of the business and experienced logistic parties
- fifth in the European Digital economy and society index
- multilingual and motivated staff
- efficient airports and linehaul
- a culture of "entrepreneurs"
conclusion :Belgium has got what it takes to become an "E-com valley"
We need to work on:
- More flexible legislation for nightwork . In Belgium our workers cost 20% more than in the neighbor countries.
- Need for specific skills & competenties such as traffic manager, manager referencing etc
- Unequal taks rules for foreign and Belgian compagnies (VAT, taxes and excises)
- Need for a innovative payment system (cfr Ideal in te Netherlands)
- Same rules for everyone (eg product safety, Belgian compagnies are more controles than foreign companies)
- cross border strategy: attract important ecommerce players and encourage sales from Belgium toward the rest of the world
What is at stake?: 36.000 jobs in Belgium , due to growth of online purchases and the share of wallet of websites from abroard.
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