Cross-Border Sales

Russian and Italian postal services to bring Italian fashion to Russian online shoppers

February 4, 2013

The Russian Post and its Italian counterpart Poste Italiane are considering launching an online offer of apparel and footwear from small and mid-sized Italian producers, the business daily Kommersant reported, based on an exchange with the Russian Post. “A detailed business plan, drafted [in conjunction] with our Italian colleagues, along with a study of the …

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UK online retailer ASOS comes to Russia as cross border sales doubled in a year

January 11, 2013

ASOS.com, a major British online fashion retailer, is now planning to launch local operations in Russia. The site’s press service confirmed the news to East-West Digital News, but denied a rumor that it was also considering an acquisition. ASOS is among the most popular sites selling to Russian shoppers from abroad. As EWDN’s recent report …

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DST backer Alisher Usmanov to focus on China

December 6, 2012

Alisher Usmanov, the Russian billionaire who backs the leading global Internet investment fund DST Global, is now avoiding the US and focusing on China, Bloomberg reported yesterday. The valuations of US technology companies are too high to justify making new investments, Ivan Streshinskiy, chief executive officer of the company that manages Usmanov’s assets, was quoted …

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Enter.ru and E5.ru: A Westerner’s online shopping experience

November 1, 2012

I recently had an opportunity to make a personal test of Enter.ru’s shopping experience. Using their website was pretty easy, as was the process of creating an order. As is common for Russian e-commerce companies, they offer a wide range of payment and delivery options. The website even allows shoppers to enter orders without registering their …

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Midemlab contest 2013: A call to Russian startups

October 29, 2012

In partnership with East-West Digital News, Midem, the leading international b2b event dedicated to the new music and entertainment ecosystems, cordially invites Russian startups to midemlab. This major startup and app developer competition will take place in Cannes, France, from Jan. 26 to 29 of next year. If you have built a solution that will help music executives, …

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Oleg Ryazhenov-Siems of Svyaznoy: “The young generation will make a massive switch to e-commerce. Golden years are ahead.”

September 14, 2012

Oleg Ryazhenov-Siems has led the ambitious online strategy of Svyaznoy, the second largest Russian consumer electronics retailer, since 2009. Recognized as one of the best Russian e-commerce professionals, he has just been appointed as Svyaznoy’s Director of Strategic Marketing and Advertising. While offering insights on how the retailer has successfully developed online activities all across …

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Aidar Kaliev of VTB Capital: “Succeeding in Russian e-commerce requires deep pockets and strong execution”

September 3, 2012

The investment arm of VTB Group, a leading Russian state-controlled financial group, VTB Capital has financed a number of Russian and foreign small and mid-sized IT companies. In the e-commerce and related fields, VTB Capital owns stakes in Mobidengi, a leading mobile payment service provider and Oktogo.ru, a major online hotel booking service, in addition …

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International research study sheds full light on Russian e-commerce

July 24, 2012

Today, East-West Digital News is releasing a 316-page research study on the Russian online retail market – one of the fastest growing but least known (and most misunderstood) on the planet. The research – in which PwC in Russia and the Moscow Higher School of Economics, among others, took part – is based on interviews …

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Kayak.com paddles limply into Russia

July 23, 2012

Good luck guys! Fresh off its insignificant $91 million IPO on NASDAQ, news is trickling in about Kayak.com’s ambitions in the Russian market. Stories on the web actually started breaking on July 19th, the day before the IPO, after the Quintura blog noted that Kayak.ru is forwarding to Kayak.com and identified the Russia & CIS …

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Mamas&Papas e-caters to Russian moms and babies

June 27, 2012

Mamas&Papas, a UK-based retailer for babies and expectant mothers, has joined with Russia’s Ideas4Retail in a Russian e-store project, the company’s Russian partner announced last week. Mamas&Papas’ single-brand online outlet will offer 12 categories of goods and more than 3,500 items, including clothing for babies and pregnant women, buggies, wheelers, carrycots, pushchairs, bath essentials, furniture, …

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eBay to strengthen presence in Russia

June 21, 2012

Demonstrating the growing importance of the Russian market, eBay is opening a representative office and subsidiary in Russia under the name eBay Marketplaces. The US giant will be represented by Vladimir Dolgov, previously Country Manager for Google and a former General Manager at Ozon.ru, a leading online retailer. The news was reported by the Russian business …

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