A September 2018 study by FTI Consulting for executive search specialist Boyden asked consumers and retail executives in China, Switzerland, the UK and the US where they saw the biggest transformations taking place. Across the board, sizable proportions (around half across all industries covered) earmarked D2C marketing as most important.

At the same time, the retailer is stepping up the pace on all aspects of its omnichannel system abroad, so that all markets it covers—including Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland—will benefit from the standards achieved in France. Click-and-Collect.

Even so, the luxury watch business in Switzerland, the bastion of traditional watchmaking, seems to be surviving. It experienced 10.4% growth in exports in H1 2018 compared with H1 2017, according to the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry. This was the strongest half-year growth since 2012.

In terms of net sales, Amazon pulled in $19.9 billion, 17.3% higher than in 2017, according to buchreport, which covers the book publishing industry in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Germany was once again the largest market for Amazon outside the US.

Top 3 countries for long-distance travel were France, Italy and Switzerland. Top countries for short-distance travel were Japan, Thailand and Vietnam [Tuniu.com via Xinhua]. 705 million tourists traveled throughout Mainland China in 2017, marking an 11.9% YoY increase.

However, at 58%—up from 51% in Q2 2017—the rate in the UK was better than in Italy, Switzerland and Poland. Things may well be improving, but there remains a sense that the base viewability measure isn’t enough. In fact, many organizations are already moving beyond the MRC benchmark in order to provide a more compelling offering.

As of September 2018, businesses in the following countries can create shoppable posts and stories: Canada, US, Puerto Rico, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Ireland, South Africa, Belgium, Austria, Portugal, Poland, Greece, Cyprus, Denmark, Czech Republic, Romania, Norway, Hungary, Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Brazil, Argentina

It’s helpful to find a solution that’s neutral, like Switzerland—that can connect with multiple vendors and platforms.”. “It’s important for vendors to be open and supportive of integration and bringing together data, especially when customers need things that may not be part of a particular vendor’s purview,” Adobe’s Mejia said.

In the DACH countries—Germany, Austria and Switzerland—desktops also claimed the largest single share of orders and sales. But in other countries monitored, including the Nordics, UK and US, mcommerce dominated. And in all countries, mobile phones and tablets accounted for an overwhelming share of traffic.