Italian business ignores success of e-commerce
(AGI) Rome, Oct. 1 - Italian companies are still reluctant tostart selling products online, a survey showed. Onlinepurchases are expected to rise by 24 percent in Italy in 2015in volume and by 15 percent in value, yet 92 percent of smalland medium-size enterprises have never even considered to makeuse of e-commerce. TNS market research found this byinterviewing 202 companies on behalf of Confcommercio and eBayon the occasion of the partnership signed between the businessconfederation and the marketplace. Claudio Raimondi, generalmanager of eBay Italy, commented on the results in a pressconference.