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The E-commerce Barometer 2017 brings forward accurate information on Belgian e-commerce from a merchant perspective. All too often, high level estimations derived from consumer spending are used to tell the story on how Belgian E-commerce performed. Based on the real transaction data, The House of Marketing together with Safeshops.be, for the second time explored this black hole of facts by gathering data from the most reputable of sources – Payment Service Providers themselves. This edition we can continue to build on last year and go a step further in comparing 2017 against past years.

In the E-commerce Barometer you will discover:

• Total number of new online merchants in Belgium

• Total revenue growth of online merchants

• Number of online merchants per segment

Knowing the real facts of the current state of e-commerce in Belgium helps companies, entrepreneurs and marketers in making better forecasts by aligning ambitions with market reality. Launching an e-commerce business may not be easy but with the help of experts, the probability of success can be significantly improved.