Friday, January 20, 2017

The trade alarms: Jobbslakt waiting – Svenska Dagbladet

Photo: Annika af Klercker

the Conversion from the physical stores to the e-commerce will in the long term lead to fewer stores, fewer employees and pressured profitability for many traders, notes the American Trade.

– Commerce conversion must be taken very seriously. The digital commerce is growing at a record pace, and international competition intensifies, says Karin Johansson, ceo of Swedish Trade, in a press release.

the trade organization point in the report that e-commerce will grow from 50 billion in the year 2015 to 192-288 billion by 2025. In total, then the digital trade to constitute 20-30 per cent of the total trade. In addition, trade is internationally competitive. By the year 2025 expect the Swedish Trade with the foreign trade will be 25-33 per cent of e-commerce.

the Organization that 20 000 to 40 000 jobs in the trade will disappear as a result of the changes, and it is estimated that 5 000 to 10 000 stores will close.

– Swedish traders need to get the right conditions to retain their competitiveness, otherwise we run the risk of job loss, ” says Karin Johansson.

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