E-commerce doing well in southern Europe. On Thursday 16 October, the umbrella organisation for online retailers, Ecommerce Europe, indicated that goods and services sold online in southern European countries (Spain, Italy, Turkey, Greece, Portugal, Croatia, Cyprus and Malta) increased by 18.9% in 2013 to reach a total value worth €40.8 billion. This accounts for more than 11% of total online sales in Europe, where online growth was lower last year, the equivalent of +17.5% (+14.7% for the...