Online purchases in EU continued to grow in 2024, the most frequent goods bought inline are clothes (including sportswear), footwear and accessories, according to data published by Eurostat. According to those data, last year, 77% of Internet users bought or ordered goods or personal use services online, on the rise from 59% in 2014, which represents a 17% increase. The highest percentages of Internet users who made online purchases in 2024 were recorded in Ireland (96%), the Netherlands (94%)and Demnark (91%). At the opposite pole we find Bulgaria with the lowest percentage of internet users who made online purchases last year (57%), followed by Italy and Romania, both with 60%. If we compare the 2024 situation with that of 2014, the most important increases were recorded in Romania (43% advance from 17% to 60%), Hungary ( from 42% to 79%) and Lithuania (from 36% to 72%). Goods most frequently bought online in 2024 were clothes (includins sportswear), footwear and accessories, 45% of Internet users making those purchases in the last three months. They were followed by food deliveries from restaurants, fast-food chains and catering services (21%) , cosmetics and wellness products (20%), furniture and household accessories or garden items (19%). The next category were sports equipments, magazines, newspapers and health supplements like vitamins, each with a share of 16%.
Interim president Ilie Bolojan has convened the Supreme Council of National Defense on Wednesday, April 30, to discuss essential defense topics such as Romania’s participation in the ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030, the draft Law on National Defense of Romania, and the National Plan on Military Mobility. Other topics concern the draft Law on certain measures […]
The photography exhibition World Unseen, which allows both blind and sighted visitors to experience images through touch and sound, is opening its doors in Iași after attracting over 100,000 visitors in Bucharest. Hosted at the Palace of Culture, the exhibition will be on display from April 29 to July 29. Organized by Canon Romania in […]
Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport in central Romania recorded a total of 56,897 passengers in the first quarter of this year, more than double the number from the same period in 2024, when 27,885 travelers were registered. According to statistics published by the Romanian Airports Association, the Brașov-Ghimbav Airport has returned to 9th place in the national […]
DAAS Epta Romania, part of the international Epta group, is set to open the first Training Center for refrigeration technicians in the country with an EUR 500,000 investment. The company also announced the accelerated expansion of the remote monitoring service center, or TLM. The Training Center is a pilot project developed based on the model […]
Knauf Insulation, part of the Knauf Group, has invested EUR 140 mln in state-of-the-art production facilities and brought together world-class expertise to transform the Târnăveni plant in Romania into the most technologically advanced facility in Central Eastern Europe. Industrial services provider Bilfinger has played a significant role in the project by undertaking a comprehensive range […]
The seventh edition of Neversea, one of Europe’s largest beach music festivals, will not take place in 2025, the organizers announced. The event is now scheduled to return in 2026 in Constanța, Romania, after challenges in securing a suitable beach venue. Organizers from Untold Universe explained in a press release that they were unable to […]
