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Don't get in a tangle over international online trade [Grimsby Telegraph (UK)](Grimsby Telegraph (UK) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) BUSINESSES of all sizes now have access to a new suite of services to help boost their international trade through online channels. Trade Minister Lord Livingston last week launched the UK Trade & Investment online exporting package at the Autumn Fair at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham. It follows a pilot in which Tangle Teezer, the hair product from Grimsby-born entrepreneur Shaun Pulfrey, was just one of 100 brands to take part. UKTI's new e-Exporting Programme has been created to ensure British companies are best placed to tap into the huge opportunities, forecast to reach Pounds 60 billion by 2018. The growth of technology has dramatically changed consumers' purchasing habits with Britons themselves now spending approximately Pounds 91 billion a year online, making the UK one of the world's leading e-commerce countries. The Government trade arm is working with international e- marketplaces including Tmall China, Amazon China, Japanese platform Rakuten and Harper's Bazaar, offering companies the chance to increase their reach. Lord Livingston said: "The UK leads the world in cross-border online sales, but there is still much more we can do to help British business seize this huge opportunity. "UK products are great - it's time to take them to the world." (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |