Trade: Association of Romanian Online Stores joins EMOTA

The European Ecommerce & Omnichannel Association has a new member. It announced ARMO, the Association of Romanian Online Stores, has joined the pan-European ecommerce association. Romania is now the 17th country to have an ecommerce association joining EMOTA, ecommercenews.eu informs.

ARMO is a Romanian association that wants to develop ecommerce as a modern and efficient method of trade. It supports online stores in Romania and tries to represent them in front of national, local and supranational authorities.

Jörgen Bödmar, the president of EMOTA, said he is looking forward to working with an association from Romania, one of the fastest growing ecommerce markets in Europe. “With a vast knowledge of the Romanian ecommerce market, ARMO will provide EMOTA with a much needed insight into the many issues and barriers facing Romania’s ecommerce industry.”

There are currently 19 national ecommerce associations that are affiliated with Ecommerce Europe. Florinel Chis, the executive director of ARMO, is happy to be part of this umbrella organization. He says it’s a step forward for the Romanian ecommerce industry, as they now have access to the European ecommerce landscape.

“Joining Ecommerce Europe was a natural step and we are positioning the fast-growing Romanian ecommerce sector on the EU map. We appreciate the work Ecommerce Europe is doing, including research papers and data, position papers and the contribution to increasing trust in ecommerce with its Trustmark”, he said.

As Ecommerce Europe writes, Romania is a fast growing ecommerce market in Europe. Last year, the online retail industry increased by 24.2 percent to 1.4 billion euros. The total value of the ecommerce sector in Romania is forecast to reach over 2 billion euros this year.

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