Engage with Ecommerce: Expanding into the UK

On 26 May, Radikal and Quickfire, Shopify Platinum Partner are bringing together ecommerce founders and managers at Bosuilstadion in Deurne for a practical evening on expanding into the UK markets.

The UK is the largest single English-speaking ecommerce market in Europe. For Belgian merchants, that means no language barrier and a consumer base that shops online frequently. Brexit restructured the operational side completely though. It now involves customs declarations, UK VAT registration, DDP shipping and returns across a customs border. Brands that launch without accounting for this typically see it in their conversion rate and margins before they see it anywhere else.

This evening is built to help you navigate those challenges.

✦ WHAT TO EXPECT

Panels, discussions and Q&As built around real experience. Every session is designed to give you something concrete to take back to your business. No sales pitches, no product demos.

✦ SPEAKERS

, Omnichannel & Brand Manager at Bouncewear

Bouncewear is a basketball specialist with over two decades in the game, bringing together the leading brands in the category: Nike, Air Jordan, Adidas, Under Armour, Stance, and everything that goes with them.

Entering a new market is one thing. Building actual relevance there is another. Bouncewear didn't crack the UK overnight. It took time to understand that a market that looks familiar can operate very differently in practice.

Jeroen built that understanding through experience.

, Operations at Rogue Fitness Europe

Rogue Fitness started in a garage in Columbus, Ohio in 2006 and has since grown into one of the most recognised names in strength and conditioning equipment, built on a straightforward principle: manufacture well, source locally, and invest in the people doing the work.

Taking that operation into Europe is a different challenge entirely. Arnar runs operations at Rogue Fitness Europe and knows firsthand what it means to bring a brand with a strong American identity into a market with its own expectations, its own logistics, and its own pace.

✦ WHO IS THIS FOR

This ticket is for ecommerce founders and managers with a live online store who are considering or preparing for UK expansion.

To keep the evening focused and valuable for everyone in the room, all registrations are reviewed.

Please note that registrations from agencies, technology partners or freelancers will not be approved.

✦ WHEN

Doors open at 18:00
Sessions from 19:30 to 21:00
Networking opportunities between and after sessions.

✦ GETTING THERE

Free parking is available at the stadium itself, in the large car park in front of Tribune 1 on Gallifortlei.
Tram line 5: Deurne Antwerp Stadion or Deurne Hermans
Bus line 19: Deurne Bosuilplein
Bike parking at Tribune 1 and Tribune 3

Free to attend · Places are limited · 26 May · Bosuilstadion, Deurne

If you register and can no longer attend, please let us know at least 24 hours in advance at [email protected]

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

Get App

Host or Publisher Radikal