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<p> </p><p>The Government launched the Retail Industry International Action Plan in
March 2013. The plan has two main elements which aims to deliver £500 million of value
to the UK economy and assist 1,000 UK companies:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>1.
We are assisting UK retailers to grow internationally through global campaigns in
high growth markets such as China, India, the ASEAN markets and Emerging Europe. The
work has included taking 250 companies to new markets through high level trade missions
and we anticipate taking another 150 during this financial year. We are supporting
UK retailers to participate in activities overseas, such as the World Retail Congress
series of events, and targeting UK consumer goods exporters/retailers at trade shows
in the UK to offer export assistance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2. HMG are committed
to deliver support to UK consumer goods exporters/retailers seeking to grow globally
through online channels. As part of this programme UKTI signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) with TMall (part of the Alibaba Group) to help UK companies sell via China's
largest internet retailer. We are now in the process of negotiating MoUs with a number
of leading platforms across the globe. We will be officially launching the e-Exporting
programme in Autumn 2014. We are recruiting Digital Specialists who will work with
UKTI's International Trade Advisors to bring the skills UK companies require to succeed
in this fast growing area of commerce.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
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