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Austrian online marketplace Shöpping is launching in Germany at the end of this year. By doing so, Austrian sellers will be able to reach a larger audience. At the same time, the marketplace will continue adding more retailers from the European Union to the platform. Shöpping is an online marketplace…

TikTok is set to introduce its ecommerce activities in continental Europe soon. The company has started inviting merchants to beta-test in Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. Launches in other European countries are likely to follow eventually.This was reported by the South China Morning Post, based on several anonymous sources. They…

Swedish shipping software platform Ingrid is launching in the Netherlands. Retailers using the software can choose from more than 400 shipping options and carriers, in 80 countries and 42 languages, and add them to their online store. It is the company’s first international expansion. Founded in 2015, the Swedish company…

Dutch recommerce platform BuyBay is launching a SaaS product, using its own recommerce software. Retailers and manufacturers can now resell returned products from their own distribution center. This will reduce their CO2-emission and increase their profit, says the company. BuyBay is a Dutch company that was founded in 2014. It…

Irish online shoppers can explore a dedicated Amazon domain next year. It will showcase a broad array of products “with low, local prices, and without additional customs charges”. Shoppers can expect an expanded selection from Irish businesses, quicker deliveries, and easier returns.Amazon.ie will open its doors in 2025, 27 years…

German ecommerce giant Otto has announced that it is outsourcing part of its own logistics. The Group is building a shipping center in Poland. From the new location, orders will be picked and shipped to German customers. The German Otto Group recently announced that its revenue dropped 9 percent in…

Last year, more than half of all online sales in Germany were generated on marketplaces. Additionally, 55 percent of online sales in that country were carried out on smartphones. This corresponds to almost 47 billion euros in sales. These data come from the Online Monitor 2024, a report from Handelsverband…

Dutch fulfillment company Monta has opened a warehouse in the United Kingdom. This is the company’s third international expansion. Six months ago, it entered Belgium. Monta was founded in 1999 and was originally a fulfillment company. It now also offers warehouse management software to ecommerce companies. In 2022, the company…

Online fashion platform Zalando has released its financial results for the first quarter of this year. Its revenue decreased 0.6 percent, to 2.2 billion euros. In 2023, the revenue in the first quarter came to 2.3 billion euros. However, the platform’s adjusted EBIT rose to 28.3 million euros, representing a…

The online European cross-border market reached a turnover of 237 billion euros in 2023. This is an increase of 32 percent compared to the year before. European online stores generated 107 billion euros in cross-border turnover. In 2022, European cross-border ecommerce was worth 179 billion euros. In that year, online…

Second-hand fashion marketplace Vinted generated a revenue of 596.3 million euros last year. This was an increase of 61 percent compared to 2022, when the platform generated 370.2 million euros. It has also reached profitability. The fact that European recommerce is growing in popularity, seems to be confirmed in Vinted’s…

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Europe has published its measurement standards for retail media in Europe. This gives brands a framework to measure the effectiveness of their digital advertising campaigns. It is a first step in IAB Europe’s plans to create industry standards for retail media. IAB Europe is an…

Whoppah, a marketplace for second-hand design and art, has recently entered the French market. The Dutch company previously spread its wings to Belgium and Germany. Its ambitions are pan-European.With a wide range of furniture and decorative objects, Whoppah says it wants to promote sustainability and stylish living. Whoppah, which claims…

Ecommerce giant Amazon has received a fine of 10 million euros for unfair trade practices from Italian antitrust authority AGCM. The fine applies to two of the Group’s subsidiaries: Amazon Services Europe and Amazon EU. It is not the first time that the online marketplace has been criticized in Europe.…

The European Parliament has agreed on new rules to reduce, reuse, and recycle packaging. In the future, only up to half of the packaging used by ecommerce companies within the European Union may be empty. A large majority of the European Parliament agreed on Wednesday on the packaging regulation. It…

Ecommerce fulfillment and customer service provider Salesupply is launching a hybrid AI chatbot. It is meant to reduce customer service costs for online sellers, while also improving customer experience. Soon, the company wants to implement the technology in mail and telephone customer service inquiries as well. Salesupply is a fulfillment…

PayPal was the most used online payment method among German online shoppers in 2023, like the year before. However, the American company saw its share of the local payment market decrease. Buy now, pay later services are on the rise.This is according to the ‘Online Payment 2024’ study conducted by…

Asos has suffered a significant loss in turnover, down by 18 percent in the first half of its fiscal year. The British pure online player has taken drastic measures and believes that, partly due to faster production processes, it will be able to return to profitability in the next fiscal…

Online shoppers in Germany return 11 percent of all of their online purchases. The younger generations in the country return items more often than older ones. They mostly return items because the size does not fit or because the product is damaged. These findings come from a survey commissioned by…

Online sales in Italy are estimated at 80.55 billion euros in 2023. This is an increase of 27.14 percent compared to a year before. On average, Italian online stores grew almost 29 percent in terms of turnover. These data come from the 18th edition of the Ecommerce Italia report by…

German online platform Kaufland is changing its seller fees by the end of this month. In most product categories, the fees either increase of decrease one percent. However, fees for small household appliances will increase more. Earlier this month, Kaufland announced the expansion of its marketplace into Poland and Austria.…

Ecommerce giant Amazon has reached an agreement with the Italian state railways. Together, they are launching a rail service to move products between distribution centers in Italy and Germany by train. This could greatly reduce the marketplace’s CO2 emissions. At the end of last year, Amazon already announced that it…

Alibaba.com has announced the launch of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) in Europe. With the initiative, Alibaba’s B2B platform aims to promote gender equality in business and support female entrepreneurship. AWE is described as “a free advanced educational training and networking program addressed to female owners, entrepreneurs, or co-owners of…

Almost 60 percent of consumers in Bosnia and Herzegovina made between two to five online purchases in the last three months. And 83.4 percent of all online purchases were made via mobile devices. These findings show a consumer confidence in online shopping and clear preference for mobile shopping. These data…

Otto saw a significant decline in revenue in the past fiscal year. However, the trading volume slightly increased, thanks to sales from partners on Otto’s marketplace. They account for one-third of the income. Otto aims to expand its marketplace offering within Europe.The German distance selling icon announced this alongside its…

On January 1st of this year, there were just over 101 thousand active online stores in the Netherlands. This means that the amount of online stores has more than tripled there in the last decade. Additionally, the amount of SMEs in this sector grew 252 percent during that period. This…

As of this week, buying and selling second hand clothes is free of fees on eBay in the United Kingdom. By doing so, it wants to encourage more consumers to engage in recommerce, enabling a circular economy for fashion. It is also launching new features to make it easier to…

Kaufland, one of the larger ecommerce platforms in Germany, is expanding to Poland and Austria this coming late summer. Schwarz Gruppe, the owner of Kaufland and supermarket chain Lidl, has more online plans: it is allocating 200 million for Lidl’s ecommerce activities.Kaufland, a well-known hypermarket chain in Germany, launched its…

The federal German government intends to amend data protection law. The legislative proposal includes tightening creditworthiness checks, which could have a negative impact on Klarna and other payment service providers. They fear they may no longer be able to conduct automatic credit checks.In early February, the German government agreed to…

Online luxury fashion retailer Mytheresa is said to be one of the potential bidders for Yoox Net-a-Porter. BestSecret, another online fashion platform is also understood to be interested. So far, all parties have declined to comment on the rumors of a possible acquisition. Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP) is currently owned by…

Temu does not recognize itself in the criticism from German consumer organizations. They accuse the platform full of Chinese bargains of unfair trading practices. According to Temu, the company is unfairly portrayed in a bad light.Last week, Temu received a reprimand from the Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (vzbv). The umbrella organization of…

Ukrainian website widget platform Claspo has integrated with Shopify, bringing performing widgets to the platform. Merchants can now boost their marketing efforts by downloading the app from the ecommerce software’s app store. According to Claspo, installing their widgets can increase conversion up to two times. Access to vast template library…

Last night, the Dutch Shopping Awards were presented for the 23rd time. It is one of the most prestigious award shows in ecommerce in the Netherlands. Dutchies, a new online store selling handmade leather phone cases and bags won the PayPal Best Starter Award. The Shopping Awards is a well-known…

The European Court of Justice has ruled that Amazon must establish a publicly accessible advertising repository. The obligation stems from European platform rules outlined in the Digital Services Act (DSA). Amazon has stated that it is disappointed by the ruling.Amazon was classified as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) last…

The total European value of B2B goods sold online is estimated to reach 1.7 trillion euros by 2025. However, B2B sellers in Europe are not utilizing all available opportunities yet. Most of them only allow local buyers to shop their goods. These data come from an analysis published by Billie,…

Alibaba is making targeted efforts to attract European SMEs. According to the company itself, it has been successful: the number of SME buyers from Germany has increased by 14 percent in the past six months. Additionally, more and more British SMEs are using Alibaba.com as their procurement platform.Towards the end…

Polish online marketplace Allegro has launched in Slovakia, with a dedicated website. The expansion follows the company’s expansion into the Czech Republic last year. The marketplace has already announced plans of future launches in other European countries. Allegro is a popular online marketplace that was founded in 1999, in Poland.…

Amazon Business promotes business procurement from SMEs with the introduction of a new feature in the United Kingdom. This feature enables procurement professionals to make targeted purchases from sellers with fewer than 250 employees and less than 50 million euros in revenue.With the new feature, called ‘Prefer Small and Medium…

The total European DIY retail sector was valued at 368 billion euros in 2023. And 15.2 percent of that came from ecommerce sales, reaching 56 billion euros. The market’s ecommerce share is estimated to increase 18 percent by 2025, to 66 billion euros. These data come from a new report…

Consumers in Belgium spent 16.3 billion euros online last year. Compared to 2022, this is an increase of almost 11 percent. The strong growth was caused by an increase in sales of online services, like package holidays. These data come from the newest Market Monitor from Becom, the Belgian ecommerce…

Last year, Dutch consumers spent 34.7 billion euros online. Compared to 2022, this is an increase of 3 percent. The amount of online purchases increased by 1 percent, to 365 million. Online growth was mainly caused by an increase in spending on services. In 2022, ecommerce in the Netherlands was…

eBay has witnessed a significant increase in trade between German consumers on its platform. The number of sellers has grown by double-digit percentages, partly due to the elimination of selling costs. The company sees room for further growth.Since March 1st of last year, private sales on eBay.de have been essentially…

Dutch fulfillment company Salesupply is expanding its global network again. It is opening fulfillment centers in Sweden and Denmark. The company wants to make selling cross-border to these countries easier for online merchants. Salesupply is a fulfillment company that originally started in the Netherlands. It operates on a global scale,…

Online net sales in Sweden reached 11.75 billion euros last year. This is a slight decrease, of 2 percent, compared to a year earlier when net sales reached 12 billion euros. However, it seems that annual net sales in the country are stabilizing. These data come from PostNord’s annual report…

For the second consecutive year, Zalando has seen a decline in its revenue. A growing portion of its income comes from sales partners on the platform. Zalando aims to actively focus on providing support to other ecommerce companies.In addition to annual figures, Zalando has also released an update of its…

The customs legislation in Switzerland is undergoing a major overhaul. The legislative amendment, approved by the National Council, could have significant implications for parcel delivery in Switzerland. Critics anticipate that it will become slower, more complicated, and more expensive. The new law, dubbed a ‘monster’ by some Swiss politicians, states…

Amazon has infringed on British trademark rights by promoting identical branded products from another party to British shoppers on its US website. The ruling could have implications for other trademark holders and licensees in the United Kingdom and Europe.The case revolves around the use of the words ‘Beverly Hills Polo…

Dutch online furniture store Fonq has acquired Naduvi, a competing online platform, that sells furniture by dropshipping products to consumers. Combining scale and competencies will bring more focus to both companies. The amount of money involved in the deal was not disclosed. Fonq is an online store that sells furniture…

Second-hand fashion platform Vinted has acquired Danish competitor Trendsales. By doing so, the platform wants to fortify its position in the Nordic region. The acquisition is in contrast with the termination of its luxury platform Rebelle, which was announced in January. The recommerce market in Europe is growing, as it…

DHL Supply Chain is the new logistics service provider for Reflaunt, a technology platform that enables branded fashion resale. The collaboration is illustrative of the growth and potential of recommerce in Europe.According to DHL and Reflaunt, scalability is the biggest challenge in successfully reselling fashion items. The companies claim to…