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TikTok Shop seemed set to launch in many European countries this summer, but owner ByteDance put the brakes on expansion. The shopping feature is reportedly set to launch in Ireland and Spain in October, with other European countries following next year. TikTok, the international subsidiary of Chinese company ByteDance, launched…

Ikea has opened its hundredth mobile pick-up point at Tesco, the largest supermarket chain in the United Kingdom. On this occasion, the Swedish furniture retailer announced plans to double this number. Almost 40 percent of Ikea’s UK sales now come from the online channel.Ikea and Tesco piloted the next-day pick-up…

Of the 47 biggest online stores in Switzerland, only 17 percent offer free shipping this year. A majority of 64 percent offers free shipping above a threshold value. Another 19 percent always charges for delivering goods. These data are approximately the same as those in 2023. Carpathia, an ecommerce management…

One in three (34 percent) of online purchases in the first half of this year in Spain were placed on Chinese platforms, such as Alibaba, Temu or Shein. The market share (in terms of order frequency) of these platforms is far higher in Spain than in other European countries. However,…

Online marketplace Bol has launched several updates this month. One of the updates is a new advertising option that allows sellers to highlight their brand and assortment in search results. There are also changes to the partner platform and review policy. Bol is an online marketplace from the Netherlands. It…

Despite the rapid rise of Chinese platforms, Amazon remains immensely popular in the United Kingdom. The company has managed to maintain the number of monthly active users since the beginning of this year. Shein is growing, but Temu saw a decline in the number of users.This is evident from figures…

Despite a drop in revenue, Zalando remains the largest online retailer in Switzerland. The local online department store Galaxus, now the new number 2, saw its revenue increase significantly last year. Temu is the only newcomer in the top 10.This is according to figures from Carpathia, an ecommerce management consultancy.…

Within four months after its launch in France, Temu has managed to achieve a larger market share in terms of value than its competitor Shein. It has not yet surpassed AliExpress. Additionally, 96 percent of Temu customers in the last 90 days were repeat customers. These data come from a…

No country in the world has as many internet users shopping online as the Netherlands, according to a new report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The ecommerce penetration rate is 84 percent. At least four out of five internet users in the UK, Sweden, and…

During the second quarter of this year, online sales in Germany increased 0.2 percent compared to that same period last year. This is the first market growth in two years. However, when looking at the first half year of 2024, sales are still 1.2 percent lower than last year. This…

Ecommerce in Spain amounted to over 84 billion euros last year, marking a 16.3 percent growth compared to 2022. Most digital trade transactions have an international dimension: in the last quarter, Spaniards spent nearly 60 percent of their money, that was spent online, abroad.This is according to data from CNMC…

Amazon recorded a gross annual revenue of 7.1 billion euros last year thanks to its activities in Spain. This is an increase of 11 percent compared to 2022. According to Amazon, there are currently around fifteen thousand Spanish SMEs active on its platform.The company announced this in an annual update.…

German fashion platform About You has announced that it wants to start shipping products directly from the factory to consumers. By eliminating a link in logistics, the platform hopes to lower prices and stop the loss of customers. About You is an online fashion retailer from Germany. In its fiscal…

Two in ten surveyed online shoppers in the United Kingdom begin their search for products on social media. However, only 7 percent finalize their orders through this channel. Most of them finalize their purchase on a retailer’s website or app. These data come from the 2024 Elusive Consumer Survey by…

Temu and Shein have ten days left to provide detailed information on various aspects of their services to European shoppers. The European Commission has requested this after complaints from several consumer organizations.As VLOPs (Very Large Online Platforms), Temu and Shein must comply with strict rules in the Digital Services Act,…

Ecommerce giant Alibaba has announced an exclusive membership package for sellers in Germany. It wants to support SME’s in their digitalization efforts. Starting in September, retailers can join the platform with a trial period of 3 months for 9 dollars, instead of 399 dollars. The online B2B platform announced this…

The European online consumer electronics market is valued at 90 billion euros in 2023. It is expected to increase 19 percent by 2025, reaching 107 billion euros. Retailers and C2C marketplaces selling used and refurbished electronics are driving this growth. These data come from the first edition of the ‘Top…

After targeting private sellers, eBay Germany is introducing a number of enhancements for commercial sellers this summer. These improvements include upgrades in marketing and logistics. According to Andreas Häntsch, who is responsible for commercial trade at eBay Germany, the company has “exciting news” for commercial sellers aimed at further strengthening…

Hole19 has launched a new online store in its home market of the United Kingdom. The golf technology company has opened the site to brand partners. It plans to extend the marketplace to shoppers in continental Europe later this year.The platform is designed to connect established and emerging golf brands…

German online platform Kaufland is collaborating with Consors Finanz, a provider of consumer loans and part of BNP Paribas Group. Online shoppers can now use a loan financing option to purchase products on the platform. Kaufland, which is part of the Schwarz Group, is a hypermarket chain from Germany, with…

In an open letter, Ecommerce Europe and many of its national association members are calling for a level playing field for all ecommerce players active in the European market. They explicitly advocate for better enforcement of existing regulations.The interest groups are dismayed to see how providers from outside the European…

German ecommerce giant Otto is increasing the seller fees on its marketplace. The basic fee for third party sellers will rise from 39.9 euros per month to 99.9 euros. According to the platform, the change is caused by the fact that many partner sellers have added low-quality products to the…

Online spending in Austria has grown by 5 percent in one year, reaching 10.6 billion euros. More than half of the expenditures are made in foreign webshops. “Dramatic”, says the Austrian Handelsverband.The trade association responds to the results of a comprehensive ecommerce study, commissioned by Handelsverband and conducted by the…

German online pet supply store Zooplus is planning to launch its own marketplace. By doing this, the platform will be able to quickly expand its product range. The launch of the marketplace is planned in November, but it is unclear in which regions. Zooplus is an online store that sells…

Back Market, a marketplace for pre-owned phones, laptops, and other electronic devices, posted a 45 percent revenue growth last year, reaching 320 million euros. The growth continues unabated, and the company expects to turn a profit for the first time this year.Headquartered in Paris and Bordeaux, Back Market now employs…

E-commerce Park of Sweden, an incubator based in Helsingborg, is launching a parallel program to its existing incubator. With the new program, it will help companies with business models focused on sustainability in their ecommerce efforts. E-commerce Park of Sweden is an incubator that helps Swedish businesses with their online…

At least 52.5 percent of consumers in the United Kingdom and the United Staties have bought products from online stores in another country, in the last 12 months. Fashion items are most likely to be purchased from overseas stores. These data come from new research from Nosto, a commerce experience…

Axel Springer will cease operations of the comparison site Ladenzeile and its international equivalents named Shopalike by the end of this month. Reduced visibility on Google likely played a significant role in this decision. Ladenzeile was founded in 2008 by the renowned Rocket Internet, the incubator that also helped grow…

British retailers and brands are not benefiting from the growing cross-border ecommerce spending on the other side of the Channel. Especially providers of clothing and footwear have seen their sales in continental Europe drastically decrease after Brexit.This is evident from research by consultancy firm Retail Economics and Tradebyte, Zalando Group’s…

Half of the top 100 retailers in the United Kingdom do not show delivery information on product pages. This impacts customer satisfaction. And of the retailers who do show delivery information, nearly 40 percent miss their own advertised delivery times. These data come from a new post-purchase study from fulfillment…

Amazon is the largest online furniture retailer in the United Kingdom, Spain, and Italy. In France, the American giant lags behind Ikea, which also ranks in the top three in other major European countries. Only in Germany does a local player, Otto, lead the market.This is reported by Fox Intelligence…

French marketplace solution provider Octopia has launched a new product, called Octopia Ads. It is the company’s own retail media solution. It enables retailers to implement a sponsored search solution for their products (1P) and sellers and brands products (3P). Octopia is a solution for ecommerce businesses looking to launch…

Online spending in Turkey more than doubled last year, the Ministry of Commerce reports. Significant growth is expected again this year. This is largely the result of inflation, but there is also considerable autonomous growth. Ecommerce spending in Turkey amounted to 1.85 trillion Turkish liras in 2023, or 53 billion…

Germany’s Ministry of Finance has expressed support for the abolition of the current customs exemption that benefits Asian marketplaces. AliExpress, Shein, Temu, and other platforms currently enjoy a tax exemption on import packages valued up to 150 euros.Last year alone, according to official figures, two billion parcels with a value…

Last Friday, the winners of the first Baltic Ecommerce Awards were announced. The main award, the Grand Prix, was presented to HackMotion. This Latvian company sells sports technology. This year marks the first time that the awards were held at a Baltic scale. In the last three years, the organizers…

At least 95.8 percent of European consumers shopped online in the first quarter of this year. In the United Kingdom, that percentage was 93 percent. And in the Netherlanders, 96 percent of consumers shopped online. These data come from the recently published Consumer Insight Report from AliExpress. The online marketplace…

Marketplaces with origins in Asia have gained significant popularity in Germany over the past year. Recent research indicates that nine out of ten German consumers are familiar with these platforms, and 43 percent purchase items from them. Especially Temu is on the rise. This is reported by ECC KÖLN, a…

To make deliveries to customers in the United Kingdom more sustainable, Amazon is increasingly using so-called micromobility hubs. Step by step, the company is revamping its delivery network. The first micromobility hub in Northern Ireland recently opened.Micromobility hubs are essentially sorting centers in urban areas. Amazon is busy implementing a…

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…