A year ago, German retail chain Bauhaus launched its online marketplace. Since then, it has partnered with 100 sellers. As a result, they have added…
After introducing a marketplace model in France, Zooplus has now also opened up its website to customers in Germany. The online pet retailer has pan-European…
Second hand marketplace for media products Momox has expanded into the Netherlands. Dutch consumers can now sell their used books, CDs and DVDs on the…
Argos, one of the United Kingdom’s largest omnichannel retailers, has launched a marketplace. With the new platform, the retailer aims to better serve online shoppers…
Ecommerce giant Amazon has announced that it is expanding its logistics center in Pforzheim, Germany. It is investing more than 300 million euros in order…
Last November, Vinted Go launched a pilot called Rescued Value. Packages that could not be delivered or returned are relisted on the secondhand marketplace through…
Online retail sales are rising sharply in the United Kingdom. According to the country’s Office for National Statistics (ONS), online retail sales values were 11.7…
Notino, which describes itself as the market leader in European ecommerce for beauty and health products, increased its revenue by 11.5 percent in the past…
Polish marketplace Allegro has recently released its preliminary second-quarter results. The Group’s gross merchandise value (GMV) grew by 13.7 percent in the first half of…
Online fashion platform Zalando has invested in German robotics company Sereact. It develops AI-powered robotics solutions. The investment is meant to accelerate automation of logistics…
Online turnover in Germany has increased 4.3 percent in the first half of the year, compared to the same period last year. In the second…
The Dutch Consumer Association has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Amazon and Duch online marketplace Bol. The association demands that the platforms immediately stop offering…
Online marketplace Rakuten France has announced that it closing at the end of the year. The platform was looking for a buyer, after disappointing traffic…
Last week, Ceconomy shared its strategy for MediaMarkt and Saturn (also called MediaMarktSaturn) for the coming years. Collectively, the marketplaces achieved a GMV of 800…
Ecommerce financer Storfund has announced a partnership with Castorama France. As a result, sellers on the French marketplace will be able to use Storfund’s embedded…
Amazon is tightening its oversight of merchants that ship orders themselves (Fulfilled by Merchant, or FBM). In Germany, the company expects FBM sellers to maintain…
Between June last year and this year, cost-per-click on Google Ads increased by 15 percent. This equals an increase of 0.06 euros across all campaign…
While Amazon has been the biggest marketplace in Germany for years, other local platforms have recently increased their market share. Retailers who want to sell…
New reports on ecommerce in the five biggest European online markets shows that online shopping is still increasing in popularity. By 2029, online revenues in…
The DACH ecommerce market is expected to continue its steady growth, with annual increases ranging from 3 to 6 percent. The impact of Asian marketplaces…
The founder of French online marketplace PriceMinister, Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet, has announced that he is preparing a takeover bid for Rakuten France. This Japanese company acquired…
Customers of DHL Globalmail in the United Kingdom will soon no longer be able to send parcels to consumers in the European Union. The carrier…
Nowhere in Europe are ecommerce sales expected to grow faster through 2029 than in Turkey. Bulgaria ranks second, according to a new top 10 compiled…
The easyGroup, the company behind easyJet, has launched easyCourier. It is rebranding Cypriot local logistics company Svelta Courier. With the takeover, easyGroup has entered the…
Kaufland is expanding its marketplace once again. By the end of the summer, it is opening its doors in Spain and the Netherlands. As a…
Joybuy, JD.com’s online department store, is becoming a marketplace. The platform will soon open its doors to selected third-party sellers from both Europe and China.…
Agentic marketplace intelligence company Merchantee has raised 1.8 million euros in a funding round. With the capital injection, it wants to expand into Poland and…
Online spending in Central Europe is expected to grow by 8 percent this year, with a similar growth rate forecast for next year. The increase…
Western European online sellers expanding into Central and Eastern Europe often underestimate how different customer expectations are in the region. According to fulfillment provider isklad,…
Last year, Belgian consumers spent 18.3 billion euros online. Compared to a year earlier, this is an increase of 5.4 percent. More Belgians have started…