Fulfilmentcrowd: ‘stock localization to become more important’
Online sellers are increasingly dividing their stock across warehouses in several markets to provide a more local…
Inside Beardbrand’s Expansion Plan
We’ve hit a plateau at Beardbrand, the direct-to-consumer business I launched 15 years ago. Our revenue is…
New Ecommerce Tools: May 6, 2026
This installment of our weekly rundown of new services for merchants includes updates on supply chain software,…
New Ecommerce Tools: May 6, 2026
This installment of our weekly rundown of new services for merchants includes updates on supply chain software,…
Small online stores in Germany see revenues decrease
A new analysis shows that since the third quarter of 2023, the median online revenue in Germany…
Italian ecommerce reached 90 billion euros in 2025
Ecommerce in Italy is estimated to be wort 90.6 billion euros in 2025. Compared to a year…
Temu and Shein cost Germany 2.4 billion euros yearly
Every day, Shein and Temu deliver 460,000 parcels to Germany. As both platforms violate several EU regulations,…
France: 75% of imported products did not meet EU rules
The consumer protection authority in France announced that three quarters of imported products from major online platforms…
Vinted connects marketplaces in Germany and Austria
Users of Vinted in Germany and Austria can now trade directly with each other. Austrian Post has…
‘Ikea, Jysk and H&M best-performing cross-border sellers’
Multichannel companies from the Nordics make up Europe’s top three best-performing cross-border ecommerce sellers. These are Sweden-based…
Zalando Bulgaria launch expected soon
Zalando is accelerating its European expansion. After earlier announcements, Portugal and Greece are now live, marking the…
Marketplaces account for 61% of European ecommerce
A large majority of online transactions in Europe take place on marketplaces. In 2025, marketplaces accounted for…
Salesupply and BrandOn Group announce partnership
Dutch ecommerce service provider Salesupply has announced a partnership with BrandOn Group, an Italian technology platform that…
HyperSKU invests in BigBuy
Global sourcing and fulfillment platform HyperSKU has announced that it has invested in BigBuy’s recent international financing…
Amazon introduces transport surcharge for partners
Amazon will charge European selling partners additional transport costs as a result of the war in the…
Winners Dutch Shopping Awards 2026
Yesterday, the winners of the prestigious Shopping Awards were announced, in the Netherlands. It was the 25th…
ChannelEngine and Monta expand partnership
Online marketplace integrator ChannelEngine has expanded its partnership with Monta, a Dutch fulfillment provider. The fulfillment solution…
Consumers in the Netherlands spent 35.7 billion euros online in 2025
Last year, consumers in the Netherlands spent 35.7 billion euros online. This represents a 1 percent decrease…
Smarter Ecommerce Delivery in Africa
Delivery is the primary barrier to completing an ecommerce sale in Africa. I’ve described the challenges posed…
Otto increased its GMV by 6%
In the past fiscal year, German ecommerce giant Otto was able to increase its gross merchandise value…
New Ecommerce Tools: March 25, 2026
Our rundown this week of new services for ecommerce merchants includes updates on predictive intelligence, same-day shipping,…
Otto.de opens up to Dutch sellers
Dutch companies can now apply to sell on Otto.de. This marks the beginning of Otto’s expansion to…
Amazon to invest over 5 billion euros in Poland
Between this year and 2028, Amazon is planning to invest 5 billion euros in Poland. This is…
Shein: ‘More than six hundred sales partners in Germany’
Shein says it has thousands of sales partners across Europe, including more than six hundred in Germany….