‘Marketplace sellers shift focus to profitability’
Sellers no longer primarily measure their success on marketplaces by sales volumes, but by the returns they…
New Tools Open European Markets to US E-Commerce Sellers
U.S. digital businesses looking for new customers in Europe face a costly challenge: navigating unfamiliar tax rules,…
Omnichannel Playbook for Beauty Brands
I met recently with a spa manager in California to introduce her to a French beauty brand….
Temu ranks first in four European ecommerce markets
Temu has broken into the top 10 online retailers in almost every European country. In four countries,…
Google removes product carousels in Europe
Product carousels have almost entirely disappeared from Google’s shopping-related search results in the European Economic Area (EEA)….
Allegro brings tools and services to sellers’ stores
Allegro plans to make selected tools and services available to selling partners for use outside its marketplace….
Amazon’s reach in the EU levels off
Amazon has seen the number of recipients of its shopping services in the European Union decline slightly….
ECDB: Bol widens lead over Amazon.nl
Bol increased its lead over Amazon last year, according to a new ECDB ranking of ecommerce in…
TikTok Shop opens cross-border sales between EU and UK
Sellers from eight European Union member states will soon be able to offer their products to British…
Compare Group expands to 4 new European markets
Compare Group, which owns several price comparison platforms, will expand to Spain, Portugal, Italy and Austria on…
34% of SME’s on Temu have expanded internationally
One in three (34 percent) European small businesses selling on Temu said that they have started selling…
Amazon Prime Air launches in the UK
Amazon has officially launched its Prima Air service in the United Kingdom. From its fulfillment center near…
Southern Europeans lead in Chinese platform use
Chinese ecommerce platforms such as AliExpress, Banggood, Shein, and Temu are more popular than average in Southern…
New Ecommerce Tools: August 19, 2026
My rundown this week of new services for merchants includes updates on page builders, warehousing, dropshipping, real-time…
Amazon launches bulk storage service in Europe
Amazon Warehousing & Distribution, or AWD, will launch in five European countries this week. The service allows…
‘Traditional market growth tactics no longer suffice’
Inconsistent data is a problem that is well-known to many online sellers, especially when selling on multiple…
AI Fraud Is Making One-Time Identity Checks Less Reliable
AI is making identity fraud cheaper, faster, and easier to scale, putting pressure on e-commerce companies to…
Fruugo returns to profit
Online marketplace Fruugo made a profit of 1.4 million British pounds (1.64 million euros) in 2025. Just…
Bauhaus: ‘100,000 new items thanks to 100 sellers’
A year ago, German retail chain Bauhaus launched its online marketplace. Since then, it has partnered with…
Zooplus eyes pan-European marketplace
After introducing a marketplace model in France, Zooplus has now also opened up its website to customers…
Amazon invests over 300 million euros in Germany
Ecommerce giant Amazon has announced that it is expanding its logistics center in Pforzheim, Germany. It is…
Vinted Go: 100,000 undeliverable packages were given second life
Last November, Vinted Go launched a pilot called Rescued Value. Packages that could not be delivered or…
Online retail sales surge in the United Kingdom
Online retail sales are rising sharply in the United Kingdom. According to the country’s Office for National…
The Top Cause of Wasted Ad Spend
Brett Fish sees a lot of wasted ad spend. His company, TagHero, tracks clients’ advertising performance on…