Charts: Global Consumer Views on Tariffs
The Boston Consulting Group provides strategy and advisory services to enterprises worldwide. The firm’s occasional “Consumer Radar…
72 million Europeans gain access to TikTok Shop
Starting today, TikTok Shop is available in Germany, France, and Italy, where a total of 72.1 million…
How to start a subscription business
Consumers spent over $31 billion globally on subscription box services in 2023 and that market is expected…
Mirakl: ‘GMV increased 30 percent’
Marketplace solution provider Mirakl has generated over 162 million euros in annual recurring revenues in 2024. Its…
Competitors Outfittery and Lookiero announce merger
Online personal shopping platforms Lookiero and Outfittery have announced that they are joining forces. The Lookiero Outfittery…
Zalando announces growth acceleration and expansion
Zalando looks back on a successful year, with higher revenue, increased profits, and more customers. The company…
TikTok Shop welcomes merchants in Germany, France, and Italy
TikTok is boosting its European ecommerce operations. From now on, merchants can register to start selling through…
‘Europe hosts most headquarters of ecommerce giants’
Of the world’s 250 largest ecommerce companies, 95 have their headquarters in Europe. That is three more…
Charts: Global M&A Trends Q4 2024
The deal value of global 2024 mergers and acquisitions transactions was up 15% year-over-year as of early…
Monta opens warehouse in France
Dutch fulfillment company Monta has realized its previously announced expansion into France. The company recently opened its…
Inventory software Stockly raises 26 million euros
French software company Stockly is a stock pooling and exchange solution for online sellers. The company now…
European ecommerce to grow 45% in 5 years
Between 2024 and 2029, Forrester is predicting an increase in online sales in Europe. It expects that…
ChannelEngine: ‘marketplaces are starting point for product discovery’
At least 47 percent of shoppers start their product search on marketplaces. The share of shoppers doing…
Temu: ‘80% of European sales via local warehouses’
Chinese online marketplace Temu has recently started using local warehouses in Europe. In the future, the company…
Over 85% of products from Chinese platforms fail to meet regulations
At least 85 to 95 percent of products from Shein, AliExpress and Temu do not comply with…
New Ecommerce Tools: January 16, 2025
Every week we publish a rundown of new products from companies offering services to ecommerce merchants. This…
Galaxus reports 18% sales increase
Galaxus, Switzerland’s largest ecommerce company, saw its platform sales increase 18 percent last year, reaching 3.4 billion…
Whatnot eyes further European expansion
Whatnot, a livestream shopping platform competing with TikTok Shop, is preparing for further European expansion. The U.S.-based…
New Ecommerce Tools: January 9, 2025
Every week we publish a list of new products from companies offering services to ecommerce merchants. This…
Zalando adjusts return policy and Plus program
Zalando customers in Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy will have less time to return orders starting tomorrow….
Mirakl acquires Adspert to strengthen retail media position
Marketplace solution provider Mirakl has announced the acquisition of Adspert, a data-driven advertising optimization tool. Thanks to…
Germany is the top European market for Temu and Shein
With 16.3 million monthly users, Temu is more popular in Germany than anywhere else in the European…
Ecommerce least established in Bulgaria in 2023
According to Eurostat figures, 58.1 percent of all consumers in the European Union made a recent online…
Amazon experiencing bottlenecks in logistics
Ecommerce giant Amazon is currently having capacity problems in its logistics centers in Europe. It is now…