EU Commission approves takeover Ceconomy by JD.com
This week, the European Commission has approved the takeover of Ceconomy, the owner of MediaMarkt and Saturn….
DHL introduces fee for second delivery attempt
German postal and logistics service DHL has announced several price changes. One of the changes is the…
Breuninger expands into 11 new markets
Breuninger is accelerating its expansion in Europe. After earlier launches in the first half of the year,…
Zooplus marketplace launches in Spain
German online pet supply store Zooplus has expanded its marketplace to Spain. The Spanish platform went live…
Austrians spent 16% of retail expenditure online
In 2025, more than 16 percent of Austrian consumer spending in retail was generated online. A year…
Asian marketplaces lose market share in Germany
German sales for Shein, Temu and AliExpress have dropped 35.5 percent in the third quarter, compared to…
Amazon holds 63% of German online retail
Including its marketplace, Amazon has a 63 percent share of Germany’s online retail market. Almost all German…
Free returns on the rise in DACH region
In the summer of 2026, up to 66.7 percent of retailers in Austria, Germany and Switzerland said…
DHL eCommerce looks for more acquisitions in Eastern Europe
DHL eCommerce is looking for more parcel companies to acquire in Eastern Europe. The planned purchase of…
‘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,…
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)….
Amazon catches up with Boozt in Denmark
Fifteen percent of active Danish online shoppers bought something from Amazon in the past six months. This…
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….
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…
Influencers Mostly Skip Disclosure
The challenge with enforcing influencer disclosure rules starts with the definition. Neither the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s…
‘German online stores less visible on Google’
The organic visibility of large online stores in Germany is under pressure. Last June, on average, they…
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…
Amazon expands listing requirements for Pan-EU FBA
Amazon is requiring sellers to offer all their Pan-European FBA products on its Dutch marketplace. In six…
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…
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…
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…