Winners E-commerce Germany Awards announced
This week, the winners of the E-Commerce Germany Awards were announced during a gala. There were 12…
Merchant Cuts Revenue 60%, Profit Rises 25%
In 2023 Mathias Schrøder was stressed, burned out, and perplexed. He had scaled revenue on his Denmark-based…
Otto lays off hundreds of customer service employees
German online platform Otto is eliminating 480 call center positions. This results in layoffs of hundreds of…
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…
SellerX is letting 20% of workforce go
Marketplace aggregator SellerX has announced that it is letting go of a fifth of its workforce. This…
Monta opens warehouse in France
Dutch fulfillment company Monta has realized its previously announced expansion into France. The company recently opened its…
Amazon grows 8.7% in Germany, 12.7% in UK
Last year, Amazon once again outpaced the ecommerce market growth in both Germany and the United Kingdom….
JD.com interested in buying Ceconomy
Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com is said to be in talks with Ceconomy, the owner of MediaMarkt and…
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…
TikTok brings its fulfillment service to Germany
TikTok Shop is preparing to launch in Germany, as indicated by various job postings. Notably, sellers will…
Kaufland discontinues fulfillment service
German online marketplace Kaufland is discontinuing Fulfillment by Kaufland (FBK). The service will remain active until February…
Marketplaces are using dark patterns
Most well-known marketplaces and social media platforms are using dark patterns. These are designs that manipulate consumers…
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…
German ecommerce is growing again
After two years of decline, online product spending in Germany has increased once more. In 2024, spending…
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…
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….
MediaMarkt launches marketplace in Belgium, Poland, and Turkey
MediaMarkt saw its marketplace revenue double in the past fiscal year. In the new year, the electronics…
Zalando acquires About You and becomes B2B powerhouse
If Zalando acquires About You, the company will not only strengthen its position in the consumer market…
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…