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…
Shopify supports multi-currency payouts
Shopify now supports payouts in multiple currencies for European merchants. For many larger online retailers, this eliminates…
Amazon experiencing bottlenecks in logistics
Ecommerce giant Amazon is currently having capacity problems in its logistics centers in Europe. It is now…
New Ecommerce Tools: November 28, 2024
We publish a rundown each week of new products from companies offering services to ecommerce merchants. This…
The Platform Group now has 13,000 partners
The Platform Group collaborates with approximately thirteen thousand sales partners, the German company behind several vertical marketplaces…
The 2024 WooCommerce holiday gift guide
For the past three years, we’ve curated a gift guide to feature some awesome Woo stores, and…
Delivering solutions: Shipping a bespoke plugin to navigate DHL’s global growth
This post was contributed by Shadi Manna, founder of Progressus, a member of Automattic’s Agency Partner program….
Holiday 2024 Marketing Campaigns from Top Brands
It’s time to be inspired by some of this year’s top holiday campaigns. In 2024, global brands…
Only 2% of Germans have tried Wero so far
Wero, the new payment service backed by major European banks, remains largely unknown and unloved in Germany….
Alibaba introduces seller protection program in Europe
With Trade Assurance, Alibaba introduces what it calls a new standard for safe and transparent digital B2B…
Monta continues to expand
This week, fulfillment company Monta has announced further international expansion. The company will open fulfillment centers in…