Product subscriptions used by 23% of German online shoppers
Nearly a quarter of German consumers use online subscriptions for products such as razor blades, shampoo, or…
EU import of cheap parcels rises 26%
The number of low-cost ecommerce parcels that the European Union received from outside the Union rose sharply…
German ecommerce grows beyond expectations
Online product spending in Germany grew by 3.2 percent last year, reaching 83.1 billion euros. This growth…
‘Temu matches Amazon in cross-border sales’
In a short period of time, Temu has become a dominant player in global ecommerce. Nearly a…
‘Instagram is the leading social commerce platform in Germany’
Three in ten German consumers shop via social media. Instagram is used the most: 15 percent of…
58% of consumers use AI tools to research products
Product discovery still mostly happens on marketplaces, with 37 percent of consumers starting their shopping journey there….
MediaMarkt’s marketplace GMV increases 90%
Ceconomy, owner of MediaMarkt and Saturn, reports online revenue of more than 5.7 billion euros for the…
Online retail in Germany to grow until 2030
Online retail spending in Germany has experienced notable growth. It is expected that online spending will continue…
UK shoppers rely on online marketplaces
Online marketplaces dominate almost every stage of the purchase journey of consumers in the United Kingdom. In…
95% German retailers receive unfair reviews
According to a recent study, 95 percent of German retailers have experienced unfair customer reviews. These include…
Two-thirds of Germans shop for gifts on Amazon
Amazon is the go-to place for Germans to do their Christmas shopping. Two-thirds of gift buyers shop…
80% online sellers think return rates will not improve
Return rates of online orders are an issue for many sellers. In the online fashion sector in…
Ecommerce in many European regions still in its infancy
The adoption of ecommerce varies widely across European regions: from 21.7 percent in Yugoiztochen, in the southeast…
Will Google’s AI Mode Dominate ChatGPT?
Jeff Oxford is my go-to interview for ecommerce SEO. The founder of Oregon-based 180 Marketing, an agency,…
Portuguese online shopping reaches €11 billion in 2025
Portuguese consumers have now spent around 11 billion euros on online shopping so far in 2025. This…
78% of Nordic shoppers buy from abroad
In the second quarter of this year, 78 percent of Nordic consumers placed an online order at…
Swiss ecommerce increases 9%
Compared to September 2024, online sales in Switzerland have shown a cumulative increase of 9 percent up…
‘Shein and Temu generate 3.3 billion euros in sales in Germany’
Shein and Temu together sell around 3.3 billion euros worth of products in Germany, according to the…
53% of Danish online orders was made on mobile phone
In the third quarter of this year, more than half (53 percent) of all online orders in…
Dutch amount of online stores on the rise
Earlier this year, the amount of online stores in the Netherlands decreased for the first time since…
Three in four Portuguese consumers shop online
Ecommerce continues to expand rapidly in Portugal. According to the 2025 E‑Shopper Barometer by Geopost, 75 percent…
Most sellers active on 6 marketplaces
On average, online sellers are active on six different marketplaces. As 63 percent of consumers prefer marketplaces…
Local online stores dominate Dutch market
Large international online platforms have grown rapidly in the Netherlands in recent years. However, local players still…
Top 10 online shops drive growth in German ecommerce
Amazon remains by far the largest online shop in Germany, ahead of local players Otto and Zalando….