Ecommerce market concentration highest in Italy and Spain
The five largest ecommerce players in Italy account for 46 percent of the sales of the country’s…
Otrium launches automated warehouse
Dutch fashion platform Otrium has announced the launch of a new automated warehouse, called the O-Mega Robot….
Transaction volume MultiSafepay increased 44%
Payment provider MultiSafepay recently announced that its transaction volume increased 44 percent year-on-year. According to the company,…
Italian ecommerce grew 6% in 2024
Online sales reached a total of 85.4 billion euros in Italy last year. Compared to a year…
Salesupply launches solution for marketplace sellers
This week, fulfillment and customer service provider Salesupply has launched a new solution. With MarketplaceCare 365, marketplace…
Dutch Shopping Awards winners announced
Last Friday, the winners of this year’s prestigious Dutch Shopping Awards were announced. Online supermarket Picnic was…
Ecommerce in the Netherlands increased 5% in 2024
Last year, Dutch consumers spent 36 billion euros online. This was an increase of 5 percent, compared…
Zalando announces growth acceleration and expansion
Zalando looks back on a successful year, with higher revenue, increased profits, and more customers. The company…
‘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…
Ireland has highest share of online shoppers
Last year, 96 percent of Irish internet users made online purchases. The country has the biggest percentage…
Monta opens warehouse in France
Dutch fulfillment company Monta has realized its previously announced expansion into France. The company recently opened its…
Bol earns more than all its partner sellers
Dutch online marketplace Bol has had a good year: sales increased 8.7 percent, reaching 3.1 billion euros….
EU to hold platforms liable for unsafe or illegal goods
The EU aims to curb the influx of unsafe products entering the European market via ecommerce platforms…
Amazon introduces Easy Ship in Europe
Online marketplace Amazon is introducing a shipping solution called Easy Ship in Europe, for sellers in the…
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…
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…
Over 80% of the Dutch shop online
More than eight in ten Dutch people bought online in the first half of this year, a…
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 surpasses Coolblue in Dutch ecommerce top 100
AliExpress and Shein are among the ten largest online sellers in the Netherlands. And behind market leader…