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Galaxus, Switzerland’s largest ecommerce company, saw its platform sales increase 18 percent last year, reaching 3.4 billion euros. Growth was particularly strong outside its home market, with further European expansion on the agenda.This was announced by Galaxus in a report on its performance over the past year. The company attributes…

Whatnot, a livestream shopping platform competing with TikTok Shop, is preparing for further European expansion. The U.S.-based company announced this move following a fresh capital injection. The video platform is also aiming to expand into new categories.Founded in 2019, Whatnot raised 257.2 million euros (265 million dollars) in a new…

Zalando customers in Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy will have less time to return orders starting tomorrow. The return window will be shortened from 100 days to 30 days. Changes to the loyalty program, Zalando Plus, are also imminent in these three countries.Zalando, which built its reputation on free shipping,…

MediaMarkt saw its marketplace revenue double in the past fiscal year. In the new year, the electronics retailer will open its virtual doors in Belgium, Poland, and Turkey. An additional expansion into new product categories is expected to attract new buyers and sellers.This is revealed in the annual report of…

A new European regulation imposes strict requirements on products sales in the EU market. Many online stores and marketplaces sellers in the United Kingdom lack sufficient arrangements and have opted to stop selling to customers in the EU altogether.This is reported by journalist Chris Dawson on ChannelX, an outlet affiliated…

If Zalando acquires About You, the company will not only strengthen its position in the consumer market but also become the new owner of Scayle, a provider of ecommerce software. This acquisition would create “the next B2B powerhouse for the ecommerce industry in Europe”. This statement was made by Zalando…

The Irish ecommerce landscape will change in the coming months. This month, TikTok Shop has opened for business in the country. And in 2025, the launch of Amazon Ireland will take place. Ecommerce giant Amazon has been active in Europe for decades now. It is a market leader in the…

Marketplace solution provider Mirakl has announced the acquisition of Adspert, a data-driven advertising optimization tool. Thanks to the acquisition, Mirakl can enhance its retail media solution and add AI-driven advertising optimization software to its platform. Mirakl is a French marketplace solution provider, which offers a SaaS solution for customers to…

Ecommerce giant Amazon has announced that it has finished a first test with delivery drones in Italy. The company wants to deliver items weighing up to approximately 2 kilograms to customers’ gardens with these drones. It is unclear when it will start using this service in the country. The online…

TikTok Shop has launched in Spain today, according to various market observers and sellers on the platform. This marks the first country in continental Europe where TikTok users can shop directly.The launch of TikTok Shop in continental Europe had been anticipated earlier but was reportedly delayed several times, partly due…

More than eight in ten Dutch people bought online in the first half of this year, a record. Especially for personal care products, medicines and vitamin pills, more consumers went online. Statistics Netherlands has released a report about the adoption of online shopping. According to them, online shopping is more…

With 16.3 million monthly users, Temu is more popular in Germany than anywhere else in the European Union. The more well-known Shein attracts more attention in France, Spain, and Italy, but generates the most revenue in Europe in Germany. This is according to several reports published recently. Temu and Shein,…

According to Eurostat figures, 58.1 percent of all consumers in the European Union made a recent online purchase last year. Ecommerce is most established in the Netherlands and least in Bulgaria. In many parts of Southeast Europe, adoption remains below 35 percent.Eurostat has literally mapped the share of the population…