While Amazon has been the biggest marketplace in Germany for years, other local platforms have recently increased their market share. Retailers who want to sell in Germany should be aware that selling on Amazon is not the only way to reach customers, says global fulillment provider fulfilmentcrowd. As marketplaces are…

New reports on ecommerce in the five biggest European online markets shows that online shopping is still increasing in popularity. By 2029, online revenues in Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy and France could reach a total volume of 600 billion euros. This is driven by the use of AI…

The DACH ecommerce market is expected to continue its steady growth, with annual increases ranging from 3 to 6 percent. The impact of Asian marketplaces is becoming increasingly evident across all three markets. In Austria, their share of ecommerce spending has already surpassed 10 percent. According to the Austrian Retail…

The founder of French online marketplace PriceMinister, Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet, has announced that he is preparing a takeover bid for Rakuten France. This Japanese company acquired the French platform in 2010. This will mean a return to his former company, sixteen years after selling it. PriceMinister was a French online marketplace,…

Customers of DHL Globalmail in the United Kingdom will soon no longer be able to send parcels to consumers in the European Union. The carrier is not yet operationally ready for the new customs rules that will take effect on July 1st. Like Chinese and American online retailers, sellers in…

Nowhere in Europe are ecommerce sales expected to grow faster through 2029 than in Turkey. Bulgaria ranks second, according to a new top 10 compiled by ECDB. “Eastern and Southeastern European countries are leading the growth race”, the ecommerce statistics company states. Germany-based ECDB tracks ecommerce developments around the world.…

The easyGroup, the company behind easyJet, has launched easyCourier. It is rebranding Cypriot local logistics company Svelta Courier. With the takeover, easyGroup has entered the last-mile delivery sector. It wants to expand its services across Europe. EasyGroup is the owner of the Easy family of brands. It is known mostly…

Kaufland is expanding its marketplace once again. By the end of the summer, it is opening its doors in Spain and the Netherlands. As a result, the online marketplace will be active in nine countries. Online sellers can already sign up for the new markets. Kaufland is a hypermarket chain…

Joybuy, JD.com’s online department store, is becoming a marketplace. The platform will soon open its doors to selected third-party sellers from both Europe and China. Through a major promotional campaign, Joybuy hopes to boost its popularity among European shoppers this summer. “Why wait until November to shop smarter?” JD.com, China’s…

Agentic marketplace intelligence company Merchantee has raised 1.8 million euros in a funding round. With the capital injection, it wants to expand into Poland and Germany this year. It also has plans for further expansion in 2027. Merchantee is a company from Czechia, based in Prague. It has created marketplace…