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In the first two months after its launch, German consumers have not embraced TikTok Shop in large numbers. TikTok Shop is known by one in three consumers, but only one in forty Germans has made a purchase, according to research by media agency OMD. TikTok Shop launched in Germany on…

In the high-volume world of online retail, the stakes are high when it comes to ensuring seamless logistics. One misplaced parcel or a delayed delivery can tarnish a brand’s reputation and burden operations with costly claims and frustrated customers. For Thomann, a German high-volume online music retailer, solving this challenge…

In the high-volume world of online retail, the stakes are high when it comes to ensuring seamless logistics. One misplaced parcel or a delayed delivery can tarnish a brand’s reputation and burden operations with costly claims and frustrated customers. For Thomann, a German high-volume online music retailer, solving this challenge…

Temu has now been active in Europe for two years. According to a recent survey by the Chinese marketplace, German customers said that they have average saving of 27 percent on purchases they placed on Temu in 2024. And 41 percent wonder why identical products cost more on other platforms.…

Arvato, a supply chain service provider from Germany, is opening a new logistics center in Instanbul. It is the company’s ninth warehouse in Turkey. The new location will offer omnichannel fulfillment services. Arvato is a third-party logistics provider which develops supply chain management and ecommerce solutions for its clients. It…

Shopify merchants in Germany now have direct access to DHL shipping services through the ecommerce software platform. In addition to added convenience, online retailers also benefit from lower costs, according to DHL. The integration will become available in other key European markets as well. DHL has been integrated into Shopify…

Many major online retailers in Germany leave customers in the dark about how long they will have to wait for their products to be delivered. Personalized delivery time windows are especially scarce, even though consumers would appreciate them. “The desire for specific delivery times remains largely unmet.” This is the…

A large majority of consumers in the Nordics shop online regularly. In the 30 days leading up to the latest research, 83 percent of them said to have shopped online. Cross-border shopping is becoming more popular in the region. Recently, postal group PostNord International released the newest E-commerce in the…

The German Retail Association (HDE) is increasing its forecast for ecommerce for this year. It predicts a four percent increase. The German ecommerce market is expected to reach a total value of 92.4 billion euros in sales by the end of this year. The HDE recently published its Online Monitor…

The Otto Group has found its way back to profitability. The company refers to the past financial year, which ended in February, as an “extremely convincing financial year”. The retail and services group generated a net profit of 165 million euros. Otto is optimistic about the future and expects further…

Online consumer spending in Switzerland increased by 3.5 percent last year, while brick-and-mortar retail saw a slight decline of 0.2 percent. As in many other countries, the share of online sales within total retail continues to rise. According to Carpathia, an ecommerce management consultancy, Swiss consumers spent a record 15.9…

Yesterday the eCom Summit & Awards event, which was organized by Digital Commerce Finland, took place. Prizes were awarded in 18 categories. Women’s fashion brand Nanso won the grand prize and was named Online Store of the Year. It was the second edition of the eCom Awards. The event was…

Visa and Mastercard are charging retailers excessive fees, which the credit card companies raise unilaterally. As a result, they are hindering competition and innovation in the European payments market, according to several trade associations in a letter to the European Commission. Visa and Mastercard process roughly two-thirds of card payments…

Italian company Moltiply Group, which operates popular price comparison website Trovaprezzi, has announced that it is suing Google’s parent company Alphabet. The company is seeking damages, as Google is abusing its dominant market position. The Moltiply Group owns several brands, including comparison platforms that are part of its subsidiary 7Pixel.…

Dutch ecommerce feed manager Channable has acquired Producthero, a Google Shopping advertising specialist. Thanks to the acquisition, the solutions of both companies will be combined into one platform. This should make multichannel selling easier for online retailers. This was announced today in a press release. Channable is a Dutch company…

After launching in the United States and the United Kingdom, TikTok Shop now aims to enable the trade of second-hand products on its platform elsewhere in Europe. The company is currently recruiting a program manager who will be responsible for defining and implementing the pre-owned category strategy across the European…

Last week, the Croatian ecommerce association celebrated its 10-year anniversary by hosting the eCommAwards 2025. Six awards were handed out to online stores and three awards and three awards went to service providers. Lesnina XXXL was the biggest winner of the evening. The eCommerce Croatia Association was founded in 2015…

Second-hand fashion marketplace Vinted sells the most clothing in France in terms of sales volume. It outranks Amazon and local omnichannel clothing seller Kiabi. This indicates that recommerce is gaining market share in the country. Recommerce, the online sale of second-hand goods, is gaining in popularity. Last year, the European…

Six months after its debut in the U.S., Amazon Haul has now launched in the United Kingdom. The rollout is in beta, but Amazon has stated that “ultra-low-priced products” will soon be available to all customers in the United Kingdom. For now, Amazon Haul is only accessible to selected shoppers,…

The five largest ecommerce players in Italy account for 46 percent of the sales of the country’s top 250 online sellers. Spain also sees a high concentration, with its top five players representing 41 percent of the market. In the United Kingdom, Germany, and France, the market is more evenly…

Ecommerce giant Amazon is lowering its package fees for several product groups in its Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) program. Fees for items in these categories will be based on package size and unit weight. It is not the first time that Amazon changes its fees. In 2023, it already raised…

Dutch fashion platform Otrium has announced the launch of a new automated warehouse, called the O-Mega Robot. According to the company, this AutoStore system has up to 400 percent better space utilization than traditional warehouses. Otrium is an online fashion outlet that was founded in 2017, in the Netherlands. It…

Payment provider MultiSafepay recently announced that its transaction volume increased 44 percent year-on-year. According to the company, this is due to customer business growth. In addition, the amount of customers grew 11 percent. This was announced by MultiSafepay in a press release. The Dutch payment provider launched in 1999 and…

Last year, online card payments accounted for 43.1 percent of all online payments in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A year earlier, that share was still 32.8 percent. This reflects a gradual shift in online shopping habits in the country. These data come from the third annual national survey on the state…