French marketplace for pre-owned phones, laptops, and other electronic devices, Back Market, has reached a gross merchandise value (GMV) of more than 3.5 billion euros in 2025. This is an increase of 32 percent, compared to a year earlier.
Continue readingThe number of European users of shopping platform Shein is still growing, but no longer rapidly. From August last year through January this year, an average of just under 156 million Europeans actively used the platform each month. That is 6.9 percent more than in the six months before. Most visitors come from France.
Continue readingAustrian online marketplace for refurbished electronics, household, and sports products, Refurbed, has reached the milestone of a gross merchandise volume of 3 billion euros. It has also announced a launch in 12 new European markets.
Continue readingGerman online fashion platform Zalando has expanded its Pre-owned category. It now includes children’s fashion. It is already available in 14 European markets: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden.
Continue readingEuropean Amazon sellers can now manage their funds on the platform more easily. Amazon Seller Wallet is launching in seven European stores. This gives sellers more control over when to convert and transfer their earnings, with exchange rates displayed before every transfer.
Continue readingLast year, 54 percent of new online stores in the Netherlands were created with Shopify. In France, that share came to 49 percent and in Spain, it was 41 percent. At the same time, the share of Prestashop among new stores has dropped in these countries.
Continue readingA new study shows that almost 40 percent of Portuguese consumers now shop online at least once a week. A year ago, only 24 percent of consumers in the country said that they shopped online with the same frequency. The remaining 62 percent now shop online once or several times a month.
Continue readingEcommerce giant eBay is buying circular fashion marketplace Depop. The resale app is currently owned by Etsy. eBay is paying around 1.2 billion dollars for the platform. With the acquisition, the platform hopes to reach a younger audience.
Continue readingIn the United Kingdom, 41 percent of consumers are now receiving parcels in lockers. And 44 percent also send parcels in the same way. This shift towards using lockers for online orders is driven by frustrations over home deliveries.
Continue readingLast month, products priced over 100 British pounds generated 41 percent of revenue on TikTok Shop in the United Kingdom. This shows that consumers in the country are placing a high amount of premium purchases on the social media platform. Social commerce is maturing, according to researchers.
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