Ecommerce giant Amazon is investing 15 billion euros in the French market over a three-year period. The company will use the money to build, among other things, four new distribution centers. Investments in existing and new infrastructure are expected to result in faster delivery times for customers and selling partners across France.
Continue readingA new analysis shows that since the third quarter of 2023, the median online revenue in Germany has decreased by 22 percent. At the same time, online stores with more than 1 million euros in annual revenue have grown 7.6 percent. But smaller shops, with revenues below 50,000 euros, have declined by 12.3 percent.
Continue readingMore than 8 out of 10 (86 percent) of Nordic consumers shop online monthly. This is an increase of 2 percent compared to last year. While shoppers in thoese countries have preferred local payment methods since 2024, this year marks the first time that these were used most often.
Continue readingMore than one hundred thousand SMEs from the European Union use Amazon as a sales platform. Together, they generated 17 billion euros in cross-border sales last year, 2 billion euros more than a year earlier. Most international trade takes place within the EU.
Continue readingEcommerce in Italy is estimated to be wort 90.6 billion euros in 2025. Compared to a year earlier, this is an increase of 6.1 percent. Travel and Tourism still remain the biggest sectors in the country, with an estimated online value of more than 22 billion euros.
Continue readingEvery day, Shein and Temu deliver 460,000 parcels to Germany. As both platforms violate several EU regulations, this results in unfair competition for retailers in the country. According to a recent study, this results in a yearly loss of 2.4 billion euros in added value to the German economy.
Continue readingThe consumer protection authority in France announced that three quarters of imported products from major online platforms failed to meet standards of the European Union. And 46 percent were non-complaint and dangerous. The regulator tested seven platforms, but did not name which ones.
Continue readingUsers of Vinted in Germany and Austria can now trade directly with each other. Austrian Post has joined as a new logistics partner of the platform. The second-hand fashion marketplace is valued at 8 billion euros, according to a share sale announced today.
Continue readingMultichannel companies from the Nordics make up Europe’s top three best-performing cross-border ecommerce sellers. These are Sweden-based Ikea, Denmark’s Jysk and H&M, also from Sweden. Behind them, Germany’s Zalando is the first pure player on the list.
Continue readingZalando is accelerating its European expansion. After earlier announcements, Portugal and Greece are now live, marking the next step in Zalando’s strategy to strengthen its footprint across Europe. Bulgaria is expected to follow on August 1st this year. New signals suggest the rollout will not stop there.
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