Price remains the most important factor for online shoppers in Portugal. A majority of 73 percent of consumers in Portugal said that competitive pricing is the main driver behind their purchase decisions. For 71 percent, promotions and discounts are the main drivers.
Continue readingNine out of ten German online sellers say that bureaucratic procedures place a heavy or very heavy burden on them. Rules around product safety and packaging generate the most administrative hassle. Sellers are spending a lot of time and energy on complying with all laws and regulations.
Continue readingGerman online photo service store, PosterXXL, was rated as the best online shop in Germany. It outranks local dominant online seller Otto, as well as Lascana. Ratings were based on more than 753,000 customer reviews.
Continue readingGlobal sourcing and fulfillment platform HyperSKU has announced that it has invested in BigBuy’s recent international financing round of 4 million euros. Spanish ecommerce and dropshipping technology platform BigBuy said that the funding will support further growth.
Continue readingTikTok Shop is preparing to launch in Poland, the Netherlands and Belgium. This is evident from job listings for its “strategic readiness team” and for customer solutions managers who are fluent in Polish or Dutch. Seller environments have already been set up, but they are not yet live.
Continue readingConsumers sold goods worth 10.8 billion euros on second-hand marketplace Vinted in 2025. That is an increase of almost 50 percent, compared to 2024. The company’s revenue reached 1.1 billion euros, also a record high. According to CEO Thomas Plantenga, Vinted delivered strong results across every growth vector. One of these is its delivery services for external clients.
Continue readingFifty percent of consumers in Europe say that they use instalment payments or pay-later services. The majority of them do this several times a year. The use of delayed paying is a lot less popular in Switzerland, where only a quarter of respondents said that they use it while shopping online.
Continue readingAmazon will charge European selling partners additional transport costs as a result of the war in the Middle East. In principle, the measure is temporary, the company says, and applies to both Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) and Multi-Channel Fulfilment (MCF).
Continue readingYesterday, the winners of the prestigious Shopping Awards were announced, in the Netherlands. It was the 25th edition. Kaartje2go won the ‘DHL Best Online Store of the Year’ award, making it the overall winner of the evening.
Continue readingOnline marketplace integrator ChannelEngine has expanded its partnership with Monta, a Dutch fulfillment provider. The fulfillment solution is now integrated with ChannelEngine’s platform, which means that online sellers can manage marketplace and fulfillment processes in one single ecosystem.
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