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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…

European online retailers missed out on more than half a billion euros in revenue during the last four months of 2024 due to millions of lost parcels. The actual impact is significantly greater, according to Metapack. The delivery management software provider estimates the official damage at 540 million euros, caused…

In 2024, the online European cross-border market reached 275.6 billion euros in sales. Compared to a year earlier, this was an increase of more than 16 percent. The cross-border market represented a 36 percent share of the overall online market in Europe. In 2023, the European cross-border ecommerce market reached…

Online sales reached a total of 85.4 billion euros in Italy last year. Compared to a year earlier, this is an increase of 6 percent. Most of that revenue came from the online sales by companies in the sector Travel and Tourism. These data come from the 19th annual report…

Kaufland will open its marketplace to consumers in France and Italy by the end of the summer. “We are the alternative to global ecommerce giants, from Europe for Europe. With that goal in mind, we are now taking the next two steps – certainly not the last”, according to Gerald…

This week, fulfillment and customer service provider Salesupply has launched a new solution. With MarketplaceCare 365, marketplace sellers can be sure that customers will receive responses within the required timeframes. Salesupply is a fulfillment company that was launched in the Netherlands. Now, it operates on a global scale with more…

For the past three years, DHL has been charging German online retailers a surcharge for parcel deliveries in November and December. This year, an additional hefty fee will be added during two peak weeks. It could lead German online stores to focus more heavily on Singles Day. The discount day…

In the third quarter of last year, the online turnover in Spain increased 12.6 percent year-on-year. It reached 24.6 billion euros. At least 65 percent of all online transactions that originated in Spain, went to cross-border online shops. This is according to data that is now available on the Spanish…

Temu and DHL Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The companies say they aim to support the growth of SMEs in established markets as well as in growth markets. DHL will utilize its logistics expertise to support Temu’s operations in Europe, including its local-to-local model. Temu, the international ecommerce…

Last year, Decathlon generated 26 percent of its German trade volume online. The marketplace’s share within that has nearly doubled in just one year. The platform serves as a catalyst for growth for Decathlon, both in Germany and beyond. Globally, Decathlon achieved a revenue of 16.2 billion euros last year.…

Starting today, TikTok Shop is available in Germany, France, and Italy, where a total of 72.1 million users reside. Among the first sellers are About You and Nivea, as well as local merchants. “TikTok Shop opens new opportunities for brands of all sizes.” TikTok has allowed merchants to register for…

Last Friday, the winners of this year’s prestigious Dutch Shopping Awards were announced. Online supermarket Picnic was the winner of the evening, as it won the DHL Best Online Store of the Year award. The Shopping Awards  is a well-known award ceremony in ecommerce in the Netherlands. It is one…

Last year, Belgian consumers spent 17.4 billion euros on online purchases. This was a billion euros more than in 2023, representing an increase of 6.7 percent. In 2024, Belgians did a quarter of all their spending online for the first time. This is according to the latest Market Monitor from…

Otto has grown faster than the ecommerce market in Germany over the past fiscal year, largely thanks to its popular marketplace. “The strong growth over the last 12 months gives us the utmost confidence that we are turning a corner after two challenging years”, says CEO Marc Opelt. Otto’s gross…

A majority of German ecommerce businesses are not happy with how the industry is performing. Only 6 percent of online sellers are ‘very satisfied’, which is the lowest that has been recorded since 2015. At the same time, the share of ‘very dissatisfied’ sellers has increased from 15 to 21…

Last year, Dutch consumers spent 36 billion euros online. This was an increase of 5 percent, compared to 2023. At the same time, the number of orders fell by 1 percent. For the first time, the majority of international purchases were placed with Chinese platforms. In 2023, consumers in the…

The European online DIY market reached a revenue of 66 billion euros last year. Compared to the total market of online and offline DIY sales, the online share was 17 percent. The total market value came to 388 billion euros. In 2023, the online DIY market was valued at 56…

One in fifty visits to medium-sized and small online shops in Germany results in a purchase. The conversion rate on desktops is slightly higher than on mobile devices. The differences between industries are significant. This is according to an analysis by Uptain, based on approximately ten million sessions. On average,…

Online spending in Romania reached 11.7 billion euros last year with 7.7 billion euros spent on products. This was an increase of 10 percent. Growth remains strong and is expected to continue this year. These data were published by Gala Premiilor eCommerce (GPeC), a Romanian organizer of ecommerce events. The…

Marketplace solution provider Mirakl has generated over 162 million euros in annual recurring revenues in 2024. Its GMV also showed a year-on-year growth of 30 percent, reaching 10.3 billion euros. Mirakl is a French marketplace solution provider. This means that it offers a SaaS solution, with which B2C and B2B…

The average shipping costs of the 100 largest online retailers in Germany have increased from 3.92 euros to 4.39 euros over the past two years. Fewer and fewer retailers offer free shipping as a standard. Nearly a quarter of companies charge return fees in some form. This is according to…