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Joybuy Opens to European Sellers as JD.com Steps Up Its European Marketplace Push
Joybuy, the European online retail platform owned by JD.com, is preparing for a significant shift in strategy. After launching in Europe as a first-party online department store, the company is...
June 17, 2026
easyGroup Launches easyShop as It Enters the European Marketplace Race
easyGroup launches easyShop as its next major consumer-facing venture, marking the company’s entry into mainstream online retail and adding a new challenger to Europe’s already crowded marketplace landscape. The new...
June 5, 2026
How European SMEs Are Using Temu to Expand Overseas Faster + Case Studies
For many European small and medium-sized enterprises, international expansion has long been attractive but difficult. The European single market gives businesses access to a large consumer base, yet selling across...
June 2, 2026
Live Commerce Europe: How YSS Is Setting a New Standard with Interactive Livestream Shopping
Live commerce in Europe is entering a new phase. A recent interactive livestream hosted by YSS (Your Shopping Stream) demonstrates how fast the market is changing. Featuring renowned Dutch TV...
April 16, 2026
Otto.de Opens to Dutch Sellers: What Retailers Need to Know
Otto.de, Germany's second-largest online marketplace, has opened its platform to Dutch retailers. The move marks the first step in a broader European expansion strategy and gives Dutch ecommerce businesses access...
April 8, 2026
JD.com lands in Europe: a full-scale challenge to Amazon’s model
The European e-commerce landscape has entered a new phase. With the launch of its Joybuy platform, JD.com lands in Europe with a clear ambition: to replicate its highly efficient, logistics-driven...
March 19, 2026
China Tightens E-Commerce Regulation to Rein In Platform Price Wars
China has introduced a new wave of regulatory measures to stabilize competition in its e-commerce sector. The focus is on limiting aggressive practices that pressure merchants into deep discounts and...
January 9, 2026
TikTok Officially Becomes a Major Shopping Platform in the U.S.
TikTok has completed its transformation from an entertainment-first social network into a fully fledged e-commerce platform in the U.S. With the consolidation and rapid expansion of TikTok Shop, the company...
January 5, 2026
Vinted’s Breakthrough Year: Over €10 billion in Gross Merchandise Value (GMV)
In 2025, Vinted achieved a significant milestone by surpassing €10 billion in Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) and moving toward €1 billion in annual revenue, driven by approximately 40 percent year-on-year...
November 20, 2025
JD.com’s Takeover of Ceconomy: Competition Cleared, Security Scrutiny Continues
A significant move in European retail: China’s JD.com takeover of Ceconomy has won approval from Germany’s competition authority, the parent company of MediaMarkt and Saturn. But while antitrust concerns have...
September 22, 2025
Temu’s EU Growth in 2025: Record Users, Local Logistics, and Rising DSA Scrutiny
Temu’s latest transparency report, published under the Digital Services Act (DSA), shows the platform reached an average of 115.7 million monthly users in the European Union during the first half...
September 12, 2025
Amazon Accelerates Its EU Expansion 
In 2025, Amazon accelerated its European growth strategy—ramping up investments in cloud infrastructure, fulfillment, same-day delivery, and marketplace logistics. These moves reinforce the company’s dominance in the EU retail and...
August 11, 2025
Temu and Shoppingfeed Join Forces to Connect European Sellers to Global Markets
Temu and Shoppingfeed Join Forces to Connect European Sellers to Global Markets with a new partnership to empower European brands with seamless, cross-border e-commerce capabilities. Bridging Local Businesses to a...
July 14, 2025
The New Silk Road: Temu Rise in the EU + Sales, Market Value & 2025–2026 Forecast
Chinese e-commerce platforms are disrupting the European retail landscape, the so-called New Silk Road, with Temu leading the charge. Backed by PDD Holdings, Temu has rapidly expanded across the EU,...
July 8, 2025
Why Amazon US Is the Best Launchpad for New E-Commerce Entrepreneurs
Amazon continues solidifying its reputation as the top platform for aspiring e-commerce entrepreneurs, particularly in the United States. Recent data from Marketplace Pulse confirms what many sellers already suspect: launching...
June 4, 2025
Amazon vs Shein vs Temu: A Comprehensive Comparison for EU Shoppers
Amazon, Shein, and Temu are the three most popular platforms for online shopping in the EU, if measured by volume. That’s why today, we will explore the differences in delivery...
December 13, 2024
Miravia launched its marketplace in Portugal
Miravia, the online platform specializing in lifestyle, has announced the launch of its marketplace in Portugal. Following its success in Spain, Miravia completes its international expansion throughout the Iberian Peninsula...
December 4, 2024
Top E-commerce Marketplaces in India: Statistics, Popular Products, and Payment Options
India’s e-commerce landscape has witnessed explosive growth, driven by the rise of digital infrastructure, increased internet penetration, and a young population keen on online shopping. With a population of over...
November 12, 2024
TikTok doubles down on Live Shopping
TikTok Shop is doubling down Live Shopping to capture consumers' attention this holiday season. At an event in New York, the popular social network outlined its ambitious plans to boost...
November 4, 2024
Temu is now the second most visited e-commerce site in the world!
Temu has overtaken eBay to take second place in the rankings of the world's most visited e-commerce sites. Keep in mind that only two years have passed since it was...
September 16, 2024
Temu has opened its marketplace to European merchants
Temu has opened its marketplace to European merchants responsible for its product range, inventory management, and product shipping. These conditions are because Temu determines the final prices of products to...
August 31, 2024
Amazon could be held responsible for defective goods sold by third-party merchants
As multiple media in the U. S. have reported, Federal regulators have determined that Amazon can be held responsible for defective goods sold by third-party merchants on its online marketplace,...
August 13, 2024
NIQ: 34% of Spain online purchases are done via Chinese platforms
34% of this year's online purchases in Spain in the first half were made on Chinese platforms such as Alibaba, Temu, or Shein.  These platforms have a far higher market...
July 31, 2024
Adobe Analytics on Amazon Prime Day: online sales total of USD 14.2 billion for US retailers
Adobe has released new shopping insights from Amazon Prime Day, revealing that US retailers' online sales totaled USD 14.2 billion—a growth of 11% year over year (YoY). Consumers spent $7.2...
July 22, 2024
Vinted fined 2.3 million euros for ‘shadowbanning’ + Vinted official response 
Vinted will have to pay a fine of 2.3 million euros for allegedly violating several aspects of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The fine follows complaints from several...
July 11, 2024
At least 95.8% of Europeans have shopped online during 2024 Q1
At least 95.8% of European consumers shopped online in the first quarter of this year. In the United Kingdom, that percentage was 93%. In the Netherlands, 96% of consumers shopped...
May 27, 2024
Alibaba announced the launch of Super September!
Alibaba has announced the launch of Super September, its biggest B2B sales event of the year that will run until September 30. The event is expected to bring together more...
September 5, 2023
Zalando presents its Sustainability Report 2021
Zalando Sustainability Progress Report 2021, highlights the progress made in its journey toward becoming a sustainable fashion platform with a net-positive impact on society and the environment, as a part...
April 11, 2022
Amazon UK will no longer use plastic
Amazon UK has announced that it will no longer pack its products in single-use plastic delivery bags. The UK Amazon branch will begin to use recyclable paper and cardboard delivery...
April 5, 2022
Amazon will close 68 physicals stores in the US and UK
Amazon has announced the closure of 68 physical stores in the US and UK. This includes all of its Amazon bookstores and its “4-Star” stores, an attempt to bring into...
March 7, 2022
Zalando achieved over 10 billion in revenues in 2021!
The German fashion giant, Zalando, has passed the mythical 10 billion euro revenue goal. The company reported over 10,4 billion euros in Gross Merchandise Value - GMV - in their...
March 2, 2022
TMall: A quick guide into China’s main marketplace
TMall has become the referential marketplace for the Chinese market. It has gained a reputation as, perhaps, one of the best entry points for selling online in China, and being...
February 10, 2022
Amazon accounts for 25% of American e-commerce!
Amazon accounts for 25% of American e-commerce, a feat that no one thought possible to be achieved by a single company, just a few years ago.  According to data provided...
February 7, 2022
White-label brands: Lessons from Amazon Basics and InnovaGoods
White-label brands and products are used as tactical brand assets by major online players. Today, we want to quickly review two very different study cases of white-label brands created for...
February 2, 2022
Amazon ranks as the 5th website globally!
Amazon has smashed all previous records of traffic for its website reaching 3 billion total visits, as of September 2021.  This has allowed Amazon to rank among the top five...
November 26, 2021
Amazon most trusted online brand in Germany
The protection of personal data on the internet been a hot topic in Germany. Germans in general seem to have a rather distrustful attitude towards online services. One in three...
October 28, 2021
AliExpress launches logistics solution
Famous marketplace AliExpress announces the launch of a new logistics solution. This enables the company to offer a 10-day delivery guarantee, significantly speeding up deliveries in Europe. The new streamlined...
October 20, 2021
MediaMarkt launches marketplace
MediaMarkt is working on a marketplace function for the Dutch and Belgian web shops. The MediaMarkt Marketplatz can already be visited on the company's German website. MediaMarkt has built a...
October 11, 2021
Online marketplace Etsy is on the rise
In a comparison of the biggest online marketplaces by total GMV in the world, Etsy ranks 21st in 2020. Though, it is no wonder that an online marketplace such as...
September 10, 2021
Amazon opens new logistics locations in Germany
Amazon wants to expand further in Germany and plans to open eight new logistics locations by the first half of 2022. This will create 3.000 additional permanent jobs with Amazon...
September 9, 2021
Top online marketplaces in South America
South America has a diverse online marketplace landscape with many competitors in the game reaching remarkable GMV amounts and growth figures. The Argentinian player MercadoLibre, for example, is currently in...
September 3, 2021
Marketplaces are taking the lead online
More than 40% of all post-pandemic online spending globally is taking place on marketplaces. With online set to account for 51% of all retail sales this year. 72% of global...
August 18, 2021
The world’s top marketplaces
Chinese tech giant Alibaba clearly dominates the world of online marketplaces. Even US high-flyer Amazon cannot compete in terms of GMV. Asia is a region in which marketplaces traditionally dominate...
August 11, 2021
Amazon extends lead over US competitors
Amazon’s financial results have repeatedly blown expectations in the past months. Taking into account all company sales, Amazon passed the US$100 billion quarterly sales mark for the first time in...
July 29, 2021
Amazon will be accepting Bitcoin soon
Amazon is said to accept Bitcoin payments by the end of the year. The marketplace is looking to accept Bitcoin payments ‘by the end of the year’, and is investigating...
July 27, 2021
31% of Aussie online shoppers have access to Amazon Prime, up by 63% in less than a year
24% have an Amazon Prime membership, 7% make use of someone else’s account. More than half of those aged 25-29 have access to a Prime account. 11% of members say...
June 21, 2021
boohoo.com is leading UK fashion online
Boohoo Group is one of the leading online fashion retailers in the UK. The company was founded in 2006 and saw a steep increase in sales over the years. Acquiring...
June 15, 2021
Top 10 fashion brands on Amazon
The US e-commerce giant, Amazon, is everywhere across the globe. Even though Amazon might not be a real fashion leader, there is still a lot of revenue that is being...
June 10, 2021
Zalando expands to Lithuania, Slovakia, and Slovenia
Zalando launches in Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia. Giving customers access to the most comprehensive fashion assortment in those markets and offering the known and loved Zalando convenience in delivery, payments...
June 3, 2021
Global consumer brands not yet optimising their Amazon.ae presence
50 consumer brands selling on Amazon.ae reviewed, average score of only 40% against a list of best practice criteria with beauty brand CeraVe the top performer. 6th May 2021, United Arab...
May 6, 2021
Three quarters of merchants do not see Amazon as a partner
In December 2020, the Bundesverband Onlinehandel e.V. (Federal Association of eCommerce) surveyed commercial merchants on their relationship and cooperation with Amazon. More than 1,600 people took part in the extremely...
April 21, 2021
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