Belgium

BeCommerce creates a ‘trustmark’ for Belgian influencers

The Belgian e-commerce trade association BeCommerce has launched a new ‘trustmark’ for ads done by influencers. This ‘trustmark’ works like a seal of guarantee and aims to prevent fraudulent sales...

November 28, 2022

Bol.com reaches 50.000 partner sellers and 13 million customers

Benelux’s marketplace Bol.com has doubled its number of sellers during the last three years, reaching the mark of 50.000 partner sellers. Currently, partner sellers are responsible for 60% percent of...

August 9, 2022

Amazon Belgium: is ready to begin operations!

Amazon Belgium is close to becoming a reality after the company announced its plans, earlier this year, to open a logistics center in Belgium. So far, everything indicates that Amazon...

June 23, 2022

Zalando expands beauty category to five new markets

Fashion platform Zalando will offer beauty products in five new markets, Sweden, Denmark, France, Belgium and Italy within the next two months. With this, it encourages shoppers to spend a...

March 6, 2019

Zalando and bpost Test In-Home Delivery in Belgium

Online retail has upped convenience and efficiency for customers and traders alike. However, missed delivery windows or busy schedules can get in the way of a perfect delivery. In order...

December 18, 2018

75 Million for Alibaba's European Hub

Alibaba is working on entering the European market. To provide a better service, they will open a European hub in Liege, Belgium. The Chinese marketplace giant has reserved 75 million...

December 10, 2018

Small web shops in Belgium can't compete with large online stores

Belgian small online retailers are facing difficult times. The total amount of small web shops fell with 8.5% in 2017. The main given reasons to stop with their own shop...

November 9, 2018

The Netherlands has the highest online store density

The Netherlands has the most online stores per capita, about 80.000 on a population of 17 million. This means that for every online store, there are 214 people. It is...

September 4, 2018

Cdiscount marketplace crosses border to neighboring countries

French marketplace Cdiscount is expanding outside France. The online platform offers delivery of selected items to Belgium, Germany, Italy and Spain. The products that will be shipped outside of France...

August 8, 2018

Belgian E-commerce will be worth €11.84 billion in 2018

The Ecommerce Foundation published a report about the online retail industry in Belgium. These numbers state that the B2C e-commerce turnover will be increasing with a 12 percent year-on-year growth rate...

June 26, 2018

New Belgian regulations for enabling working at night are disapproved by e-commerce sector

Last week, the Belgian government presented their new regulation regarding working at night in Belgium. The biggest change is that it is no longer prohibited to work during the timeframe...

August 1, 2017