Zalando and Finnish startup RePack are testing with reusable packaging in the Nordics. For a period of four weeks, 10.000 customers living in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden will receive their orders in reusable shipping bags. This way, the German fashion platform aims to reduce packaging waste. As the environmental footprint and sustainability are increasingly more
eTail Nordic: Automating Omnichannel 2019 report
eTail Nordic has presented the release of its 2019 industry report, Automating Omnichannel. The eTail Nordic team surveyed 100 heads of e-commerce from companies across the Nordic countries to find out more about: The challenges they’re facing with improving their data-analysis capabilities How would they rate their omnichannel operation compared
Zalando adds 50 private pick-up and drop-off points in Denmark
European fashion marketplace Zalando collaborated with PostNord to open up to 50 private pick-up and drop-off points. The pilot is managed by Zalando’s Dutch partner, Homer. The pick-up and drop-off points will be located in residential areas in Aarhus and Copenhagen. Offering the new pick-up and drop-off points is meant to increase convenience for Zalando customers in Denmark.
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 little extra on accessories. The fashion platform first started selling women’s beauty products a year ago in Germany in a bid to counter a fall in average order size and boost profitability
Made.com is expanding to 4 new countries in Europe
Furniture (r)etailer Made has announced that its sales in the United Kingdom hit the 100 million pound mark for the first time last year. The sales grew by 34% in its home country and international figures went up by 40%. Made.com will expand to multiple countries across Europe in 2019. According to CEO Philippe Chainieux, the increase in sales is because today's consumers