Amazon temporarily extends its return period and limits stock weights for products that require two people to pick, pack or ship. This is a consequence of new measurements for the business while dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak. Return period Merchants on Amazon will see the platforms return window extended to the 31st of May, reports Tamebay. This accounts for all
Made in Germany: Fragrance.One
It is 2014 when a German fragrance-passionist starts a hobby project. He is combining his passion for fragrances and affinity for video by opening a YouTube channel. Five years later, his social channels have more than one million subscribers and his own Fragrance.One line has become reality. How does one German disturb the fragrance market and create a new, popular product
Zalando: 4.6 million new customers in 2019
In 2019, German fashion platform Zalando welcomed 4.6 million new customers. This makes a total of 31 million, an increase of 17% compared to 2018. All of these customers purchased a total of 145 million orders. The total turnover of Zalando (including its partners) increased to 8.2 billion euro in 2019. This is a 23.6% growth. Zalando's own turnover increased by 20.3%, to
Safety test: 66% of products from non-EU shops fail
Six European consumers' associations conclude that two-thirds of products bought on non-EU online marketplaces fail safety tests. The investigated marketplaces in this extensive research are AliExpress, Amazon, eBay, LightInTheBox and Wish. For more than a year, European consumers' associations from Belgium (Test Aankoop), Denmark (Forbrugerrådet Tænk), Germany (Stiftung
Most preferred payment method in Germany: PayPal
When shopping online, the German consumer prefers to pay with PayPal. More than half of the respondents (57%) in a survey said this payment method is their favourite when buying an online order. Despite this preference for PayPal, it is wise for sellers in Germany to not only offer PayPal. The German consumer likes to have a choice when shopping online. Based on their