Zalando

Zalando Enters Portugal: Expansion Strategy, Challenges, and Market Impact
The European fashion and lifestyle e-commerce giant Zalando is entering Portugal as part of its 2025 expansion strategy. Alongside Greece and Bulgaria, Portugal is one of the new markets that...
October 2, 2025
Zalando remains the largest online retailer in Switzerland
Despite a revenue drop, Zalando remains the largest online retailer in Switzerland. The local online department store Galaxus, now the new number 2, increased its revenue significantly last year. Temu...
August 1, 2024
Zalando adds a new body measurement feature
Zalando added a new body measurement feature to assist customers in the DACH - Germany, Austria, and Switzerland - region in finding the right size. They receive size advice based...
July 18, 2023
Zalando has announced the layoff of hundreds of workers
Zalando has announced the layoff of hundreds of workers through a "program that will eliminate several hundred general functions in many of our teams," according to the letter released today...
February 22, 2023
Zalando now sells toys
Zalando now sells toys. The company has expanded its product range with a selection of toys from well-known brands such as Lego, Playmobil, Hot Wheels, Barbie, Baby Born, Ravensburger, and...
January 12, 2023
Zalando achieves 50 million active customers
Its active customer base grew by 8% this year. Additionally, its loyalty program called Plus almost tripled its membership. Zalando is one of the biggest online stores in Germany and...
November 9, 2022
Zalando won’t expand into the U.S. ... for now
Zalando, one of the largest e-commerce fashion platforms, was planning to launch in the U.S. next year with an estimated investment of over a hundred million euros. However, current financial...
August 2, 2022
Zalando starts pilot with reusable packaging
Zalando is planning a pilot for reusable packaging. The goal of this is to make the shipping of its packages even more sustainable. The customer can return the packaging (e.g....
May 31, 2019
Zalando starts 2019 with strong growth
In the first quarter of 2019, Zalando successfully expanded its customer reach. The number of active customers increased by 14.1% to 27.2 million and site visits increased by 29.5% to...
May 20, 2019
Zalando to charge money for delivery
Following a recent decision by H&M to limit free shipping, Zalando will now no longer ship ordered products for free as a standard. In Spain, Ireland and the United Kingdom,...
May 2, 2019
Zalando is the most convincing fashion retailer
Zalando knows how to use the best persuasion and personalisation techniques to entice consumers to purchase. We know this because the German fashion giant has finished number one in the...
April 24, 2019
Asos is done with serial returners
The UK online fashion retailer Asos is done with customers who turn out to be serial returners. The company does not want customers who purchase clothing, wear it and then...
April 12, 2019
Zalando Lounge and Fiege partner for fulfilment center in Poland
Zalando Lounge, Zalando’s dedicated shopping club, has started its partnership with the logistics service provider, Fiege e-Com North. They are in charge of the operation of the Zalando Lounge fulfilment...
March 19, 2019
Zalando launches Partner Program in Norway
Fashion platform Zalando launches its Partner Program in Norway, allowing brands to connect to its over 24 million active customers all over Europe. In Norway, the first partner brands will...
September 18, 2018
Amazon.de by far the biggest in Germany
As in previous years, a new research published by EHI and Statista has revealed that Amazon.de is by far the biggest webshop of Germany. As the total turnover has reached...
September 17, 2018
Zalando To Launch In Ireland and Czech Republic In Summer 2018
Zalando continues to expand its business and will launch a Zalando shop in Ireland and the Czech Republic in summer 2018. Zalando will then be present in 17 European countries. The Europan...
June 6, 2018
Zalando grows to 24 million users in the first quarter
On May 8th, Zalando published its quarterly figures. These show that the number of active users of Zalando increased with 3.5 million users in the past quarter bringing the total...
May 9, 2018
Zalando: Care for Customers and Partners
This article previously appeared in Cross-Border Magazine Nr.4, October 2017 Berlin – a blooming and friendly city – building the future that does not forget about its past. It is...
February 5, 2018
Top 10 Online Shops in Germany: Turnover Amazon.de three times bigger than number 2’s OTTO
Amazon is by far the biggest e-commerce organisation in Germany. Their turnover is three times bigger than number two’s OTTO. Amazon is almost eight times bigger than number three: Zalando....
September 13, 2017
Cross-border giant Zalando stays strong in H1 2016
Zalando, one of Europe’s leading online retailers and marketplaces for fashion, boasted revenues of €1.713mn for the first half of 2016. The German based company’s  press release reported ‘strong growth...
August 11, 2016
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