Argos, one of the United Kingdom's largest omnichannel retailers, has launched a marketplace. With the new platform, the retailer aims to better serve online shoppers in its home market. Applications are also open to selling partners from outside the United Kingdom.

Over 300,000 small businesses from the United Kingdom are now selling on TikTok Shop, according to the platform. It did not release the total amount of sellers in the country, but it said that the amount of new sellers joining has increased 200 percent year on year.

Ecommerce giant Amazon has announced that it is expanding its logistics center in Pforzheim, Germany. It is investing more than 300 million euros in order to double its workforce there by the end of 2029. The expansion also involves a change in the type of warehouse.

Last November, Vinted Go launched a pilot called Rescued Value. Packages that could not be delivered or returned are relisted on the secondhand marketplace through this dedicated account. In an interview with Ecommerce News, the platform reported that more than 100,000 products have already found new owners through this program.

Online retail sales are rising sharply in the United Kingdom. According to the country's Office for National Statistics (ONS), online retail sales values were 11.7 percent higher in the second quarter than a year earlier. In June alone, they increased by 14.4 percent year-on-year. The online share of retail sales reached its highest level since April 2021.