Last year, 54 percent of new online stores in the Netherlands were created with Shopify. In France, that share came to 49 percent and in Spain, it was 41 percent. At the same time, the share of Prestashop among new stores has dropped in these countries.

A new study shows that almost 40 percent of Portuguese consumers now shop online at least once a week. A year ago, only 24 percent of consumers in the country said that they shopped online with the same frequency. The remaining 62 percent now shop online once or several times a month.

In the United Kingdom, 41 percent of consumers are now receiving parcels in lockers. And 44 percent also send parcels in the same way. This shift towards using lockers for online orders is driven by frustrations over home deliveries.

Ecommerce giant eBay is buying circular fashion marketplace Depop. The resale app is currently owned by Etsy. eBay is paying around 1.2 billion dollars for the platform. With the acquisition, the platform hopes to reach a younger audience.

Last month, products priced over 100 British pounds generated 41 percent of revenue on TikTok Shop in the United Kingdom. This shows that consumers in the country are placing a high amount of premium purchases on the social media platform. Social commerce is maturing, according to researchers.