German online pet supply store Zooplus has expanded its marketplace to Spain. The Spanish platform went live with 10,000 new products. It is the third market where Zooplus has expanded its marketplace model to.
Customs authorities and other enforcement agencies in the EU intercepted a record 196 million suspected counterfeit items last year, with a total estimated value of 6.3 billion euros. That is 67 percent more than in 2024.
In 2025, more than 16 percent of Austrian consumer spending in retail was generated online. A year earlier, the online share of consumer retail spending came to 14.9 percent. This brings the market volume of ecommerce in the country in 2025 to approximately 12.4 billion euros.
The European Parliament wants to reduce the administrative burden on SMEs in regards to waste legislation. It wants to exempt small companies from the obligation of appointing a representative for waste legislation compliance in each EU-member state where they sell products.
German SMEs generated more than 20 billion euros in sales through Amazon last year. Of this amount, 5.9 billion euros came from cross-border sales, according to the company. France, Austria, Italy, the United States and Spain were the main export markets.