Online turnover in Germany has increased 4.3 percent in the first half of the year, compared to the same period last year. In the second quarter, total turnover grew by 5.1 percent. It seems that consumer confidence in the country is improving.
The Dutch Consumer Association has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Amazon and Duch online marketplace Bol. The association demands that the platforms immediately stop offering misleading discounts. These fake deals violate legal regulations.
Online marketplace Rakuten France has announced that it closing at the end of the year. The platform was looking for a buyer, after disappointing traffic and sales. There were several potential buyers, but it now says that it did not find a viable solution with any of them.
The European spending on digital advertisements has increased 10.5 percent last year, compared to 2024. The total came to 131.1 billion euros. Retail media had a stronger increase, of 16.7 percent. The market reached a spending of 13.3 billion euros.
Last week, Ceconomy shared its strategy for MediaMarkt and Saturn (also called MediaMarktSaturn) for the coming years. Collectively, the marketplaces achieved a GMV of 800 million euros during the financial year 2025 to 2026. According to the strategy, the GMV will more than double by the financial year 2028 to 2029.