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Last year, ecommerce giant Amazon invested more than 17 billion euros (15 billion British pounds) in the United Kingdom. This is part of the company’s plan to invest 46 billion euros (40 billion British pounds) by the end of 2027. According to Amazon’s financial report, the United Kingdom is the company’s third-largest market globally.
Online fashion platform Zalando has partnered with French second-hand platform Vestiaire Collective. The partnership is an effort to accelerate the German platform’s position in the pre-owned market. As a result, the French platform will be able to offer items directly on Zalando.
Last year, the transaction volume in Türkiye has increased more than 52 percent, reaching 4.57 trillion Turkish lira. This comes down to around 86 billion euros. In total, there were 5.94 billion online transactions in the country in 2025.
If you want to sell on marketplaces in the Czech Republic, there are several platforms you can turn to. There are a couple of local marketplaces, but the market is also increasingly dominated by international platforms. We have listed the best ones to join, below.
If you want to sell your products to consumers in Romania, you could join an online marketplace that is active in the country. With a growing ecommerce market, it is expected that these platforms will increase their market share. This means that a growing amount of online shoppers will be able to find you there.
The British department store Marks and Spencer Group is buying a distribution center from Asos. The deal is worth around 77.5 million euros. With this acquisition, Marks and Spencer will be able to achieve faster online growth.
Are you interested in selling to Turkish consumers? Joining a marketplace can be a useful strategy, as these platforms already have a large audience. The ecommerce market in the country is dominated by platforms. There are several local marketplaces, both local and international platforms, with a large market share.
Rakuten France, formerly known as PriceMinister, is looking for a buyer for its marketplace. The platform has lost traffic and active customers in the last 10 years. If no one comes forward, the marketplace will be closed before the end of this year.
Online sellers are increasingly dividing their stock across warehouses in several markets to provide a more local experience to their customers. According to global fulfilment provider fulfilmentcrowd, localizing stock will become increasingly more important for international sellers following the introduction of parcel fees on imported goods in the European Union.
With a country as big as Poland, it is not surprising that there are some major local marketplaces in the country. If you are interested in reaching Polish consumers, your best bet is to join those platforms. However, cross-border platforms have also increased their market share
For a long time, ecommerce was not very popular in Portugal. In recent years, however, more and more consumers in the country have started ordering online. The market is mostly dominated by international platforms, but there are some local marketplaces with an increasing market share as well.
Online shopping is a common practice in Switzerland. It is not surprising, then, that there are several local online marketplaces that dominate the ecommerce market. By joining these marketplaces as a partner seller, you can easily reach millions of Swiss customers.
A new analysis shows that since the third quarter of 2023, the median online revenue in Germany has decreased by 22 percent. At the same time, online stores with more than 1 million euros in annual revenue have grown 7.6 percent. But smaller shops, with revenues below 50,000 euros, have declined by 12.3 percent.
Ecommerce in Italy is estimated to be wort 90.6 billion euros in 2025. Compared to a year earlier, this is an increase of 6.1 percent. Travel and Tourism still remain the biggest sectors in the country, with an estimated online value of more than 22 billion euros.
More than 8 out of 10 (86 percent) of Nordic consumers shop online monthly. This is an increase of 2 percent compared to last year. While shoppers in thoese countries have preferred local payment methods since 2024, this year marks the first time that these were used most often.