Posts by Pleuni

Pleuni Jacobs is the editor-in-Chief at Ecommerce News Europe, where she has been working since 2019. She mostly writes news and background articles. She is also the person responsible for adding events to our event calendar. If you have questions about getting your event mentioned on our website, chances are that she will be the one answering them.

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Background

Before Ecommerce News, Pleuni studied Psychology and obtained a Master’s degree in Gender Studies. After that, she started out as a freelance writer but soon noticed that she wanted to work with colleagues. Then she found Ecommerce News, where she has been working ever since. Nowadays, she mostly writes news and background articles. She also manages advertisements and edits content from other editors.

– Pleuni Jacobs on LinkedIn

Italian ecommerce worth 80.6 billion euros in 2023

By Pleuni - April 18, 2024 - Subject(s): Online store, Statistics.

Online sales in Italy are estimated at 80.55 billion euros in 2023. This is an increase of 27.14 percent compared to a year before. On average, Italian online stores grew almost 29 percent in terms of turnover.

Kaufland increases seller fees

By Pleuni - April 18, 2024 - Subject(s): Cross-border, Marketplaces.

German online platform Kaufland is changing its seller fees by the end of this month. In most product categories, the fees either increase of decrease one percent. However, fees for small household appliances will increase more.

Amazon launches rail service

By Pleuni - April 16, 2024 - Subject(s): Logistics, Marketplaces.

Ecommerce giant Amazon has reached an agreement with the Italian state railways. Together, they are launching a rail service to move products between distribution centers in Italy and Germany by train. This could greatly reduce the marketplace’s CO2 emissions.

Mobile shopping dominant in Bosnia and Herzegovina

By Pleuni - April 15, 2024 - Subject(s): Consumer behavior, Statistics.

Almost 60 percent of consumers in Bosnia and Herzegovina made between two to five online purchases in the last three months. And 83.4 percent of all online purchases were made via mobile devices. These findings show a consumer confidence in online shopping and clear preference for mobile shopping.

Amount Dutch online stores tripled since 2014

By Pleuni - April 11, 2024 - Subject(s): Online store, Statistics.

On January 1^st of this year, there were just over 101 thousand active online stores in the Netherlands. This means that the amount of online stores has more than tripled there in the last decade. Additionally, the amount of SMEs in this sector grew 252 percent during that period.

eBay UK removes seller fees on pre-owned clothes

By Pleuni - April 9, 2024 - Subject(s): Consumer behavior, Marketplaces.

As of this week, buying and selling second hand clothes is free of fees on eBay in the United Kingdom. By doing so, it wants to encourage more consumers to engage in recommerce, enabling a circular economy for fashion. It is also launching new features to make it easier to find pre-owned items.

Several parties interested in buying Yoox

By Pleuni - April 4, 2024 - Subject(s): Acquisition.

Online luxury fashion retailer Mytheresa is said to be one of the potential bidders for Yoox Net-a-Porter. BestSecret, another online fashion platform is also understood to be interested. So far, all parties have declined to comment on the rumors of a possible acquisition.

Claspo integrates with Shopify

By Pleuni - March 29, 2024 - Subject(s): Marketing, Software.

Ukrainian website widget platform Claspo has integrated with Shopify, bringing performing widgets to the platform. Merchants can now boost their marketing efforts by downloading the app from the ecommerce software’s app store. According to Claspo, installing their widgets can increase conversion up to two times.

Dutchies wins Best Starting Shop Award 2024

By Pleuni - March 29, 2024 - Subject(s): Awards.

Last night, the Dutch Shopping Awards were presented for the 23^rd time. It is one of the most prestigious award shows in ecommerce in the Netherlands. Dutchies, a new online store selling handmade leather phone cases and bags won the PayPal Best Starter Award.

‘B2B market turnover to reach 1.7 trillion euros by 2025’

By Pleuni - March 28, 2024 - Subject(s): Cross-border, Statistics.

The total European value of B2B goods sold online is estimated to reach 1.7 trillion euros by 2025. However, B2B sellers in Europe are not utilizing all available opportunities yet. Most of them only allow local buyers to shop their goods.

Allegro has launched in Slovakia

By Pleuni - March 22, 2024 - Subject(s): Launch, Marketplaces.

Polish online marketplace Allegro has launched in Slovakia, with a dedicated website. The expansion follows the company’s expansion into the Czech Republic last year. The marketplace has already announced plans of future launches in other European countries.

European online DIY market worth 56 billion euros

By Pleuni - March 21, 2024 - Subject(s): Cross-border, Statistics.

The total European DIY retail sector was valued at 368 billion euros in 2023. And 15.2 percent of that came from ecommerce sales, reaching 56 billion euros. The market’s ecommerce share is estimated to increase 18 percent by 2025, to 66 billion euros.

Belgian ecommerce 16.3 billion euros in 2023

By Pleuni - March 21, 2024 - Subject(s): Consumer behavior, Statistics.

Consumers in Belgium spent 16.3 billion euros online last year. Compared to 2022, this is an increase of almost 11 percent. The strong growth was caused by an increase in sales of online services, like package holidays.

Ecommerce in the Netherlands: almost 35 billion euros in 2023

By Pleuni - March 19, 2024 - Subject(s): Cross-border, Statistics.

Last year, Dutch consumers spent 34.7 billion euros online. Compared to 2022, this is an increase of 3 percent. The amount of online purchases increased by 1 percent, to 365 million. Online growth was mainly caused by an increase in spending on services.

Salesupply enters Scandinavia

By Pleuni - March 18, 2024 - Subject(s): Launch, Logistics.

Dutch fulfillment company Salesupply is expanding its global network again. It is opening fulfillment centers in Sweden and Denmark. The company wants to make selling cross-border to these countries easier for online merchants.