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Yesterday, the Ecommerce Awards 2021 were handed out. The award show was a part of the Ecommerce Expo, and took place virtually due to coronavirus regulations. A total of 21 different ecommerce players won awards.

Consumers all over the world prefer to buy furniture and appliances offline, as is seen in the fact that only 14 percent of total revenues were generated via online sales in 2020. The German furniture market is very offline focused, yet Otto.de is the biggest online store with net sales of 1.5 billion euros.

The enterprise marketplace software as a service platform provider Mirakl, announced that it has raised 468 million euros in a Series E funding round. This increases the company's value to more than 2,92 billion euros. The financing will be used to rapidly expand Mirakl further.

Now that summer is over, most online businesses are preparing for the holiday season. Up to 73 percent of online retailers have started preparing already. However, most online business feel that they aren't prepared for the season yet.

In 2020, ecommerce within Europe has kept on growing. The total worth of European ecommerce grew to 757 billion euros. This is a 10 percent growth from 690 billion euros in 2019.

Online retailers that want to become cross-border sellers and focus on growth markets, should pick Italy. The Italian ecommerce is expected to grow exponentially on short notice. To become successful, international sellers should be aware of local consumer preferences.

Amazon wants to expand further in Germany and plans to erect eight new logistics buildings by the first half of 2022. This will create 3.000 additional permanent jobs with Amazon Germany. The expansion is necessary to meet customer demand and expand the range of products.

Ecommerce software provider Shopware has announced that it will release two new software features: Flow Builder and Guided Shopping. This will make it easier for shop owners to customize the open source software.

Receiving packages from outside the European Union will become a little easier for customers and retailers in the Czech Republic. Czech Post (Česká pošta) has announced that it will cooperate with online marketplace Wish.

Online retailers in the UK lose more than 1.8 billion pounds (2.13 billion euros) annually due to the lack of payment methods available for their customers. This was discovered in new research amongst regular online shoppers.

Swedish fintech company Klarna has entered Poland this week with the launch of its 'buy now, pay later' service in collaboration with H&M. This is the latest expansion of Klarna, which has been gruadually building its presence in Europe in the last years.

While ecommerce in Serbia is still lagging behind most other European online markets, it is catching up. There is increasing trust in online shopping, meaning that the adoption rate of online shopping is also increasing. On this page, you will learn more about this particular market.

Finland is a country in the Nordics. Compared to other countries in Europe, the ecommerce market is still relatively small. However, it has become increasingly popular. Revenues are expected to increase almost 52 percent between 2024 and 2029.

Greece is a country in Southeast Europe known for its mountainous landscape and many islands. The ecommerce market in Greece is one of the fastest growing markets in Southeastern Europe. Consumers in the country often shop cross-border.

As in most European countries, ecommerce in the Czech Republic has been growing in the last ten years. However, after an all-time high revenue in 2021, the market has been in a slump. In the two years after that, the online turnover has even decreased.