‘Instagram is the leading social commerce platform in Germany’
You can sell your products via a lot of channels. You can sell via your online store, via an app, via a phsyical store or maybe even via a pop-up store. On this page you’ll find all the ecommerce news articles about chross-channel.
Ceconomy, owner of MediaMarkt and Saturn, reports online revenue of more than 5.7 billion euros for the past financial year. This means the online channel now accounts for more than a quarter of total revenue for the first time. Growth is largely driven by MediaMarkt’s marketplace.
This year, advertisers in Europe are expected to double their spending on retail media. This means that sellers are making drastic changes to their business model. Retailers are investing in becoming platforms with retail media, and in off-site advertising.
On average, online sellers are active on six different marketplaces. As 63 percent of consumers prefer marketplaces over brand sites, sellers need to make sure that their products are present there. However, selling on marketplaces comes with its own challenges as well.
Fnac Darty, a French seller of entertainment and leisure products, has recently published its results for the first half of this year. Its revenue increased 0.7 percent, compared to the same period last year. Online sales is driving this growth, as digital sales increased 8 percent.
Social media is playing a big role in online retail in Germany. A majority of 59 percent of retailers in the country use a profile on social networks to promote their offerings online. And more than a quarter offer consumers the option to place orders in their store via social media.
Last year, Decathlon generated 26 percent of its German trade volume online. The marketplace's share within that has nearly doubled in just one year. The platform serves as a catalyst for growth for Decathlon, both in Germany and beyond.