Marketplaces

Looking for popular online marketplaces in Europe? If not, please read further. Whenever you ask someone what comes up in their mind on hearing the word ‘ecommerce’, there’s a big chance they will come up with eBay or Amazon. And can you blame them? These marketplaces are amongst the biggest and most successful ecommerce players in the world. Marketplaces are very popular among consumers as they often offer a very wide range of merchandise, all on one site.

Berlin Brands Group raises €590 million, becomes unicorn

By Ecommerce News - September 2, 2021 - Subject(s): Funding, Marketplaces.

Berlin Brands Group has secured 700 million dollars (590 million euros) of additional debt and equity financing. The millions of euros were raised for the acquisition of ecommerce brands and the development of an international logistics network.

Dwarfs attracts 30 million euros, acquires 4 online shops

By Ecommerce News - September 2, 2021 - Subject(s): Acquisition, Marketplaces.

Dutch ecommerce acquisition company Dwarfs has attracted 30 million euros in debt financing from European investor North Wall Capital. Dwarfs has used the money to acquire four online shops that are active in the lifestyle and home furnishing industry.

Czech Post cooperates with Wish

By Pleuni - August 30, 2021 - Subject(s): Marketplaces.

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.

UK marketplace Add to Cart wants to take on the big boys

By Ecommerce News - August 30, 2021 - Subject(s): Launch, Marketplaces.

Add to Cart is a new ecommerce marketplace from the United Kingdom. It wants to compete with other online marketplaces by focusing primarily on supporting small scale businesses. The marketplace works alongside sellers' existing sales platforms.

BigBuy connects with Amazon Poland and Amazon Sweden

By Ecommerce News - August 25, 2021 - Subject(s): Marketplaces.

BigBuy has extended its connector for selling on Amazon marketplaces. Now, retailers can start selling BigBuy products on the Amazon marketplaces in Poland and Sweden. With this expansion, all European Amazon marketplaces are covered by BigBuy.

My Mall: “the fastest growing marketplace in Sweden”

By Ecommerce News - August 24, 2021 - Subject(s): Marketplaces.

My Mall claims to be one of the fastest growing marketplaces in Sweden at the moment. Last month, sales increased by almost 1,200 percent, compared with the same month last year. And during the first half of 2021, it also showed a similar increase.

Amazon sellers make up 5.5% of UK’s retail sales

By Ecommerce News - August 23, 2021 - Subject(s): Marketplaces.

Amazon sellers in the United Kingdom account for 5.5 percent of the country's entire monthly retail turnover. Every week, just 13,500 Amazon UK sellers generate sales worth hundreds of millions.

eBay UK upgrades eBay Shops experience

By Ecommerce News - August 12, 2021 - Subject(s): Marketplaces.

eBay UK has announced several upgrades and features to eBay Shops, the branded storefronts to attract more buyers on the online marketplace. eBay gave the edit shop page a new look, redesigned the categories page and introduced the possibility to create newsletters.

Amazon gives returned and overstock inventory new life

By Ecommerce News - August 5, 2021 - Subject(s): Logistics, Marketplaces.

Amazon has introduced two new Fulfillment by Amazon programs in Europe to give more products a second life. With FBA Liquidations and FBA Grade and Resell, Amazon enables sellers to recoup potential losses on returned and overstock inventory.

eBay rolls out fulfillment service in UK

By Ecommerce News - July 29, 2021 - Subject(s): Logistics, Marketplaces.

eBay will roll out a new service in the United Kingdom: eBay fulfilment by Orange Connex. This is an end-to-end fulfillment service for eBay business sellers located in the UK. It offers same-day handling, late cut off times and the option of next-day or standard delivery to end customers.

Largest marketplace sellers account for 88% of GMV

By Ecommerce News - July 16, 2021 - Subject(s): Marketplaces.

Large marketplace sellers play an essential part on online platforms. They contributed 88 percent of marketplaces' Gross Merchandise Value during the first quarter of this year. But small and medium-sized sellers are on the rise: they doubled their contribution in that same period and even tripled in the past year.

Decathlon UK shifts to marketplace model

By Ecommerce News - June 30, 2021 - Subject(s): Marketplaces.

Decathlon UK has opened its website to external vendors. The sports retailer invites new partners to join its marketplace, so customers get access to thousands of more sporting goods.

Secret Sales raises 10 million euros to expand

By Ecommerce News - June 28, 2021 - Subject(s): Funding, Marketplaces.

Online fashion marketplace Secret Sales has secured 10 million euros in a Series A funding round. The UK company wants to use the money to improve data mining capabilities and to launch in other countries this year.

Wish partners with PrestaShop

By Ecommerce News - June 14, 2021 - Subject(s): Marketplaces, Software.

Wish has announced a two-year partnership with ecommerce software provider PrestaShop. Merchants using this software will be able to quickly sell to consumers on the Wish marketplace. A integration module on the PrestaShop platform syncs their products and orders between PrestaShop and Wish.

Dutch 10XCrew acquires marketplace agency Vorwärts

By Ecommerce News - June 8, 2021 - Subject(s): Acquisition, Marketplaces.

Online marketing agency 10XCrew from the Netherlands has acquired Vorwärts, a German Amazon agency. Both companies are specialized in direct-to-consumer strategies and online marketplaces like Amazon and Bol.com.