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The Otto Group has found its way back to profitability. The company refers to the past financial year, which ended in February, as an “extremely convincing financial year”. The retail and services group generated a net profit of 165 million euros. Otto is optimistic about the future and expects further growth, particularly from its successful marketplace.
Second-hand fashion marketplace Vinted sells the most clothing in France in terms of sales volume. It outranks Amazon and local omnichannel clothing seller Kiabi. This indicates that recommerce is gaining market share in the country.
The five largest ecommerce players in Italy account for 46 percent of the sales of the country's top 250 online sellers. Spain also sees a high concentration, with its top five players representing 41 percent of the market. In the United Kingdom, Germany, and France, the market is more evenly distributed. Yet even in those countries, the top 25 sellers are significantly larger than the 225 that follow.
Last year, online card payments accounted for 43.1 percent of all online payments in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A year earlier, that share was still 32.8 percent. This reflects a gradual shift in online shopping habits in the country.
European online retailers missed out on more than half a billion euros in revenue during the last four months of 2024 due to millions of lost parcels. The actual impact is significantly greater, according to Metapack.
In 2024, the online European cross-border market reached 275.6 billion euros in sales. Compared to a year earlier, this was an increase of more than 16 percent. The cross-border market represented a 36 percent share of the overall online market in Europe.
Online sales reached a total of 85.4 billion euros in Italy last year. Compared to a year earlier, this is an increase of 6 percent. Most of that revenue came from the online sales by companies in the sector Travel and Tourism.
In the third quarter of last year, the online turnover in Spain increased 12.6 percent year-on-year. It reached 24.6 billion euros. At least 65 percent of all online transactions that originated in Spain, went to cross-border online shops.
Last year, Belgian consumers spent 17.4 billion euros on online purchases. This was a billion euros more than in 2023, representing an increase of 6.7 percent. In 2024, Belgians did a quarter of all their spending online for the first time.
Otto has grown faster than the ecommerce market in Germany over the past fiscal year, largely thanks to its popular marketplace. “The strong growth over the last 12 months gives us the utmost confidence that we are turning a corner after two challenging years”, says CEO Marc Opelt.
A majority of German ecommerce businesses are not happy with how the industry is performing. Only 6 percent of online sellers are ‘very satisfied’, which is the lowest that has been recorded since 2015. At the same time, the share of ‘very dissatisfied’ sellers has increased from 15 to 21 percent in one year.
Last year, Dutch consumers spent 36 billion euros online. This was an increase of 5 percent, compared to 2023. At the same time, the number of orders fell by 1 percent. For the first time, the majority of international purchases were placed with Chinese platforms.
The European online DIY market reached a revenue of 66 billion euros last year. Compared to the total market of online and offline DIY sales, the online share was 17 percent. The total market value came to 388 billion euros.
One in fifty visits to medium-sized and small online shops in Germany results in a purchase. The conversion rate on desktops is slightly higher than on mobile devices. The differences between industries are significant.
Online spending in Romania reached 11.7 billion euros last year with 7.7 billion euros spent on products. This was an increase of 10 percent. Growth remains strong and is expected to continue this year.