In the past year, 21 million adults in the United Kingdom used a parcel locker to collect, return or send a parcel. This comes down to two in five adults. During that period, more than 115 million parcels were delivered or returned via lockers.
Faire, an online wholesale platform from the United States, is expanding its footprint in Europe. Its global network of curated brands and business tools is becoming available to independent retailers across 14 countries, primarily in Eastern Europe.
ECDB presents a new ranking of the Dutch ecommerce market, based on gross merchandise value per domain name. The top 10 includes four Dutch and three Chinese players. What is striking is that the latter are growing much faster. We were given a preview.
In the second quarter of this year, Shopify increased its business. Compared to the same period in 2024, the company’s gross merchandise value (GMV) grew 42 percent in Europe. Overall, its revenue increased 31 percent.
Zalando once again looks back on a strong quarter, with higher revenue and increased profit. The number of customers is 3.1 million higher than in the second quarter of last year. The German company now serves 52.9 million consumers across Europe. With a new feed, Zalando aims to better engage and retain these users.
After 46 years, Otto is pulling the plug on its unprofitable operations in the Netherlands. Unlike in its home market in Germany, Otto’s promising marketplace model never took off in the neighbouring country. The decision will impact around 70 employees.
Ecommerce software company BigCommerce has announced the launch of Commerce, its new parent brand. Under Commerce, the ecommerce software will be unified with other software solutions Feedonomics and Makeswift. According to the company, it will help online sellers adapt to AI.
Last year, online fashion sales decreased 7 percent in Switzerland, compared to 2023. The total online revenue for fashion came to around 2.4 billion euros in the country. The online share of the fashion market in Switzerland was around 30 percent.
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.
Compared to other German-speaking countries, Swiss consumers shop online less frequently. Just 18 percent of them shop online at least once a week. In Germany, for example, that share comes to 28 percent.
Chinese online marketplace Temu is gaining ground in France. For the first time, it has entered the top 15 of the biggest fashion sellers in the country, in terms of unit volume. It is just behind Zara. Vinted is still in first place.
US-based customer relationship management software for online stores, Klaviyo, has launched an AI agent. Users of the software can now offer customers a webchat with an AI agent. It provides personalized customer support, combined with marketing integration.
Dutch payments fintech Mollie is launching in Hungary, Slovenia and the Czech Republic. Online sellers in these countries can now use the company’s payment solutions and local support. It wants to simplify money management for businesses.
Chinese online marketplace AliExpress has launched its hourly delivery service in the United Kingdom. Shoppers in London who order packaged food, beverages and everyday household items can now enjoy same-day delivery. The platform wants to expand the service in the rest of the country soon.
The European Parliament has adopted new proposals to manage the growing influx of substandard and unsafe cheap products into the European Union, from non-EU online stores. Currently, 12 million small ecommerce packages arrive in the EU every day. The new proposals could make checking their quality easier.