Redcoon has ceased operations in Germany. Anyone who visits the electronic retailer's website, gets the suggestion to visit the website of MediaMarkt. Products that are ordered through redcoon.de, will still be delivered to the customer, and MediaMarktSaturn promises to continue to meet all service requirements.

The business-to-consumer ecommerce turnover in the United Kingdom has increased to 13.7 billion pounds, 15.6 billion euros, last year. This is a 13.65 percent increase and for next year, a growth rate of 14.3 percent is predicted, which means ecommerce in the UK could be worth 17.8 billion euros.

Mybudapester.com, an online shop for designer shoes, bags and accessories, is focusing more and more on attracting international stationary retailers to its platform. Up to 15 new German retailers will go online on the fashion platform this year, but international dealers will also be connected towards the end of this year.

Siroop will cease to exist. The Swiss online marketplace was acquired by co-owner Coop last month, but the retail company has now confirmed it will pull the plug on Siroop at the end of this year.

UK supermarket chains Sainsbury's and Asda have agreed to merge. The competition regulators still have to agree to the acquisition, but if it gets the green light, the merged identity will become the biggest grocer in the United Kingdom.

May is here and again, there are some interesting ecommerce events in Europe you could visit this month. As always, we've made a handy overview for you, so you know when and where an ecommerce event takes place this month in Europe.

DHL Parcel offers millions of parcel recipients in Germany the possibility to arrange a preferred delivery time for any DHL shipment in future. This is regardless of the online retailer's shipping offering. For now, the new service costs 1.99 euros per parcel.

Online fashion retailer Boohoo has almost doubled its sales last year. The company's revenue increased by 97 percent, climbing from 337 million euros to 664 million euros. Boohoo's profit before tax increased by 40 percent during the same period.

Mail.ru, one of the largest internet businesses in Russia, has announced the launch of an online pharmacy. The announcement of Mail.ru's online pharmacy All Pharmacies follows just four months after a new telemedicine law came into effect in Russia.

Amazon will soon launch Amazon.com.tr, a localized version of its website, dedicated to Turkish consumers. Amazon will not only have its own website in Turkey, but also its own warehouse and office.

Get the Label, an UK online retailer specialized in discount fashion and footwear, has launched a new ecommerce website in France. After seeing significant growth in international orders coming from its main website, the company decided to introduce a dedicated website for the French market.

Six online retailers from France have created a new shopping event. This event, called French Days, should provide a local alternative to the famous Black Friday shopping event. The event will run from 27 April until 1 May.

Fintech company iZettle has launched its own ecommerce software solution. iZettle E-commerce is meant for current iZettle customers that want to sell their products online and for new customers to the Swedish company.

Chinese ecommerce company JD.com wants to have more luxury brands form Europe on its website. That's why it made a pitch today, saying it can offer faster delivery and better fraud protection than its bigger rival, Alibaba.

Amazon has updated both its mobile shopping app and its mobile website, so customers can now browse and ship millions of products to their country. The 'International Shopping' experience is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Brazilian and German and 25 currencies, with more to be added later this year.