DPD France has launched two new services. Mister Pasha, a premium service for after-hours package delivery, and Pickup Drive, which is said to be the first network for parcel pick-up and drop-off by car in less than three minutes.

Consumers in the UK are spending 5.77 billion euros less with their favorite high street retailers online than they would have if there were more delivery options. If same-day delivery was a possible option, 72 percent of consumers would shop more, spending an average of 198 euros extra each year.

Software solutions provider ePages has announced a global partnership with cloud accounting software Sage. Now, online shop owners in the United Kingdom can use ePages and Sage One Software combined for their retail business. Further roll outs across Europe and in the US are planned for the coming months.

Klarna, one of Europe's leading payment providers, has announced it has partnered with Topshop-owner Arcadia Group to launch its sales financing solution 'Buy now pay later' in the United Kingdom. Customers of brands such as Topshop and Miss Selfridge now have the option to buy products online and pay for them over time.

Ecommerce in France has increased by 15 percent during the first quarter of this year and increased by 13 percent during the first six months. During this period, online retailers in France generated sales worth 35 billion euros.

The .shop top-level domain will be generally available starting September 26, which means everyone can buy a .shop domain. If it's still available, that is. Lots of major brands and retailers already registered during the so called Sunrise phase, with applications for names including etsy.shop, walmart.shop and facebook.shop.

eBay will be introducing a new delivery service later this year. The platform will be built from scratch by Shutl, the company eBay acquired in 2013. This new platform will allow eBay sellers to chooce from a range of delivery options across major UK couriers and print labels.

Amazon has launched its restaurant delivery service Amazon Restaurants in Europe. It introduced the service in London where it will compete with players such as Deliveroo and Hungry House. Prime Now users can order from several restaurants and have the meal delivered to them within an hour.

Free delivery over X euros is considered a standard service by retailers and consumers. But online  parcel tracking is still not something all online retailers offer. Also, there are still many ecommerce websites that don't offer any email or text updates.

The ecommerce industry in Sweden has shown significant growth during the second quarter this year. The online retail sector saw its sales increase by 18 percent during these three months, compared to the same period last year. Expectations are the ecommerce industry in Sweden will be worth 58 billion Swedish kronor, or 6.08 billion euros.

Online food delivery marketplace Takeaway.com has announced its intention to proceed with an initial public offering and listing on Euronext Amsterdam. The IPO is expected to take place in the coming weeks and will probably consist of newly issued shares and existing shares held by the current shareholders.

More than half of Europeans said they think about returning an item before they have even purchased it. Also, 27 percent will not purchase abroad if the cost of returns is high and 23 percent back away from ordering abroad if the returns policy is unclear. Online retailers in Europe still have much to fix with regards to returns, a new study shows.

Vente-privee keeps on expanding in Europe by buying competitive websites that also offer private sales online. The French company now acquired, through its subsidiary Vente-Exclusive.com, the Danish ecommerce website Designers & Friends. With the acquisition, Vente-privee wants to strengthen its position in Scandinavia.

Eight out of ten consumers in Germany want more control and flexibility when they are ordering products online. This includes the choice of delivery day and delivery time. Also, 88 percent think it's important to get not only comprehensive and transparent information during the order process, but also after the purchase is completed.

Shopware, the German provider of ecommerce software, has launched Shopware Connect. Now other ecommerce software systems and major suppliers can also access the system. In other words, it allows retailers to add products from other merchants, suppliers & manufacturers.