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.

Ecommerce giant Amazon is lowering its package fees for several product groups in its Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) program. Fees for items in these categories will be based on package size and unit weight.

Dutch fashion platform Otrium has announced the launch of a new automated warehouse, called the O-Mega Robot. According to the company, this AutoStore system has up to 400 percent better space utilization than traditional warehouses.

Payment provider MultiSafepay recently announced that its transaction volume increased 44 percent year-on-year. According to the company, this is due to customer business growth. In addition, the amount of customers grew 11 percent.

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.

Kaufland will open its marketplace to consumers in France and Italy by the end of the summer. “We are the alternative to global ecommerce giants, from Europe for Europe. With that goal in mind, we are now taking the next two steps - certainly not the last”, according to Gerald Schönbucher, CEO of Kaufland e-commerce.

This week, fulfillment and customer service provider Salesupply has launched a new solution. With MarketplaceCare 365, marketplace sellers can be sure that customers will receive responses within the required timeframes.

For the past three years, DHL has been charging German online retailers a surcharge for parcel deliveries in November and December. This year, an additional hefty fee will be added during two peak weeks. It could lead German online stores to focus more heavily on Singles Day.

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.

Temu and DHL Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The companies say they aim to support the growth of SMEs in established markets as well as in growth markets. DHL will utilize its logistics expertise to support Temu's operations in Europe, including its local-to-local model.

Last year, Decathlon generated 26 percent of its German trade volume online. The marketplace's share within that has nearly doubled in just one year. The platform serves as a catalyst for growth for Decathlon, both in Germany and beyond.