The Dutch government wants online liquor stores to stop offering ‘buy now, pay later’ as a payment method. If they do not find alternative payment methods, the government will come up with legal measures. The payment method lowers the threshold to buy alcohol.

Fashion Cloud, a B2B data startup, has raised 25 million euros in growth capital. The German company wants to use the new capital injection for product development. In addition, Fashion Cloud wants to accelerate its international expansion.

The selling of pre-owned items is growing in popularity. In 2021, the European recommerce market was worth 75 billion euros. It is expected to grow 60 percent by 2025, to 120 billion euros.

In the period from October 1^st to November 30^th, which includes Black Friday, German sales of online retailers decreased 16.8 percent when compared to the same period in 2021. It is the first time that this decrease happens, since researchers started measuring in 2014. However, an increase of 13.1 percent remains when compared to 2019.

Dutch ecommerce giant Bol.com is cutting approximately 10 percent of its staff. This comes down to 300 jobs. The company needs to save a total of 225 million euros over the next three years. The growth of the online store has come to a halt.

German supermarket Lidl has opened its European distribution center in Roosendaal, in the Netherlands. Eventually, all of Lidl’s online orders in Europe will be fulfilled through this center. In order to do this, it will gradually expand its work force and inventory.

As lockdowns were lifted earlier this year, the amount of online sales has dropped in the Netherlands. The total decline in online revenue is expected to reach 3 percent in 2022. However, online turnover growth will reach between 5 and 10 percent next year as a result of inflation.

Ecommerce giant Alibaba has launched a new marketplace in Spain. The platform is called Miravia and connects brands and content creators with consumers. It features fashion, beauty, food and lifestyle products.

The software and payments solution provider ClearCourse has acquired ecommerce platform provider Sellerdeck. Both companies are able to expand their product offering, thanks to the acquisition. The financial terms of the deal are undisclosed.

Vinted, the marketplace for secondhand fashion, has made 118 million euros in losses in 2021. That is a fivefold increase compared to a year before, when the company was only 24 million euros in the red. At the same time, revenues increased from 148 million to 245 million euros.

More than half of online stores in Britain close their customer care after 5 pm. Additionally, 27 percent of the online stores in the country are only available during the daytime on Monday to Friday. “A missed opportunity”, says Jonathon Huggett, Business Development Manager at Salesupply UK.

ChannelEngine, a Dutch marketplace integration platform, has partnered with TikTok Shop. TikTok’s social commerce feature has faced problems in Europe. Partnering with multiple ecommerce companies, including ChannelEngine, is hoped to help.

Belgian ecommerce trade association BeCommerce has launched a new trustmark for ads by influencers. The trustmark aims to prevent fraudulent sales on social media. Belgian consumers can now easily check whether an influencer complies with European legislation.

German discounter Aldi is again expanding its ecommerce division. It has announced that it will launch an online shopping service for non-food products. The service will launch in the next few years.

Beerwulf, the Heineken-owned online beer retailer, has launched its own marketplace in the Netherlands. Now, third party retailers can sell products on its platform. Beerwulf’s new platform will enter the United Kingdom in 2023, followed by Germany, France and Italy.