Growth in online consumer spending in Europe is slowing down. For the current year, Ecommerce Europe and EuroCommerce expect growth of 5 percent in nominal terms. The growth engine in Eastern Europe is grinding to a halt.
Ecommerce giant Amazon has announced that it will expand its service Global Warehousing and Distribution into Europe by the end of the year. It will launch in Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom. With it, sellers can reach customers across multiple countries from one single Amazon-operated facility.
DHL eCommerce is looking for more parcel companies to acquire in Eastern Europe. The planned purchase of Venipak in the Baltics is its latest step. CEO Pablo Ciano says the region is now the focus of the division’s European acquisition plans.
Product carousels have almost entirely disappeared from Google’s shopping-related search results in the European Economic Area (EEA). For online retailers, a large part of their visibility in organic Shopping results has abruptly vanished.
Amazon has seen the number of recipients of its shopping services in the European Union decline slightly. In the first half of this year, the company reported an average of 193.9 million recipients per month, down from 195.2 million in the second half of last year.
Sellers from eight European Union member states will soon be able to offer their products to British consumers on TikTok Shop. Conversely, sellers will soon be able to sell to shoppers in continental Europe.
Compare Group, which owns several price comparison platforms, will expand to Spain, Portugal, Italy and Austria on 7 September. The expansion brings its platforms to 12 European countries. The expansion follows the launch of Compare Group’s platforms in France, Denmark and Norway in 2025.
One in three (34 percent) European small businesses selling on Temu said that they have started selling in new markets after joining the platform. And 50 percent said that they have added production capacity, hired additional staff or both.
Chinese ecommerce platforms such as AliExpress, Banggood, Shein, and Temu are more popular than average in Southern Europe, according to research by the European Central Bank (ECB). Shoppers are attracted by low prices and a wide product range.
Amazon Warehousing & Distribution, or AWD, will launch in five European countries this week. The service allows Amazon sellers to store products with the ecommerce giant for extended periods. From this bulk inventory, Amazon replenishes stock at FBA fulfillment centers based on demand.
Online marketplace Fruugo made a profit of 1.4 million British pounds (1.64 million euros) in 2025. Just a year earlier, the company had made a loss of 10.1 million British pounds (11,8 million euros). As a result, the marketplace has expanded its services recently.
A year ago, German retail chain Bauhaus launched its online marketplace. Since then, it has partnered with 100 sellers. As a result, they have added almost 100,000 new items to the assortment. “The real work began after the products went live”, said Johannes Wechsler, Chief Digital Officer at the company.
After introducing a marketplace model in France, Zooplus has now also opened up its website to customers in Germany. The online pet retailer has pan-European platform ambitions, as its seller registration page makes clear: “Become our partner and unlock new markets across Europe!”
Last November, Vinted Go launched a pilot called Rescued Value. Packages that could not be delivered or returned are relisted on the secondhand marketplace through this dedicated account. In an interview with Ecommerce News, the platform reported that more than 100,000 products have already found new owners through this program.
Notino, which describes itself as the market leader in European ecommerce for beauty and health products, increased its revenue by 11.5 percent in the past financial year. The company performed particularly well in the final months of the year.