Europe

With the strong growth in ecommerce across Europe, also comes a strong growth in marketplaces. European online marketplaces are estimated to value around 120 to 150 billion euros. But the markets for online marketplaces differ per country.

Amazon Pay, which lets customers use their Amazon information to shop on third-party sites, advises online retailers to set up Alexa Skills for their store. This could make checkout easier for customers by allowing them to use voice commands to complete their order.

The strongest ecommerce markets in Europe have remained on the top. However, consumers in Denmark have spent the most online in the past year. These findings are published in the newest report by Direct Link.

European online retailer VidaXL has rebranded its dropshipping service to dropshippingXL. Since doing so, the company has grown its product range and logistics facilities. DropshippingXL now has plans to expand to more countries within Europe.

Ecommerce Europe and EuroCommerce, the biggest branch organizations for European online retail, call on the European Union to issue a unified VAT registration. Companies that sell cross-border can already register for taxes via one EU-country. However, this does not apply to those stocking goods in multiple countries, the organizations say.

Klarna, known for its 'buy now, pay later' solution launches a new one-stop shopping app today. Shoppers can place orders, see special offers, receive alerts on price reductions, manage payments and track deliveries within the app. All online stores are visible in the app, even if they're not working with Klarna.

Global online sales have grown with 11 percent in Q3 2021. This is a higher growth than in the previous quarter, when online sales grew 2 percent. However, compared to the same time last year, it's visible that ecommerce is slowing down. The European amount of sales seems to be returning to pre-pandemic levels.

Eight leading European ecommerce platforms, including Booking.com, Zalando and Bol.com, urge the European Union to reconsider the definition of ‘active end users’ of their services. They write this in a letter to the EU with regard to the proposed Digital Markets Act (DMA), which aims to regulate big tech companies.

It's November and Europe is starting to get colder again. Luckily, there are still many interesting ecommerce events around Europe. Some will take place online, while others are completely offline. As usual, we've made an overview of interesting events for you, so you know when and where an ecommerce event takes place this month in Europe.

Swedish fintech company Klarna has announced a partnership with Stripe, a global payments company. Retailers can now add Klarna to their payment methods. With Stripe's infrastructure, Klarna can now accept credit card payments from consumers in the US and Canada.

Chinese marketplace AliExpress has announced the launch of a new logistics solution. This enables the company to offer a 10-day delivery guarantee, significantly speeding up deliveries in Europe. The new streamlined network is expected to enhance AliExpress' cross-border ecosystem.

Customer engagement platform MoEngage has been named a strong performer in a Forrester study on independent cross-channel campaign management (CCCM) platforms. According to the Forrester Wave, MoEngage empowers digital markets with AI-driven insights.

Within Germany, the online sales of automotive parts and accessories were worth 3 billion euros in 2020. This was 13 percent of the overall market value which was worth 22.7 billion euros. Let's have a look at this branch in other countries within Europe.

It's October already, and fall has started. Now that most of Europe is vaccinated, events in some countries can take place physically again. In other countries, virtual events are still preferable.  As always, we've made a handy overview of interesting events for you, so you know when and where an ecommerce event takes place this month in Europe.

Because of the pandemic, more and more consumers find their way to online stores. It's encouraged consumers to buy from retailers they'd never ordered from before, which has made cross-border shopping grow exponentially. Can retailers take advantage from this during the holidays?