25. May 2026
Amazon is testing two models in the US with “Shop Direct” and “Buy for Me” that go far beyond a new shopping feature. This raises numerous open questions around copyright, trademark law, consumer protection and the Digital Markets Act.
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25. May 2026
A recent PostNord study maps where cross-border shoppers prefer to buy: Temu is gaining in three out of four countries, Amazon is losing ground everywhere, and brands approaching the Nordics with a one-size-fits-all strategy might struggle.
19. May 2026
Marketplace-native data shows what happens on a platform - not what actually drives a business. Relying exclusively on individual marketplace dashboards means optimising platform efficiency, not profitability.
19. May 2026
Handyhuellen.de rolled out its existing Kaufland Germany setup with ChannelEngine across all seven Kaufland regions. Around 20,000 SKUs were scaled internationally; individual markets could be technically activated in just two hours.
15. May 2026
TikTok Shop is easy to start, but hard to scale. Discover the content and infrastructure strategies which help you grow.
11. May 2026
AI is making fashion content scalable and cheap — and that changes how competition on marketplaces works. Early adopters like Zalando and Etro are already reporting measurable gains. Brands still running the same PDP workflow as five years ago are missing sales they can't see.
11. May 2026
The Marketplace Quadrant Home & Living 2026 shows the 45 most relevant B2C online marketplaces in Europe for this category.
29. April 2026
Rossella Furnari has stepped up at Leroy Merlin, now leading as Marketplace Team Leader, taking on greater responsibility across marketplace operations. Jonny Hofberger has been Managing Director at GTK VATpilot GmbH since March. Pia Nolte left fashionette to join Douglas as a Director Partner Program. Johannes von Roth-Bandick has left TB International to step into a top leadership role as Co-CEO / Chief Commercial Officer at MAG – Marketplace Amplifier....
26. April 2026
Explore the Marketplace Country Quadrant UK 2026 with 24 platforms: British local heroes and TikTok Shop dominate the British e-commerce.
17. April 2026
Marketplace Quadrant Fashion & Shoes 2026: Europe’s 47 key marketplaces, curated with stricter criteria and real seller activity insights.
10. April 2026
Strong Amazon performance doesn’t always mean real growth. But it can look like that, if you only look at half of the picture. We take a closer look at the Connected Commerce approach and how it can help widen the data horizon.
7. April 2026
Dr. Kai-Ulrich Deissner, CEO of CECONOMY AG / MediaMarktSaturn, will hand over the role of CEO during the course of 2026 for personal reasons. His successor Remko Rijnders will assume the role of CEO on July 1. René Groll, previously Head of E-Commerce and Chief Digital Officer at Alberts, is joining Front Row German on May 1, where he will support the team behind the Catapult analytics tool. Marco Pirani,...
7. April 2026
Every May, millions of Dutch employees receive their so-called Vakantiegeld This turns into a clearly measurable demand boost in e-commerce. Platforms like bol observe higher basket sizes, increased spending per order, and stronger demand for higher-priced products during this period. For brands and retailers, Vakantiegeld can therefore act as a recurring, predictable revenue driver.
31. March 2026
Getting started on Kaufland Global Marketplace is operationally relatively simple - first sales can happen within just a few days. However, quick success does not come from listing products alone, but from the combination of competitive pricing, targeted visibility, and early internationalization.
25. March 2026
A couple of years ago Wish looked like the definition of a cheap chinese marketplace. And though Temu seems to repeat a lot of its formula, it succeeds way beyond Wish. We take a closer look at both marketplaces and where their strategies diverged.
22. March 2026
Zalando strategy 2026: Strong numbers — but key questions on partner dynamics, retail media and dependencies remain.
16. March 2026
The Marketplace Country Quadrant Germany 2026 reveals the 23 most relevant marketplaces for selling in Germany – from Amazon and Otto to Temu and Shein.
11. March 2026
Koningsdag is not a Dutch Black Friday, but a lesson in marketplace-driven occasion commerce. Demand builds in the preparation window before 27 April - driven by concrete use cases, time pressure and delivery promises rather than discount mechanics.
10. March 2026
Where do Gen-Z audiences spend their time - and more importantly - their money? We take a look at three thriving platforms.
5. March 2026
CEE is not a low-cost extension of Western Europe but a marketplace-first region dominated by strong national ecosystem players such as Allegro, eMAG and Alza.
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18. May 2026
Amazon is moving another step closer to agentic shopping: The platform is combining Rufus and Alexa+ into Alexa for Shopping,...
11. May 2026
Amazon is launching Amazon Supply Chain Services, further expanding its role as an infrastructure provider. The offer for sellers includes freight,...
4. May 2026
eBay was targeted by a large-scale global DDoS attack, claimed by the Iranian hacker group 313 Team – with estimated revenue...
27. April 2026
Zalando is consistently pushing its platform strategy and is discontinuing its Connected Retail programme – at the expense of its partners:...
20. April 2026
TikTok Shop is currently preparing to launch in Poland, the Netherlands, and Belgium. Meanwhile, QVC has filed for bankruptcy in...
13. April 2026
In 2025, sellers sold goods worth more than €10.8 billion through the second-hand marketplace Vinted, marking a nearly 50% increase compared...
7. April 2026
Due to rising energy prices caused by the ongoing war in Iran, Amazon is requiring its marketplace sellers in the U.S. and...
30. March 2026
One year after its launch, around 15% of German online shoppers have already purchased via TikTok Shop, according to NielsenIQ. Depth...
23. March 2026
The marketplace of Shein continues to expand its seller network in Europe: in Germany alone, more than 600 sales partners are now...
16. March 2026
Zalando expects adjusted EBIT of €660-740 million in 2026, up from €591 million in 2025. This would represent 12-25% growth. The...