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Zalando, Europe’s largest online fashion retailer, has announced its acquisition of competitor About You, marking a major shakeup in the European fashion e-commerce and marketplace industry. The deal, valued at 1.13 billion Euro, includes a purchase price of 6.50 Euro per About You share - a 107% premium on the stock’s three-month average price.
Black Week 2024 broke records across all platforms, with the fashion and beauty sectors being the top performers. 60% of purchases occurred on marketplaces, with Amazon leading at 85% of users. TikTok Shop generated $100 million in sales in the US and a 179% jump in sales in the UK, while OTTO had its best Black Friday yet.
The Platform Group (TPG) acquired 100 per cent of CHRONEXT, a German retailer and marketplace for luxury watches which filed for insolvency in August.
How could a AI-powered marketplace look like? Perplexity might give as a glimpse of the future. The AI service has introduced a shopping assistant last week, which can help you with complex, multi-step shopping requests. The AI finds answers to shopping prompts like "Find the comfiest headphones" by looking through the assortment of connected Shopify shops. So far, the Perplexity shopping experience…
Amazon shuts down Amazon Fresh in Germany and cooperates with Knuspr instead. Meanwhile, Temu starts selling FMCG products in its U.S. app,
Shein has presented its annual figures for Europe: according to these, the platform recorded a whopping 68% increase in 2023. The Ireland-registered European entity of Shein has reaches a turnover of 7.684 billion Euros, profit after tax has more than doubled to 99.5 million Euro.
The EU has launched formal proceedings against Temu. The EU commission has voiced concerns that Temu is failing to efficiently prevent the sale of illegal or counterfeit products on its platform. Suspended products have been re-appearing on Temu within days of their removal, the comission criticizes.
Amazon has outlined the requirements for its upcoming ‘Low-Cost Store’ in the U.S. The store - Amazon's answer to Temu - will sell unbranded low-priced items directly from warehouses in China. It is an invite-only marketplace without seller fulfillment. All products must be listed under the brand name ‘Generic’ and meet fixed maximum price points (e.g. necklaces below $10). Special needs…
Breaking News Amazon is allegedly building a huge brick-and-mortar shopping mall that is supposed to open in the second half of 2025, US e-commerce analyse Brittain Ladd reported. According to his sources, Amazon has been toying with the idea for several years; now it’s finally coming to life – though he doesn’t seem to have information on the location of this…
Mytheresa has signed a deal to acquire its larger, but insolvent rival Yoox Net-a-porter for 555 million euros. The two platforms will remain separate on the front end side, but work together closely behind the scenes. Together, Mytheresa und YNAP generate a GMV of 3 billion euros.