Let's talk MarketplacE
The Podcast for all Marketplace People
The EU fined Temu €200M, France hit Shein with another penalty. Is this the turning point many in European e-commerce have been waiting for? In this episode, Ingrid and Valerie go through the most important marketplace news of the last few weeks. Their take on regulation: it works – slowly, but for real. The first...
Round about two thirds of all European online sales happen on online-marketplaces – surely that calls for a regular talk show!
Let’s talk Marketplace is the podcast where Valerie und Ingrid share their thoughts and insights into the marketplace world each week – sometimes just the two of them, sometimes with the help of knowledgable guests. We are entertaining, competent, out-spoken – and won’t stand for bullshit!
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The EU fined Temu €200M, France hit Shein with another penalty. Is this the turning point many in European e-commerce have been waiting for? In this episode, Ingrid and Valerie go through the most important marketplace news of the last few weeks. Their take on regulation: it works – slowly, but for real. The first...
A 130-year-old brand on a channel that didn’t exist five years ago – and one of the most honest assessments of TikTok Shop you’re likely to hear. Stephanie Vanderplank-Jones built Philips’ TikTok Shop business in the UK from scratch and is currently expanding into Germany, France and Spain. In this episode, she explains why 80%...
AI can generate an impressive product image – but can it deliver that same image, correctly named, in the right format, and on time to Zalando, About You, and Amazon simultaneously? That, says Fabio Loparco, CEO of Pixel Moda, is where the real problem lies. In this episode, Valerie speaks with Fabio about what has...
Live commerce in Europe is still too often viewed through an Asian lens – and that’s exactly the problem. In this episode, Ingrid sits down with Lara Day, who has been building eBay Live in Germany for the past year, six months after the official launch. They explore why the European model needs its own...
Welcome back, Valerie: What a baby does to business. #LTM150 Episode 150 is a special one – and a very personal one. Valerie is back after four months of maternity leave, and to mark the anniversary, the two take a moment for an honest look behind the scenes. They talk about what it was like...
In this episode the focus is on data: Ingrid speaks with Friedrich Schwandt, co-founder of ECDB, about current developments in the global marketplace landscape. At the centre are new insights into market concentration, the growth of 3P models, and shifting dynamics among leading platforms. They discuss why 84% of global e-commerce revenue now flows through...
Pricing on marketplaces is no longer just an operational lever. In this episode, Ingrid talks to Alexander Ioffe (Dimax Group) and Mateusz Wrobel (base) about the reality behind repricing and automation. It becomes clear that prices are shaped by a combination of factors: competition, platform logic, availability, margins and strategic goals – and often also...
Kaufland is often seen as a price-driven marketplace – and that is exactly why many brands underestimate it. In this episode, Ingrid and Valerie talk to Jan Weiß from Sleeping and Markus Anstotz from Kaufland Global Marketplace about how brands actually succeed on Kaufland – beyond the usual assumptions. At the core is the question...
AI agents are changing how products are discovered and selected – but what does that actually mean for day-to-day marketplace operations? In this episode, Ingrid speaks with AI specialist Barbara Branca about why the logic is shifting from rankings to recommendation systems – and why “good enough” product data is no longer sufficient. Barbara argues...