Marketplace Universe Greatest News 2024
2024 – an exciting year for the entire marketplace industry draws to a close. Time to look at the greatest news – from ABOUT YOU to Zalando, from Amazon to Temu and many more
Marketplace Universe News 23.12.2024 – New Amazon fees in 2025 / Growth at MediaMarktSaturn / Mini IPO oF Shein
New year, new costs: Amazon has published the fees that merchants will have to pay for marketplace sales, storage and shipping in 2025. In addition to the prices, existing structures in individual segments have also been significantly revised.
Marketplace Universe News 16.12.2024 – Zalando buys About You / Amazon launches in Ireland / Mirakl has acquired Adspert
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.
Marketplace Universe News 09.12.2024 – Black week broke records / TikTok ban a step closer / EU plan against Shein and Temu
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.
Best practice: Internationalization at Lampenwelt
Internationalization in 28 markets and within just a few months? That sounds utopian, but it is feasible. The Fulda-based lighting specialist Lampenwelt has proven this with its internationalization.
Marketplace Movers & Shakers in November 2024
Alina Bechte is now Head of Marketplaces, Price Comparison & Affiliate at DocMorris.
Alexander Hally started a new position as Director Digital Sales and Revenue Growth Management at Weleda AG.
Christin Kemper has returned to Amazon after a short spell at Shopify and is now Senior Program Manager Last Mile Logistics for Europe. Lots of job changes in November!
Marketplace Universe News 02.12.2024 – The platform group acquired Chronext / TikTok Shop in Spain / New Investor for PlentyONE
The Platform Group (TPG) acquired 100 per cent of CHRONEXT, a German retailer and marketplace for luxury watches which filed for insolvency in August.
Marketplace Universe News 25.11.2024 – AI-powered marketplaces / Big Retail Media alliance / Fnac Darty takes over Unieuro
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 is just available in the U.S., but other markets are likely to follow.
Marketplace Universe News 18.11.2024 – Amazon Fresh Discontinued in Germany / Temu-Rip off Amazon Haul launched / Asda starts Dropshipment platform
Amazon shuts down Amazon Fresh in Germany and cooperates with Knuspr instead. Meanwhile, Temu starts selling FMCG products in its U.S. app,
Marketplace Universe News 11.11.2024 – Shein grows by 68 percent in Europe/Amazon’s Black Week starts earlier/TikTok is pushing live shopping
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.