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Roger Grothmann Taxdoo Interview What Makes a Good Tax Advisor for Marketplace Sellers?

Interview: What Makes a Good Tax Advisor for Marketplace Sellers?

It almost sounds like the beginning of a bad joke: “Two clueless people meet…” – but in reality, this is often the unfortunate situation when tax advisors and auditors at the tax office are faced with the tax returns of marketplace sellers. Things can get especially dire when cross-border revenues are involved. We asked Roger Grothmann in an interview what makes a good tax advisor for marketplace sellers? Roger is the founder of Hamburg-based tax technology company Taxdoo.

Stop profit loss - 5 tips for better marketplace profitability

5 Tips for Better Marketplace Profitability

Profitability has been one of the most important topics for brands and retailers over the past 12 months – and it will continue to be a key focus. Selling on marketplaces, however, often makes it tricky to understand what actually remains at the end of the day. When brands operate across multiple platforms, they need reliable and comparable data to identify cost traps. Only then can they develop a strategy for improving profitability. Together with our partner ChannelEngine, we’ve put together 5 tips for better marketplace profitability.

Best Practice Internationalisation - Wiltec on Kaufland Global Marketplace

Best Practice: How Wiltec Scales Internationally with Kaufland

Marketplaces are a popular choice for many retailers and brands looking to expand into international markets. Wiltec, a specialist retailer in DIY, garden, and pet supplies, leverages several platforms for its cross-border commerce strategy – including Kaufland Global Marketplace. This best practice showcases how Wiltec scales internationally with Kaufland.

How to sell cross-border on MediaMarktSaturn Marketplace

Around 247 billion euros – that is the total gross merchandise value that sellers will generate through marketplaces in cross-border European trade in 2025, according to a forecast by CB Commerce. It’s no wonder that many brands and retailers are looking for new marketplaces to sell to abroad. And the range is constantly growing because many marketplace providers are expanding and integrating more and more countries into their business. One example is MediaMarktSaturn.

Marketplace Country Quadrants – Full Keynote VIdeo

Marketplace Country Quadrants : Surprising Leaders, Missed Opportunities & Local Champions Which country tops the chart in online spend per capita?Where is Amazon not the dominant player?And is Shein really the biggest fashion marketplace in Spain? In her keynote at E-Commerce Berlin Expo 2025, Marketplace Universe co-founder Valerie Dichtl revealed surprising truths and untapped opportunities in the evolving European marketplace landscape. Drawing from the latest Marketplace Country Quadrants, she shares exclusive insights into how consumer behavior, cross-border growth, and platform dynamics vary across eight key countries — including Germany, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Poland. Check out the full video of her presentation below! 💡 What you’ll learn: Beyond the hard numbers, Valerie explains how local heroes like Bol.com (NL) and Allegro (PL) outperform Amazon in their home markets — and why Shein has quietly become Spain’s largest fashion marketplace. The talk also sheds light on regional differences in marketplace share, online shopper penetration, and e-commerce maturity. 🎥 Watch the full Keynote here: 👉 Want to dive deeper? Check out our dedicated Marketplace Country Quadrants — with detailed figures and our table of generalist and category-specific marketplaces here: ➡️ Germany | UK | France | Spain | Italy | Netherlands | Switzerland | Poland And for weekly marketplace news and insights, don’t forget to subscribe to the Marketplace Universe Weekly newsletter.

How customers buy - a crucial factor for success key figures

How customers buy – a crucial factor for success

Almost half of all online shoppers now start their shopping journey on marketplaces, and the majority also prefer to shop on marketplaces rather than in brand web shops. However, purchasing behavior varies considerably depending on the user group, product, or country. This means that how customers shop is a crucial success factor in e-commerce: Only those who know which customers prefer to shop where can serve them in a targeted manner.

MediaMarktSaturn is promoting its refurbishes program

How MediaMarktSaturn is promoting its refurbished business

The interest in and thus the market for professionally refurbished electronic and electrical appliances is growing and growing. This means that suppliers of refurbished products are finding more and more platforms through which they can sell their goods. MediaMarktSaturn started this four years ago and is now massively pushing the refurbished business.

Best practise: Tredhim's start at bol

Best practice: Trendhims’s start at bol

Within a year, the Danish supplier of men’s accessories had launched on five marketplaces in eight countries. For its entry into the marketplace business, Trendhim chose bol, the Dutch market leader. Reason enough to take a look at the best practise of Trendhim’s start at bol.

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