14. April 2025
The German Retail Association HDE has filed a complaint with the Federal Cartel Office against Temu for anti-competitive behavior. The accusation: Temu deprives retailers who sell on Temu of the sovereignty to set prices.
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7. April 2025
The situation regarding TikTok in the US remains unclear: Trump has extended the deadline for a sale, which would have expired at the weekend, by another 75 days. This gives prospective buyers time to get into position. The list of potential buyers is getting longer and longer. Amazon, Microsoft, Perplexity AI, Oracle founder Larry Ellison, Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian, Mr. Beast, OnlyFan founder Tim Stokely, and billionaires like Elon Musk and Frank...
31. March 2025
After much back and forth, TikTok Shop is launching today in Germany, France and Italy. In Germany, About You, Beiersdorff and Cosnova, among others, are taking part. TikTok Shop has been available in the UK since 2021 and in the US since the end of 2023.
24. March 2025
Shein has massively expanded its product range. In addition to fashion, shoes, accessories and beauty items, the platform now also offers jewelry, electronics, sports and outdoor, home & living, DIY, pet supplies, office supplies and even car accessories. The assortment in these new verticals seems to be sold almost exclusively by marketplace partners.
17. March 2025
Marketplace Universe News 17.03.2025 - Growth at Allegro / Vinted goes offline / New Categories at Temu Europe
10. March 2025
In the course of the takeover of About You, Zalando has secured more than 90% of About You's share capital. Irrespective of the takeover, Zalando has ambitious plans: in 2025, sales are expected to increase by between 4 and 9 percent – twice as much as in 2024. Incidentally, Switzerland is Zalando's second strongest market after Germany.
3. March 2025
The time has come: TikTok Shop has opened its seller portal for merchants in Germany. At the same time, TikTok is working on expanding Fulfilment by TikTok to Germany. In France and Italy, too, merchant registration is now possible.
24. February 2025
Regardless of the uncertain future in the US, TikTok is apparently continuing to expand TikTok Shop. According to reports, TikTok Shop is set to launch in Italy in March or April, with Germany, France, Brazil and Japan to follow later in the year. Meanwhile, Lidl has launched initial sales attempts on TikTok Shop in the UK.
17. February 2025
Amazon is experimenting with re-directing search queries to brands' webshops outside of its own app. In the U.S., some Amazon customers have been presented with options to visit external online shops if they searched for products which Amazon itself doesn't sell. The beta test seems to be directly connected to Amazon's "Buy with Prime" initiative through which brands can integrate Prime...
10. February 2025
A good year for Amazon: Amazon has generated an operating income of 68.6 billion US.Dollar after 36.9 billion US-Dollar in the previous year. Net income almost doubled to 59.2 billion US dollars, with Amazon posting a net income of 20 billion US dollars in the fourth quarter alone.