Temu is expanding its brand protection program, pledging to monitor more than 15,000 brands, tighten seller vetting, and proactively remove problematic listings. The move comes as the marketplace faces mounting regulatory pressure across Europe over counterfeits and product safety.
Marketplace News
Stay up-to-date with the latest in Marketplace News
- News
MediaMarktSaturn used this week's Strategy Day to set a marketplace target of €1.9bn GMV by 2029, up from roughly €800m today – but gave no overall e-commerce goal, with total group revenue barely moving from €23.1bn to €24bn. The vagueness comes as the JD.com takeover still awaits Brussels clearance.
French Parliament gave final approval to a law banning advertising- including via influencers - for Shein, Temu and AliExpress, alongside per-item fees rising to €20 by 2030. The European Commission has flagged concerns over whether the ad ban complies with EU digital services rules.
Breaking News Amazon Prime Day 2026: record total spend, but shoppers are buying cheaperPrime Day ran for four days (June 23–26) across 26 countries. Adobe projects total US online spend at a record $26.3bn (+9% YoY), with day one alone driving $8.3bn. But shoppers are spending less per trip: average household spend fell 17% to $105 in the first two...
Breaking News The Platform Group under pressure: banks cancel loans, stock loses more than half its valueSeveral banks — including LBBW and Sparkasse Essen — have called in loans from German e-commerce roll-up The Platform Group after journalists from “manager magazin” reported alleged fraud and document forgery. The stock has lost more than 55% in 30 days, and a planned...
Online spending in Central Europe is expected to grow by 8% this year, rising from €191.3 billion in 2025 to €206.6 billion in 2026. Germany remains by far the largest ecommerce market in the region, while Poland is expected to grow by around 9% and Greece by around 11%.
Amazon Prime Day 2026 will run from 23 to 26 June across 26 countries, including most major European markets. This means for sellers: inventory, advertising budgets, pricing and fulfilment planning need to be aligned now, not in July.
The EU has imposed its first major fine on Temu under the Digital Services Act. The platform is expected to pay €200 million because it allegedly failed to sufficiently control illegal products on its marketplace. The EU has imposed its first major fine on Temu under the Digital Services Act. The platform is expected to pay €200 million because it...
After opening up to Dutch sellers, Otto is now preparing the next step in its European seller expansion. Selected sales partners from Poland are set to join the marketplace as part of a pilot programme starting in June.
Amazon is moving another step closer to agentic shopping: The platform is combining Rufus and Alexa+ into Alexa for Shopping, bringing an AI shopping assistant to the Amazon Shopping App, the website and Echo Show devices.