16. July 2025
The Marketplace Country Quadrant Italy shows a lack of local players, aside from Unieuro. Amazon is the dominant force, the Chinese players Shein and Temu are slowly catching up.
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15. July 2025
Ready for the electronics hustle? How to successfully prepare for Cyber Week on MediaMarktSaturn Marketplace If you want to be well-positioned for Cyber Week, you need to start planning early. That may sound like a no-brainer – yet in the hustle of daily operations, time often slips away, and suddenly planning gets tight again. That’s why it’s smart to begin early: selecting assortments, choosing the right channels, preparing logistics, and...
9. July 2025
When we talk about international expansion, we often focus on market research, business models, channel strategies, and high-level decisions. So what does expansion really look like for brands and sellers in day-to-day practice? And how can going cross-border be made as simple and efficient as possible? Kaufland Global Marketplace is good example for a marketplace that really tries to help its sellers on their road to internationalization. Because this marketplace...
7. July 2025
Sebastian Kux has been promoted at L'Oréal, now leading as Head of Digital & Consumer Engagement DACH for Maybelline New York, NYX Professional Makeup, and essie. Ludwig Schirmer has left Develey Senf & Feinkost to take on the role of Head of B2C Europe at AIR – Advanced Inhalation Rituals. Laura Wiedemann moves into a broader role at Hama Deutschland, now heading up E-Commerce International & Outlet.
22. June 2025
As the Marketplace Country Quadrant Netherlands 2025 shows, the Dutch market is very broad and flat. The Local Heroes find themselves under attack from the international competition.
20. June 2025
Selling through online marketplaces offers enormous opportunities for brands and retailers – especially in cross-border commerce. But anyone wanting to sell internationally must deal intensively with one topic: VAT. And it’s a tricky one. Despite EU-wide rules, the reality remains complex. Different VAT rates, national exemptions, and ever-changing regulations make VAT one of the biggest stumbling blocks in European e-commerce. That’s why we’ve put together this guide: VAT-Traps: 7 Critical...
17. June 2025
With an estimated GMV of around 5.6 billion USD and over 1.6 billion USD in revenue in 2025 alone, bol represents the dominant marketplace model in the region. But which product segments are performing well? Where do assortment gaps exist? And what should new sellers focus on? The following insights into Categories and Assortments: What’s Working on bol provide guidance.
16. June 2025
After two difficult years, the German online market grew again in 2025 for the first time, according to the HDE Online Monitor.
6. June 2025
Nils Kernchen, previously Head of Business at ManoMano and most recently part of the founding team at yachting marketplace Yachtneeds, has joined ChannelMojo as Commercial Director. Philipp Ludewig leaves Redcare Pharmacy to join marketplace agency Movesell as Director of Operations. Sahiba Sachdeva joins L'Oréal as E-Commerce Director - Amazon, after eight years at Reckitt.
4. June 2025
eBay is a generalistic marketplace, active and relevant in every category – but it is a true giant for car parts: Currently, around 700 million vehicle parts are available on eBay globally. According to the company, eBay is the number one platform for automotive parts and accessories in both the UK and Germany. And eBay is continuing to push the marketplace model further: for the past nine months, eBay has...
2. June 2025
The Marketplace Quadrant "DIY & Garden" 2025 shows the 48 most relevant B2C online marketplaces in Europe for this category.
19. May 2025
The Marketplace Country Quadrant France 2025 shows a very diverse, dynamic and broad marketplace landscape with many interesting players.
12. May 2025
The Swiss e-commerce market offers highly attractive conditions for international sellers. But selling to Switzerland comes with specific rules - simply because Switzerland is not an EU member state and has three language regions. This results in special circumstances with regard to taxes, customs duties, and customer service.
4. May 2025
PInki Choudury has joined Roman Originals as Chief Product Officer. Her mission: build a new fashion marketplace. Hannah Hardiman makes the jump from eBay UK to Walmart, taking on the role of Director of Acceleration, Global Marketplace, in London. Andreas Roth took over a new position as Head of International Marketplaces Amazon at Medion AG.
2. May 2025
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...
15. April 2025
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...
13. April 2025
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.
6. April 2025
Pierre-Yves Delforge has advanced to Vice President Vendor Management at zooplus. Michael Hartmann, the driving force behind the Amazon success of German gardening brand Gardena, left the company after more than eight years. He joined NBG EDV as Senior Head of E-Commerce. Radha Patel has left B&Q to join Temu in London as Senior Business Development Manager.
2. April 2025
The Marketplace Quadrant "Sports" 2025 shows the 50 most relevant B2C online marketplaces in Europe for this category.
31. March 2025
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...
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13. October 2025
Zalando has officially entered the Portuguese market to strengthen its position as Europe’s leading fashion and lifestyle platform. This move brings...
6. October 2025
OpenAI is rolling out a native checkout in ChatGPT, letting users in the U.S. buy products without ever leaving the...
29. September 2025
OnBuy is expanding into 12 European countries, including Germany, France, Spain, and Italy. The platform is currently the fastest-growing in the...
22. September 2025
At its Seller Conference Accelerate, Amazon introduced a new Agentic AI designed to independently develop and execute strategies. The enhanced Seller Assistant...
15. September 2025
Starting today, September 15, local retailers in Switzerland can sell their products via Temu.
8. September 2025
Online fashion platform Shein is growing rapidly in the United Kingdom. Last year, its revenue there exceeded 2.3 billion euros....
18. August 2025
JD.com snaps up Ceconomy What was announced last week is now official: JD.com has submitted a takeover bid of €2.2...
4. August 2025
JD.com snaps up Ceconomy What was announced last week is now official: JD.com has submitted a takeover bid of €2.2...
28. July 2025
JD.com Plans Takeover for MediaMarktSaturn Owner Ceconomy Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com is preparing a €2.3 billion takeover of Ceconomy, the parent company...
21. July 2025
ChatGPT Secretly Tests Native Shopping Features OpenAI is quietly piloting a shopping feature inside ChatGPT that lets users search for products and...