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Amazon brings returnless refunds to Europe
Amazon has launched “FBA Returnless Resolutions” in the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. FBA sellers who opt in can refund customers for items up to a maximum of €75 without the goods being returned. Amazon decides case by case whether this applies. This means the seller loses the item without compensation, and the return still counts towards the return rate. Read more on Ecommerce News
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eBay grows by double digits
eBay increased its revenue by 14 percent to $3.2 billion in the third quarter of 2026. GMV rose 15 percent to $23.2 billion. Growth came mainly from the US, with GMV up 27 percent, compared with just 4 percent internationally. Drivers are recommerce, the C2C business and eBay Live, whose GMV continues to grow at triple-digit rates. See the full figures at eBay
Ceconomy breaks the 500 million mark
MediaMarktSaturn parent Ceconomy increased its revenue by 5.3 percent to €24 billion in fiscal year 2025/26, according to preliminary figures. Adjusted EBIT rose by around 27 percent to roughly €515 million, beating its own target of €500 million. By 2028/29, it is set to reach around €800 million. Find out more at Ceconomy
About You opens marketplace in Romania
About You has launched its marketplace in Romania, continuing its rollout after Greece and Luxembourg. Fashion brands from across Europe can sell there without minimum revenue or assortment requirements. More than 1,000 sellers with over 160,000 items are on board at launch. Get more details on Business Review
Breuninger brings its marketplace to Poland
Breuninger has launched its marketplace in Poland, its fourth country after Germany, Austria and the Netherlands. At the same time, its online shop has gone live in eleven more European countries. It is now available in 24 markets in total. Breuninger has also expanded its loyalty programme Beyond, which has more than two million members, to six markets. See more at Breuninger
EU tightens the screws on import parcels
After the minimum customs duty introduced in July comes the next levy: as of November 1, an additional handling fee of €2 per product category applies to direct imports from non-EU countries. Sellers and platforms have to pay it, while deliveries from EU warehouses are exempt. Get the full story on Heise
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Europe hunts down counterfeits
Following the €200 million fine in May, the European Commission has accepted Temu’s action plan: the platform must examine to what extent its algorithms promote illegal products and enable sellers to deliberately make such listings more visible. New figures show how big the problem is: EU customs and other authorities intercepted a record 196 million suspected counterfeit items worth €6.3 billion in 2025, 67 percent more than the year before. Most customs cases involved parcels from online retail. Read more on Heise (Temu) and Ecommerce News (customs)
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