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eBay launches live shopping in Germany
Following the US and UK, eBay is bringing its live shopping format to Germany. eBay Live enables curated live shows in which retailers, brands and influencers can present products and offer them for auction or immediate purchase. Live commerce is a rapidly growing retail segment that is already well established, particularly in China. See more on eBay (German)
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Major outage of marketplace service provider Rithum right before black week
The platform of marketplace service provider Rithum was down for almost 48 hours at the end of last week. According to the company, this was due to problems during maintenance work. Rithum first processed the backlog of orders, then the backlog of product data. See more on Channeladvisor
Amazon fails in appeal against VLOP classification
An EU court has rejected Amazon‘s appeal against its classification as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP). This means that Amazon must comply with the requirements to disclose certain company data. Zalando also recently failed in its appeal against its classification as a VLOP. Read more on Reuters
Amazon now second-largest online retailer in Belgium
Only three years after launching a dedicated online store for Belgium, Amazon has grown into the country’s second-largest online retailer behind bol. The company continues to invest heavily in Belgium: part of the investment is going towards same-day delivery. See more on Ecommercenews
Allegro lowers growth forecast
Allegro recorded GMV growth of just over 10% in Poland in the third quarter, with profits rising by 17% to €245.4 million. Nevertheless, the company is lowering its annual GMV forecast to 8–9% (previously 9–10%) due to a slow start to the Black Friday period. Read more on Reuters
B&Q now welcomes German sellers
The B&Q marketplace continues to open up to international retailers and, following Ireland, Italy, Spain, Poland and the Netherlands, has now also made registration possible for German sellers. The GMV of B&Q’s parent company Kingfisher rose by around 45% to £228 million in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year. Find out more on ChannelX
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EU Sellers disappointed by their Temu-Experience
After six months on the Temu marketplace, TradeDownCo is pulling out again – the hoped-for alternative to Amazon proved unsustainable for local sellers. Massive discount pressure, lack of price control, complex workflows and structural disadvantages compared to global (mainly Chinese) sellers made profitable operations impossible. Several other sellers are reporting the same experience. Read the full story on LinkedIn
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