The European Commission is preparing new legislation to close compliance gaps for imports via e-commerce platforms, according to media reports. It includes liability for marketplaces, a new market surveillance fee and centralised enforcement.
A week after its shaky Hong Kong debut, Shein’s stock is still trading around 17.5% below its offer price – at a valuation of $26.5 billion, barely a quarter of its 2022 peak.
The Marketplace Country Quadrant Italy 2026 shows a lack of local players. Amazon is the dominant force, the Chinese players Shein and Temu are catching up.
PDD Holdings, parent company of Pinduoduo and Temu, missed market expectations in the second quarter: revenue rose 8% to $15.7bn but fell short of the analyst estimate of around $16.26bn. Net income fell 12% to around $3.80bn, weighed down by intensifying competition in China as well as US tariffs, the loss of duty-free treatment, and new EU small-parcel fees.
Amazon launched its bulk storage program Amazon Warehousing & Distribution (AWD) on August 20 in Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the UK. Sellers can now store larger inventories with Amazon long-term, which then get automatically distributed to FBA warehouses as needed.
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Meta has launched a dedicated Seller App for Facebook Marketplace alongside Facebook Verified, a free trust badge for authentic profiles – a clear step toward professionalising a platform long seen as a place for informal, local sales. The app targets margin-conscious power sellers who form the core of eBay’s business.
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.
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.
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