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Marketplace Universe News 19.08.24 – MediaMarktSaturn doubles marketplaces turnover/ Otto starts graduated commissions / Kaufland launches in Poland

Breaking News MediaMarktSaturn doubles marketplace turnover: The marketplace of German electronics retailers MediaMarkt and Saturn is going strong. In the past financial year, sales already amounted to 137 million euros. In the current quarter, marketplace sales more than doubled. The marketplace is active in Germany, Austria, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands. eCommerce News.eu More News Otto starts graduated commissions: German marketplace player Otto has again tweaked its commission model. From October 1st, graduated commissions will be introduced, with higher commissions on less valuable goods. Commission will also be charged on shipping costs. Onlinehaendler-News Alibaba grows internationally by 38 percent: The chinese e-commerce company continues its international expansion this year. Exciting Commerce Kaufland launches marketplace in Poland: The first marketplace retailers have now gone live on Kaufland’s new Polish platform. Channel-X Zalando with 3.4 percent sales growth: Europe’s largest fashion retailer increased its turnover to 2.6 billion euros in the second quarter. Handelsblatt News to consider Thailand is gearing up against Temu: The Chinese app has launched in Thailand a year ago; now, local entrepreneurs, consumers, and the government are looking for ways to regulate or ban the new player. Three government agencies are now working on developing strategies against Temu. National Thailand Don’t want to miss any news? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter!

Retail Media Night: The pros and cons of Retail Media

No new form of advertising has grown so quickly in the last 20 years: this year, global spending on retail media is likely to increase by 20 percent. The ongoing conflict between advertisers’ demands for detailed data and marketplaces’ control over it highlights the tensions in this rapidly evolving industry, signaling that retail media’s impact is still unfolding.

HDE figures on German e-commerce market 2023

How much a few marketplaces dominate the German market

54% of German e-commerce sales were generated via online marketplaces in 2023 – according to the HDE in the new edition of its Online Monitor 2024. The overview of sales shares by channel simply shows at a glance, how incredibly dominant Amazon is in German e-commerce and how difficult it is to do without online marketplaces in the sales mix.

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