Breuninger on Sale
German premium fashion retail chain and marketplace provider Breuninger is on sale. Several international competitors are interested.
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Service Provider Portrait Taxdoo
Discover Kaufland Global Marketplace’s evolution, its defining KPIs, and retailer support services in this in-depth marketplace portrait.
Temu Opens Marketplace for EU sellers
This has been a long time coming: In March, Temu first invited sellers to their US platform, moving slightly away from their factory-to-consumer model to tentativley open towards a more traditional marketplace model. From then on, US based sellers can list their products on Temu, sending orders from their own warehouses. Now, Temu has brought this new approach to Europe.
Marketplace Portrait Kaufland Global Marketplace
Discover Kaufland Global Marketplace’s evolution, its defining KPIs, and retailer support services in this in-depth marketplace portrait.
Amazon, Zalando and About You: How the three major B2C marketplaces differ
A comparison of Amazon, Zalando and About You: The three major B2C marketplaces are characterized by their different approaches and scales. Understanding these differences is essential for any seller considering where to allocate their marketplace efforts.
Internationalization: Why amazon is not always The best solution
Amazon also has an outstanding position for local e-commerce in Germany, other Western and Central European countries. But things look different in other nations. That’s why an internationalization with Amazon is sometimes not enough.
Zalando and About You in Challenging Times
Looking back on the 2023/2024 financial year, it is clear that even industry leaders such as Zalando and About You were not immune to the general economic challenges that shook online retail. Both companies reported slight declines in sales, but showed a strategic focus on healthy growth. Profitability at Zalando and AboutYou is a necessity in today’s competitive environment.
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.
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.
Hot shit Cee market: Why eastern europe is so attractive
Eastern Europe is emerging as a critical growth market for e-commerce, driven by the stagnation in Western Europe and Germany’s recession. Challenges such as language barriers, logistics complexities, and price sensitivity can be solved, double-digit growth rates beckon.