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Marketplace Universe News 07.04.2025 – TikTok battle in the US / Decathlon grows with marketplace / Amazon starts Buy for Me

The situation regarding TikTok in the US remains unclear: Trump has extended the deadline for a sale, which would have expired at the weekend, by another 75 days. This gives prospective buyers time to get into position. The list of potential buyers is getting longer and longer. Amazon, Microsoft, Perplexity AI, Oracle founder Larry Ellison, Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian, Mr. Beast, OnlyFan founder Tim Stokely, and billionaires like Elon Musk and Frank McCourt are included.

Marketplace Country Quadrants – Full Keynote VIdeo

Marketplace Country Quadrants : Surprising Leaders, Missed Opportunities & Local Champions Which country tops the chart in online spend per capita?Where is Amazon not the dominant player?And is Shein really the biggest fashion marketplace in Spain? In her keynote at E-Commerce Berlin Expo 2025, Marketplace Universe co-founder Valerie Dichtl revealed surprising truths and untapped opportunities in the evolving European marketplace landscape. Drawing from the latest Marketplace Country Quadrants, she shares exclusive insights into how consumer behavior, cross-border growth, and platform dynamics vary across eight key countries — including Germany, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Poland. Check out the full video of her presentation below! 💡 What you’ll learn: Beyond the hard numbers, Valerie explains how local heroes like Bol.com (NL) and Allegro (PL) outperform Amazon in their home markets — and why Shein has quietly become Spain’s largest fashion marketplace. The talk also sheds light on regional differences in marketplace share, online shopper penetration, and e-commerce maturity. 🎥 Watch the full Keynote here: 👉 Want to dive deeper? Check out our dedicated Marketplace Country Quadrants — with detailed figures and our table of generalist and category-specific marketplaces here: ➡️ Germany | UK | France | Spain | Italy | Netherlands | Switzerland | Poland And for weekly marketplace news and insights, don’t forget to subscribe to the Marketplace Universe Weekly newsletter.

How customers buy - a crucial factor for success key figures

How customers buy – a crucial factor for success

Almost half of all online shoppers now start their shopping journey on marketplaces, and the majority also prefer to shop on marketplaces rather than in brand web shops. However, purchasing behavior varies considerably depending on the user group, product, or country. This means that how customers shop is a crucial success factor in e-commerce: Only those who know which customers prefer to shop where can serve them in a targeted manner.

Best practise: Tredhim's start at bol

Best practice: Trendhims’s start at bol

Within a year, the Danish supplier of men’s accessories had launched on five marketplaces in eight countries. For its entry into the marketplace business, Trendhim chose bol, the Dutch market leader. Reason enough to take a look at the best practise of Trendhim’s start at bol.

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