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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!

Marketplace Universe News 22.07.24 – Record at Prime Day / Country Quadrant Switzerland / China is Amazon’s workbench

Breaking News Amazon once again had a record Prime Day, at least in the USA: Prime Day sales there grew by 11 percent to 14.2 billion dollars. Retaildive.com More News MediaMarkt‘s marketplace is now also available in Italy. At launch, 100,000 third-party products are available. Particularly exciting: Local hero Unieuro announced a few days ago that the e-commerce channel was “not strategic for the company” and that it wanted to focus on more profitable channels. DDay Douglas has raised its annual target and now wants to grow by 8.5 percent. The company is also selling the online pharmacy Disapo. Fashionunited TikTok launches a creator tool for shoppable videos. With CapCut Commerce Pro, creators can create videos with a sales option that can be used not only on TikTok but also on other video platforms. Speaking of TikTok: TikTok Shop has grown fourfold in Southeast Asia to a turnover of 16.3 billion dollars in 2023. Exciting Commerce Asia Nikkei German decoration and furnishing retailer Depot has filed for insolvency under self-administration. Wiwo News for number nerds Almost half of the vendor players on Amazon also sell directly or via a third-party provider in the seller program. 17 percent of vendors want to eliminate unprofitable products from their range next year. The longer the annual negotiations with Amazon take, the less profitable the result for the vendor. Martin Heubel has compiled these and other exciting Amazon vendor figures from a survey of 250 manufacturers. LinkedIn Don’t want to miss any news? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter!

Marketplace Country Quadrant Switzerland

The Marketplace Country Quadrant Switzerland lists the 35 most important players: Local heroes such as Digitec Galaxus and Ricardo, but also international players such as eBay and Temu. Zalando is also very dominant: the marketplace even tops the sales of the Swiss top dog Digitec Galaxus.

Marketplace Country Quadrant Italy

The Marketplace Country Quadrant Italy shows a clear lack of local players. There is a colorful mix of German, French, British and Dutch players. Amazon, eBay and Aliexpress dominate among the generalists.

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.

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