Local online stores dominate Dutch market
Large international online platforms have grown rapidly in the Netherlands in recent years. But local sellers still dominate.| Ecommerce News
In the financial year between 2024 and 2025, the European cross-border ecommerce market reached a turnover of 358.7 billion euros. And 247.5 billion euros, or 70 percent, of that was generated by online marketplaces. These data come from the sixth edition of the “TOP 100 Cross-Border Marketplaces Europe” report from…| Ecommerce News
Amazon is investing over one billion euros in the Belgian market over the next three years. The American company aims to improve the customer experience for Belgian shoppers and help small and medium-sized businesses grow both domestically and internationally. This marks Amazon’s largest investment in Belgium to date, supporting jobs,…| Ecommerce News
Large international online platforms have grown rapidly in the Netherlands in recent years. But local sellers still dominate.| Ecommerce News
Collaboration signals new era of real-time, affordable global money movement for consumers in the Kingdom Singapore / Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – October 1, 2025 – Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, today announced that it has signed an MOU at SIBOS 2025 to form a strategic alliance with Banque Saudi Fransi... Read more » The post Thunes and BSF Unite to Transform Cross-Border Remittances from Saudi Arabia first appeared on Thunes.| Thunes
Singapore and London, UK – September 29, 2025 – Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, is transforming the cross-border payment experience by offering its Pay-to-Banks solution to financial institutions through their Swift connectivity. The new solution enables the 11,000 banks within the Swift network to connect to Thunes’ Direct Global Network| Thunes - Payment infrastructure for a connected world.
Online seller of sports nutrition supplements, THG Myprotein, has recently partnered with PostNord. By doing so, the retailer could add more flexible delivery options to its online store, which strengthened its position in the Nordics. It turns out that parcel lockers became a popular delivery option, when it is given…| Ecommerce News
A trafficked boy tied with rope. (Image Source: Photograph by HTWE via Shutterstock; https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/kidnapped-little-boy-tied-rope-tortured-1523488403) By Jeffrey M. Jordan, II Introduction Sex trafficking is often framed as an issue that predominantly affects women and girls, leaving a gap in legal protections and social recognition for male victims. With all the evidence and studies available today, the […]| American University: Journal of International Service
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – September 16, 2025 – Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, and barq, the rapidly-growing digital wallet in Saudi Arabia, announce the launch of barq’s enhanced remittance services to millions of consumers across the Kingdom. Through Thunes’ trusted Direct Global Network, barq customers can now send money seamlessly... Read more » The post barq joins forces with Thunes to power faster, world-class remittances across Saudi Arabia first ap...| Thunes
In the first half of the year, consumers in the Netherlands spent more than 17 billion euros online. This was a decline of 1 percent.| Ecommerce News
One year after launching its marketplace in Poland and Austria, Kaufland has already achieved strong growth.| Ecommerce News
Cross border trucking between the US and Mexico represents 60% of all cross-border trade. Make sure you know what is needed before shipping.| www.ilscompany.com
The elimination of the de minimis exemption will present ecommerce platforms, marketplaces, sellers, and small businesses with steep challenges with regard to cost and speed.| Metapack
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The three largest marketplaces in Austria account for 52 percent of the total online spending in the country.| Ecommerce News
Austrian online retailers are facing increasing competition from international online stores, particularly those from Asia.| Ecommerce News
The German Retail Association (HDE) is increasing its forecast for ecommerce for this year. It predicts a four percent increase.| Ecommerce News
Learn about the key challenges in ecommerce cross-border logistics and how brands can meet customer expectations.| Metapack
eBay reported a revenue of 1.4 billion euros (1.5 billion dollars) in the United Kingdom last year, a 100 million dollars less than in 2023.| Ecommerce News
Of the world’s 250 largest ecommerce companies, 95 have their HQ in Europe. That is three more than in North and South America combined.| Ecommerce News
Explore cross-border payments compliance, the best practices to navigate this complex challenge and the benefits of using a payment network to ensure compliance| Thunes - Payment infrastructure for a connected world.
Galaxus, Switzerland's largest ecommerce company, saw its platform sales grow 18 percent last year, reaching 3.4 billion euros.| Ecommerce News
A new European regulation imposes strict requirements on products sales in the EU market. Many stores in the UK have to stop selling to EU.| Ecommerce News
With 16.3 million monthly users, Temu is more popular in Germany than anywhere else in the European Union. Shein generates most revenue here.| Ecommerce News
Customers in Poland expect real pro-ecological actions and social commitment from online stores, according to the Chamber of Digital Economy in a new report. According to the government agency, Poland offers a lot of potential for foreign ecommerce companies but is an “extremely demanding” market.Polish consumers expect not only competitive…| Ecommerce News
This article is the first in a three-part series on collective claims and class actions in the EU and the US. As collective claims become more prevalent| cyber/data/privacy insights
