52% of UK shoppers buy cross-border
At least 52.5 percent of consumers in the United Kingdom have bought products from online stores in another country.| Ecommerce News
At least 52.5 percent of consumers in the United Kingdom have bought products from online stores in another country.| Ecommerce News
ECDB presents a new ranking of the Dutch ecommerce market. The top 10 includes four Dutch and three Chinese players.| Ecommerce News
Unlike most European countries, local players generate the most online revenue in the Netherlands. The top 3 in online spending for 2023 is led by online department store bol. Supermarket chain Albert Heijn, a sister company of bol, takes second place, and electronics retailer Coolblue is in third. Amazon rises…| Ecommerce News
Amazon’s selling partners can no longer use a default handling time of two days. The company has automatically halved the timeframe, to the surprise of many sellers. From now on, they must manually set longer handling times in Seller Central, on a per-item basis. Sellers are complaining that Amazon made…| 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
Ecommerce continues to expand rapidly in Portugal. According to the 2025 E‑Shopper Barometer by Geopost, 75 percent of Portuguese consumers now buy online, and nearly half are considered regular online shoppers. Each Portuguese online shopper makes around 39 online purchases per year, a slight increase from 2023 but still below…| Ecommerce News
TikTok has launched Shop Local in the United Kingdom, a support scheme for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The competition promotes the sale of homegrown goods to British consumers, with packages to help local businesses set up and start selling on the platform. With Shop Local, TikTok, the hugely popular…| Ecommerce News
Around 50 percent of online shoppers in Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom have shopped at Temu or Shein this year. Compared to a year ago, the amount of shoppers using those platforms has not changed much. It seems that Temu’s and Shein’s growth in Europe has slowed…| Ecommerce News
Zalando has taken new steps in Southern Europe. The German company has launched a dedicated website for Portugal. Additionally, Zalando has started selling beauty products in Spain, which have not yet been part of the offering in the neighboring country. Online consumer spending in Portugal last year was around 4.1…| Ecommerce News
On average, online sellers are active on six different marketplaces. As 63 percent of consumers prefer marketplaces over brand sites, sellers need to make sure that their products are present there. However, selling on marketplaces comes with its own challenges as well. These data come from the new Marketplace seller…| 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
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
Amazon remains by far the largest online shop in Germany, ahead of local players Otto and Zalando. This is shown in a new top 1,000 ranking.| Ecommerce News
Ecommerce giant Amazon is launching its discount storefront, Amazon Haul, in Spain. It is the third launch in Europe.| Ecommerce News
Faire, an online wholesale platform from the United States, is expanding its footprint in Europe. It is launching in 14 countries.| Ecommerce News
Last year, B2C ecommerce in Europe generated a nominal turnover of 887 billion euros. This was a slight increase of 3 percent since 2022.| Ecommerce News
With conversion rate optimization (CRO) you focus on the percentage of visitors who complete a desired action, such as making a purchase.| Ecommerce News
Only 14.77 of online shoppers return to an online store to place a second order. And even less customers become regular customers.| Ecommerce News
Find all the info about ecommerce in Austria: online consumers, the Austrian ecommerce market and the most popular online stores.| Ecommerce News
Online spending in Austria has grown by 5 percent in one year, reaching 10.6 billion euros. Over 50% was spent on foreign shops.| Ecommerce News
As of this week, buying and selling second hand clothes is free of fees on eBay in the United Kingdom. It wants to encourage recommerce.| Ecommerce News
The number of sellers on TikTok Shop in the United Kingdom has doubled within a year. There are currently over 200,000 businesses on it.| Ecommerce News
The Irish ecommerce landscape will change in the coming months. This month, TikTok Shop will open for business in the country.| Ecommerce News
TikTok Shop has launched in Spain today, according to various market observers and sellers on the platform.| Ecommerce News
Last year, Dutch consumers spent 36 billion euros online. This was an increase of 5 percent, compared to 2023.| Ecommerce News
On this page you'll find all the info about ecommerce in the Netherlands: online consumers and the most popular online stores.| Ecommerce News
In the first quarter of this year, Dutch consumers spent more than 9 billion euros online. This is an increase of 4 percent.| Ecommerce News
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
Asos has suffered a significant loss in turnover, down by 18 percent in the first half of its fiscal year.| Ecommerce News
Trendyol, a major ecommerce player from Turkey, is developing plans to build a regional logistics center near Bucharest.| Ecommerce News
Trendyol is launching in Germany. It marks the first market outside of Turkey as well as Trendyol’s entry into Europe.| Ecommerce News
In terms of ecommerce sales, the top 10 biggest online stores are cross-border international sellers. Here is the current list.| Ecommerce News
Online spending in Turkey more than doubled last year, the Ministry of Commerce reports. Significant growth is expected again this year.| Ecommerce News
On this page you'll find all the info about ecommerce in Turkey: online consumers, the Turkish ecommerce market and the most popular online stores.| Ecommerce News
One year after launching its marketplace in Poland and Austria, Kaufland has already achieved strong growth.| Ecommerce News
Most online sellers in Türkiye use only one marketplace to sell their products. This makes them highly dependent on the algorithms.| Ecommerce News
AliExpress and Shein are among the ten largest online sellers in the Netherlands. And behind market leader bol comes Amazon as the number 2.| Ecommerce News
The EU aims to curb the influx of unsafe products entering the European market via ecommerce platforms such as Temu, Shein, and Amazon.| Ecommerce News
Amazon and eBay are facing a declining number of mobile app users in the UK. Amazon had a million daily mobile shoppers disappear.| Ecommerce News
Cross-border ecommerce in Europe was worth 171.2 billion euros in 2021. This is a growth of 17 percent when compared to the year before.| Ecommerce News
France is urging the European Commission to take tougher action against online shopping platforms like Shein and Temu if they fail to follow the rules. According to the French government, the EU should have the option to delist such companies from search engines like Google as a sanction. Both consumer…| Ecommerce News
Traditionally, the sales of trucks, cargo, construction, agricultural and other machinery mostly takes place in physical stores from dealers.| Ecommerce News
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On this page is information about ecommerce in Croatia: online consumers, the Croatian ecommerce market and the most popular online stores.| Ecommerce News
Between 2023 and last year, Zalando’s online sales revenue in Switzerland has increased slightly. It is the biggest online retailer there.| Ecommerce News
On this page you'll find more info about the top 10 online stores in Switzerland, based on their yearly revenue.| Ecommerce News
On this page are all the articles we've written about ecommerce in Switzerland.| Ecommerce News
Online consumer spending in Switzerland increased by 3.5% last year, while brick-and-mortar retail saw a slight decline of 0.2% .| Ecommerce News
Smaller online businesses in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland are not benefiting from the restored growth in online spending.| Ecommerce News
The rise of shopping platforms from China is making a strong impact in Switzerland. They are included in a top 10 list of retailers.| Ecommerce News
Compared to other German-speaking countries, Swiss consumers shop online less frequently. Just 18 percent shop online at least once a week.| Ecommerce News
Online fashion sales decreased 7 percent in Switzerland, compared to 2023. Online revenue for fashion came to around 2.4 billion euros| Ecommerce News
Only a fraction of online retailers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland offer free delivery for online orders.| Ecommerce News
The European Parliament has made some progress in its proposal to simplify VAT rules for ecommerce imports.| Ecommerce News
Parcel volumes in Austria are growing significantly. However, the majority of packages, around 80 percent of the total, come from abroad.| Ecommerce News
As of September 2nd, TikTok Shop sellers based in the United Kingdom will need to pay higher commission fees.| Ecommerce News
TikTok Shop is preparing to launch in Germany, as indicated by various job postings. It will also launch Fulfilled by TikTok (FBT) there.| Ecommerce News
Starting today, TikTok Shop is available in Germany, France, and Italy, where a total of 72.1 million users reside.| Ecommerce News
At least 85 to 95 percent of products from Shein, AliExpress and Temu does not comply with European legislation.| Ecommerce News
Despite the rapid rise of Chinese platforms, Amazon remains immensely popular in the United Kingdom, based on monthly active users.| Ecommerce News
The five largest ecommerce players in Italy account for 46 percent of the sales of the country's top 250 online sellers.| Ecommerce News
Six months after its debut in the U.S., Amazon Haul has now launched in the United Kingdom. The rollout will soon be available.| Ecommerce News
Cross-border ecommerce in Europe is very popular. How is the market developing in Europe? Here you can read more about it.| Ecommerce News
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
Overview of the best fulfillment providers in Europe that take care of the entire logistics process, including storage, preparing orders and shipping.| Ecommerce News
Amazon and eBay are popular in many EU countries, but there are many more popular online marketplaces in Europe. Check out our extensive list.| Ecommerce News
The German Retail Association (HDE) is increasing its forecast for ecommerce for this year. It predicts a four percent increase.| Ecommerce News
Last week, the Croatian ecommerce association celebrated its 10-year anniversary by hosting the eCommAwards 2025.| Ecommerce News
On this page you will find info about ecommerce in Switzerland: the Swiss ecommerce market and the most popular online stores.| Ecommerce News
Overview of ecommerce software tailored to Europe: supports local payment solutions & marketplaces. Top picks: Shopify, Webador, WooCommerce.| Ecommerce News
Amazon outpaced ecommerce market growth in Germany and the UK. Its revenue reached 39.6 billion euros and 36.7 billion euros, respectively.| Ecommerce News
The average shipping costs of the 100 largest online retailers in Germany have increased from 3.92 euros to 4.39 euros in the past two years.| Ecommerce News
On this page you'll find all the info about ecommerce in the United Kingdom: online consumers and the UK ecommerce market.| Ecommerce News
Ecommerce in Poland. Info about the Polish ecommerce market, online consumer behaviour, payment options, delivery options, and online stores.| Ecommerce News
After two years of decline, online product spending in Germany has increased once more. In 2024, spending reached 80.6 billion euros.| Ecommerce News
On this page you'll find all the info about ecommerce in Germany: online consumers, the German ecommerce market and the most popular online stores.| Ecommerce News
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
In the United Kingdom, 46 percent of online shoppers feel overwhelmed by the amount of options and information on retail websites.| 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
TikTok Shop has been launched in parts of Asia.. However, there are currently no plans for a launch in continental Europe.| Ecommerce News
Galaxus, Switzerland's largest ecommerce company, saw its platform sales grow 18 percent last year, reaching 3.4 billion euros.| Ecommerce News
For the second consecutive year, Zalando has seen a decline in its revenue. A growing portion of its income comes from sales partners on the platform. Zalando aims to actively focus on providing support to other ecommerce companies.In addition to annual figures, Zalando has also released an update of its…| Ecommerce News
Zalando customers in Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy will have less time to return orders starting tomorrow.| Ecommerce News
There were 1,060 external sellers active on the MediaMarkt marketplace at the end of July. Additionally, there was a 121% YoY sales increase.| Ecommerce News
MediaMarkt is about to launch its new marketplace feature across Europe. The platform has already launched in Germany, Austria and Spain.| Ecommerce News
In the new year, MediaMarkt will open its virtual doors in Belgium, Poland, and Turkey. It is also expanding into more product categories.| Ecommerce News
For online sellers, it is more important that existing rules are enforced than the introduction of new rules.| 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
If Zalando acquires About You, it will also become the new owner of Scayle. This would create a B2B powerhouse for the ecommerce industry.| Ecommerce News
Ecommerce in Europe is thriving. On this page, find all the necessary statistics and information about the ecommerce industry in Europe.| 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
