Otto to open its marketplace to European sellers
Otto saw a significant decline in revenue in the past fiscal year. However, the trading volume slightly increased, thanks to sales from partners on Otto’s marketplace. They account for one-third of the income. Otto aims to expand its marketplace offering…
Amount Dutch online stores tripled since 2014
On January 1st of this year, there were just over 101 thousand active online stores in the Netherlands. This means that the amount of online stores has more than tripled there in the last decade. Additionally, the amount of SMEs…
B2B E-Commerce: Key Reports Indicate Many Web Stores Broken
Two prominent research efforts released in Q1-24 on the future of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce suggest that the marketplace is in bad shape. The post B2B E-Commerce: Key Reports Indicate Many Web Stores Broken appeared first on E-Commerce Times.
eBay UK removes seller fees on pre-owned clothes
As of this week, buying and selling second hand clothes is free of fees on eBay in the United Kingdom. By doing so, it wants to encourage more consumers to engage in recommerce, enabling a circular economy for fashion. It…
Kaufland to open its marketplace in Poland and Austria
Kaufland, one of the larger ecommerce platforms in Germany, is expanding to Poland and Austria this coming late summer. Schwarz Gruppe, the owner of Kaufland and supermarket chain Lidl, has more online plans: it is allocating 200 million for Lidl’s…
German legislative proposal alarms Klarna
The federal German government intends to amend data protection law. The legislative proposal includes tightening creditworthiness checks, which could have a negative impact on Klarna and other payment service providers. They fear they may no longer be able to conduct…
Several parties interested in buying Yoox
Online luxury fashion retailer Mytheresa is said to be one of the potential bidders for Yoox Net-a-Porter. BestSecret, another online fashion platform is also understood to be interested. So far, all parties have declined to comment on the rumors of…
Temu: ‘Our practices are fair’
Temu does not recognize itself in the criticism from German consumer organizations. They accuse the platform full of Chinese bargains of unfair trading practices. According to Temu, the company is unfairly portrayed in a bad light.
Beyond the Cart: UX Hits and Misses Can Make or Break a Virtual Storefront
Let’s explore key insights into UX design, highlighting essential best practices, common mistakes, and the latest trends that are shaping the future of e-commerce. The post Beyond the Cart: UX Hits and Misses Can Make or Break a Virtual Storefront…
AI in marketing: Examples to help your team today
Is your marketing team tired of hearing about AI? To some extent, we all are. It’s part of the hype cycle of any new technology. Marketing teams now find themselves surrounded by AI. It’s coming from every direction. Most notably,…
