Ecommerce News

Proforto raises millions in growth capital

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 14:11:27 +0200

Proforto has raised millions worth of investment. The Dutch workwear e-retailer will use the funds to accelerate their growth and expand their profitability. CEO Rik Burgersdijk: “We want to become the largest online workwear retailer in Europe.”

Amazon Pay introduces Checkout v2

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 10:46:38 +0200

Amazon Pay, which lets customers use their Amazon information to shop on third-party sites, has introduced version 2 of its checkout technology. The upgrade enables a faster and more secure checkout. The modernized web checkout technology can replace existing Amazon payment and address widgets.

PayPal raises fees between UK and Europe

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 15:04:56 +0200

PayPal will raise the fees for payments between businesses in the United Kingdom and those in Europe. The reason for this price increase is Brexit. With the UK no longer being part of the European Economic Area, PayPal’s costs are higher than usual.

Arvato uses most robots in one location in Europe

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 11:19:03 +0200

Arvato Supply Chain Solutions, a supply chain management service provider from Germany, began the use of AutoStore operations in Dortmund today. They will use the largest number of robots in one location in Europe. Approximately 180,000 bins and 280 robots can be used in the new hall.

Italy offers great cross-border ecommerce opportunities

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 11:00:07 +0200

Online retailers that want to become cross-border sellers and focus on growth markets, should pick Italy. The Italian ecommerce is expected to grow exponentially on short notice. To become successful, international sellers should be aware of local consumer preferences.

Shopee enters Europe

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 14:01:21 +0200

Shopee, a popular online shopping platform from Singapore, is ready to make its debut in Europe. The ecommerce company is preparing to launch in Poland. The company is part of Sea, whose gaming arm Garena is already active in Europe.

Amazon opens 8 new logistics locations in Germany

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 14:45:49 +0200

Amazon wants to expand further in Germany and plans to erect eight new logistics buildings by the first half of 2022. This will create 3.000 additional permanent jobs with Amazon Germany. The expansion is necessary to meet customer demand and expand the range of products.

Shopware announces new features

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 16:27:36 +0200

Ecommerce software provider Shopware has announced that it will release two new software features: Flow Builder and Guided Shopping. This will make it easier for shop owners to customize the open source software.

Berlin Brands Group raises €590 million, becomes unicorn

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 16:48:03 +0200

Berlin Brands Group has secured 700 million dollars (590 million euros) of additional debt and equity financing. The millions of euros were raised for the acquisition of ecommerce brands and the development of an international logistics network.

Dwarfs attracts 30 million euros, acquires 4 online shops

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 11:22:35 +0200

Dutch ecommerce acquisition company Dwarfs has attracted 30 million euros in debt financing from European investor North Wall Capital. Dwarfs has used the money to acquire four online shops that are active in the lifestyle and home furnishing industry.

Lightspeed beats Shopify with hiring activity

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:07:29 +0200

Lightspeed Commerce is beating its rival Shopify when it comes to hiring new people. Lightspeed advertised around 2,600 jobs in the first eight months of this year. The most active month was August, in which Lightspeed posted 591 jobs, compared to Shopify’s 71 listings.

September: ecommerce events in Europe

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:03:06 +0200

It’s September already, and fall is almost here. Most events are hoping to take place physically this month, if needed, they can easily take place online. Let’s have a look at what’s possible this month.

Edeka launches international purchasing alliance Epic Partners

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 12:09:14 +0200

German supermarket chain Edeka has launched a new, international purchasing alliance. Together with European colleagues such as Picnic, Biedronka, Jerónimo Martins and Magnit, the purchasing alliance, called Epic Partners, should help with negotiating great deals with brand manufacturers.

Czech Post cooperates with Wish

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 16:37:02 +0200

Receiving packages from outside the European Union will become a little easier for customers and retailers in the Czech Republic. Czech Post (Česká pošta) has announced that it will cooperate with online marketplace Wish.

Dostavista rebrands to Borzo, raises €30 million

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 14:58:53 +0200

Dostavista, a same-day delivery service from Russia, today announced that it has changed its name to Borzo. This way its businesses in ten different countries are united under a single brand. As part of its growth strategy, Borzo also raised 35 million dollars (29.95 million euros).

UK marketplace Add to Cart wants to take on the big boys

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 12:09:53 +0200

Add to Cart is a new ecommerce marketplace from the United Kingdom. It wants to compete with other online marketplaces by focusing primarily on supporting small scale businesses. The marketplace works alongside sellers’ existing sales platforms.

94% of European checkouts have multiple errors

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:49:45 +0200

The vast majority (94 percent) of the most popular ecommerce websites in Europe have five or more errors on their checkout pages. Meanwhile, 21 percent of European consumers abandon a purchase if the checkout takes longer than one minute.

Zeeman expands online presence in Europe

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 13:37:19 +0200

Dutch discount retailer Zeeman is expanding its online presence in Europe. The retail chain currently has an online store in the Netherlands and Belgium, but will now also launch an ecommerce website in France and in an yet unknown market.

BigBuy connects with Amazon Poland and Amazon Sweden

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 15:12:41 +0200

BigBuy has extended its connector for selling on Amazon marketplaces. Now, retailers can start selling BigBuy products on the Amazon marketplaces in Poland and Sweden. With this expansion, all European Amazon marketplaces are covered by BigBuy.

Berlin Brands Group to expand logistics network in Europe

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:31:33 +0200

Berlin Brands Group has plans to massively expand its own logistics network in Europe over the next two years. The German company, which acquires ecommerce brands and Amazon retailers, will open logistics centers in multiple countries across Europe.