Ecommerce News

Ecommerce financer Storfund has announced a partnership with Castorama France. As a result, sellers on the French marketplace will be able to use Storfund’s embedded cash flow solution. This gives them faster access to their sales revenue.

Swiss online store Galaxus reached a revenue of 2.5 billion euros (2.3 Swiss francs) by the end of 2025. As a result, it has overtaken Zalando in the ranking of the biggest online stores in Switzerland. Zalando’s growth has stagnated, while Galaxus’ growth has accelerated quickly.

In 2025, 60 percent of German retailers who participated in a study said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with their online business. This indicates a significant decline compared to 2024. The share of satisfied or very satisfied sellers has fallen from 48 to 40 percent.

Amazon is tightening its oversight of merchants that ship orders themselves (Fulfilled by Merchant, or FBM). In Germany, the company expects FBM sellers to maintain an On-Time Delivery Rate of 90 percent or higher and says it will enforce that threshold strictly. Similar policy changes are being introduced in other countries.

Between June last year and this year, cost-per-click on Google Ads increased by 15 percent. This equals an increase of 0.06 euros across all campaign types. At the same time, return on ad spend (ROAS) decreased by more than 40 percent.