Billionth transaction via Dutch payment method iDeal

Online payment method iDeal from the Netherlands registered the billionth transaction that happened via its system. The milestone was reached during King’s Day in the Netherlands, the national holiday that marks the birth of King Willem-Alexander. The online payment system has a market share of 56...

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DHL successfully integrated Parcelcopter into logistics chain

DHL says the test it run with its Parcelcopter drone between January and March has been completed successfully. The German company claims it’s the first time worldwide that a parcel service provider has directly integrated a parcelcopter logistically into its delivery chain. DHL Parcel conducted the...

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Amazon helps European vendors sell cross-border

Amazon has announced the launch of its Pan-European Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) program. The American retail company gives European sellers on its Amazon Marketplace the opportunity to have them deliver the goods to customers in other European Union countries. This way, the American retail giant hopes...

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Swedish e-tailer Caliroots expands to the Netherlands

Caliroots, a Swedish online retailer of streetwear and sneakers, has launched a tailored ecommerce website for the Dutch market. According to Caliroots, the Netherlands has been on the company’s list of top 10 markets for a while and now they are launching Caliroots.nl, in Dutch and with the popular...

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Logistics software solution Descartes buys German Pixi

Descartes, a provider of SaaS logistics software solutions, has acquired Pixi, a German solutions provider for ecommerce order fulfilment and warehouse management. Pixi’s ERP software is currently integrated with hundreds of ecommerce sites in Europe and has offices in Munich, Leipzig and Slovenia. Descartes...

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German payment service Paydirekt wants to expand in Europe

Paydirekt, the online payment service of the German banks, wants to expand its service in Europe. The planned expansion isn’t something that will happen very soon, but in the medium term the payment solution, which started as a PayPal rival, should be available for customers outside of Germany. “The...

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German payment provider Paymill files for preliminary insolvency

Paymill, a one-stop solution which enables merchants to easily accept credit and debit cards, announced it made the decision to go for a preliminary insolvency in self-administration. With this decision, the German online payment provider hopes to bring the merger and acquisition negotiations to a...

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May: ecommerce events in Europe

A new month, a new chance to attend some ecommerce events in Europe. This month there are several online retail conferences you could attend in London, but there are also interesting summits in Berlin, Stockholm and Bucharest! We made a handy overview for you, so you know when and where an ecommerce...

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UK ecommerce provider EKM partners with Klarna

EKM, the largest hosted ecommerce provider in the UK, has announced it is partnering with Swedish payments company Klarna. Starting today, all new merchants who sign up for a store with EKM will be offered a store and payment solution powered by EKM and Klarna. The new store will have Klarna’s checkout...

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Europe could expect more cross-border sales from US

The US Customers and Border Protection have announced it increases the limit on duty-free purchases from the European Union from 200 to 800 dollars. In practice this means American online shoppers can buy more expensive stuff from European merchants without paying duties and taxes. So ecommerce companies...

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French postal company La Poste rolls out parcel lockers nationwide

French postal service company La Poste and railway company SNCF have deployed their first lockers in a hundred stations in Ile de France and now announced they will install more lockers in the major train stations of Paris and the main stations in other big cities in France. The two companies announced...

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Supermarket Merkur from Austria opens online store

Supermarket chain Merkur from Austria has announced its plan to launch an online store next month. The ecommerce website will only accept orders from customers in the Vienna area for now. In the online shop of Merkur, customers can buy the full range of the physical stores, which consist of more than...

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Amazon France opens dedicated Euro 2016 shop

In 45 days, the best European soccer countries (minus the Netherlands) will decide which country will succeed Spain as the European champion. To get fans in the mood, Amazon France opened a dedicated online Euro 2016 shop, containing more than 134,000 items for soccer fans. The dedicated Amazon shop...

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Ecommerce salaries in the UK rise again

As the ecommerce industry is still growing and becoming more mature, more people are getting their paycheck from a company that’s active in the online retail business. Ecommerce salaries in the United Kingdom have increased by over 14,000 euros in 2015 and this year, it grew by more than 3,000 euros...

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SecurionPay wants to change approach of online payments

SecurionPay, a fintech company from Switzerland, has launched its new website and wants to further revolutionize the way small businesses approach online payments. By offering for example a drag-and-drop builder to implement payment buttons, SecurionPay wants to ensure merchants can implement payment...

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Belgian startup Bubble Post delivers cooled items per bike

Bubble Post, a delivery startup from Belgium, has introduced its latest innovation. During an event of Topsector Logistiek Bubble Post showed its new bikes, which come with an actively cooled cargo space. It’s an eco-friendly way for companies who want their perishable items delivered into city centers. Bubble...

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Ecommerce in Italy was worth 28.8 billion in 2015

The turnover from ecommerce in Italy is estimated to have been worth 28.8 billion euros in 2015. This means the turnover of online sales in Italy grew by 19 percent compared to 2014. Most revenue was generated by foreign players and big marketplaces like Amazon. This is shown by research from Casaleggio...

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Ecommerce in the UK to reach 174 billion in 2016

The turnover growth of B2C ecommerce in the UK is stabilizing. The online retail industry is expected to grow by 10.5 percent this year to reach 173.7 billion euros. Last year, the British ecommerce industry increased by 11 percent to 157 billion euros. The Ecommerce Foundation released another ecommerce...

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Finnish ecommerce sites go trash free on Earth Day

Several ecommerce websites from Finland have joined forces in removing packaging thrash. Tomorrow, on Earth Day, they will go trash free. They will try to accomplish this by having all orders that are made on Friday shipped in reusable and returnable packaging. Earth Day is an internationally celebrated...

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UK ecommerce software PureClarity is SaaS solution of the year

PureClarity, an ecommerce personalization software solution from the United Kingdom, has been announced the SaaS solution of the year at the European IT & Software Excellence Awards. PureClarity won the award for its personalized search product, which presents website visitors the most relevant...

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