All E-commerce articles
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News briefsBlack Friday US online sales hit record $11.8 billion
Black Friday 2025 set a new US record with $11.8 billion in online sales, driven by AI tools, mobile shopping, and steep discounts on electronics and apparel.
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News briefsJD Group brings Fluent Commerce to Hibbett USA
JD Group is rolling out Fluent Commerce’s distributed-order-management (DOM) solution across Hibbett’s thousand or so US stores to power omnichannel fulfilment.
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News briefsNew machines speed up SportsShoes.com’s warehouse
SportsShoes.com, the online retailer of running shoes, running apparel and outdoor gear, has invested £1.5 million (€1.7m) to semi-automate its warehouse. The company says the new conveyors and packaging machines have improved product-picking capacity by 150 percent and increased products packed per hour by a factor of six. That total ...
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ArticleChina’s Singles Day sales growth slows
China’s 2025 Singles Day online sales rose to 1.70 trillion yuan renminbi (€228bn), yet slower growth and muted shopper sentiment are stirring up headwinds.
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News briefsAdidas joins Google Play gift card store
Adidas has become the first sporting goods brand to be featured on Google Play’s new digital gift card store, joining Disney and Starbucks.
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News briefsIndian e-commerce market to cross $200 billion mark in 2025
Growth is driven by broader digital adoption, increasing internet and smartphone penetration, and the availability of online payment innovations.
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News briefsFootway seeks new owners for Sportamore and other e-commerce brands
Footway OaaS AB has started the sale of twelve debt-free e-commerce brands, aiming to find suitable new owners.
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ArticleSneaker & sports apparel giants lag in digital performance
New Catchpoint benchmark reveals Nike and Adidas suffer heavy losses from poor digital experience — a blind spot in the race for consumer loyalty.
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News briefsKlarna backs Google’s Agent Payments Protocol for AI commerce
Sweden-based digital bank Klarna announces support for Google’s Agent Payments Protocol.
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ArticleSpartoo’s H1 revenues drop 8.2% but debt falls 44%
Domestic sales declined 14% while the international business inched up 1.2%.
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ArticleShein to open physical stores
Shein will be opening physical stores as of November, starting in Europe.
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ArticleAmazon to pay $2.5bn over deceptive subscriptions
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has secured a settlement with Amazon.
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ArticleOpenAI announces the ‘next era of commerce’
OpenAI’s enabling of direct shopping in ChatGPT and what it means for European retail.
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News briefsHighsnobiety to exit e-commerce
Highsnobiety, the Berlin-headquartered magazine, will be refocusing on editorial work and brand advisory.
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ArticleA call to police e-commerce imports to EU
Some 64 organizations have issued a joint statement to ask the European Union to close loopholes in its legislation that foreign e-commerce platforms and vendors are, they say, exploiting to avoid meeting EU standards. Apparently, the US tariff policy of President Donald Trump has induced many foreign vendors to withdraw ...
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ArticleXXL continues at five locations in the Nordics
XXL believes that the extension is an important signal from their new owner, Fraser’s Group, who took ower the majority ownership of XXL in May 2025.
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ArticleFootway invests in logistics center and launches new service
The purchase of Ecom Team’s bankrupt estate brings new opportunities for the footwear e-com specialist.
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ArticleH&M debuts in Brazil, with more to come
Swedish fast-fashion retailer H&M, which has closed 50 stores over the last three months, is testing new tactics to improve profit margins. With the entry into Brazil’s huge market, the company seeks new sales opportunities.
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ArticleAsics and Salomon are the fastest-growing sneaker brands
StockX’s midyear trend report has Asics and Salomon among the fastest-growing sneaker brands and sees triple-digit sales growth for trading cards.
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News briefsBoozt names Sofia Issakainen Women’s Director
The Nordic e-commerce group has appointed a seasoned fashion executive to lead its largest fashion category.
