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The ECDB Blog turns market intelligence data into e-commerce insights that illustrate which use you can make of our comprehensive data. It elaborates on relevant e-commerce news to help your brand gain a broader perspective on current retail trends and their effects. Our articles are carefully crafted to present to you the latest market trends, including retail, payment, shipping, transactions, cross-border and more.

  1. May E-Commerce Update: Global Online Retail Reaches US$430 Billion

    May 2026 showed stable growth compared to last year, at an increase of 9.3%. Here are the countries and categories behind this development.

  2. Europe’s Top Categories: Electronics and Fashion Define the Hierarchy

    Electronics is Europe's best-selling e-commerce category, but the other categories are not far off. Here are the categories that are leading, and the ones that drive e-commerce expansion forward.

  3. The Real Impact of Return Fees on Online Shopping Behavior

    Free returns feel like a basic expectation in e-commerce, but new data shows they are far more than a convenience feature. A consumer survey in Germany shows that return fees significantly influence how shoppers buy their online products.

  4. High Connectivity, Limited Size: The Reality of Nordic Online Retail

    The Nordics are among the most digitally advanced regions in the world, with internet penetration exceeding 98%. Yet the size of the e-commerce market remains limited. This is primarily due to structural factors and the smaller population size of each individual market.

  5. Younger Consumers Drive Low-Cost E-Commerce Growth: Temu, TikTok and Shein

    Temu, TikTok and Shein are known for their low cost and high product variety: Here is proof that they are primarily used by younger shoppers. But exceptions remain.

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