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The German E-Commerce Market
A little insight
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Topics1. Stats and Numbers2. Marketplaces and competition3. Payment4. Logistics5. Languages6. Returns7. Recommendation for the Market entry
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Stats and Numbers
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TOP 3 in Europe1. United Kingdom2. Germany3. France
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Turnover compared
DE
UK
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
201520142013
in bn £
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Marketplaces / Competition
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Marketplaces / Competition
• Strongest Marketplaces: ebay and Amazon
• hitmeister.de, rakuten.de• 25.000+ Online Sellers
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Marketplaces / Competition
Amazon, 67.00%
ebay, 30.93%
Shopgate, 0.68%
Hitmeister, 0.63%
Rakuten, 0.43%
ricardo.ch, 0.23%
Cdiscount, 0.11%
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Payment
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Payment • No Visa debit / Credit cards• paypal• Payment in advance• payment after delivery
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Payment methods volume
Paypal; 38%
Bank transfer; 20%Invoice; 11%
Cash; 9%
Amazon Payments; 5%
Klarna; 3%Sofort; 3%
Others; 11%
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Payment methods Revenue
Paypal; 20%
Bank transfer; 33%
Invoice; 27% Cash; 6%
Amazon Payments; 2%
Klarna; 2%
Sofort; 2%
Others; 8%
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Logistics
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Logistics• Two day delivery as economy• Free shipping preferred
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Language
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Language• Highly advanced market• Native language preferred
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Returns
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Returns• „World Champions“ in returns• Worst in the fashion vertical
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Recommendation
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My recommendation• Do your research• Start small • Use already available resources
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