Miss Emily Costjgan

Online marketplaces have emerged as winners over the last year, providing easy one-stop shopping and reliable delivery during a time of seismic change and disruption. In fact, the latest RetailX research suggests that marketplaces have now increased their share of traffic to 55% of visitors to UK retailers and to 60% of visitors to European retailers.

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Marketplaces have quickly become an essential part of the online retail mix for both consumers and merchants across Europe. The coronavirus pandemic of 2020 has driven many shoppers online, many for the first time, which has only thrown fuel on the fire of marketplace expansion.

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