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From the initial stages of your project right through to monitoring operations, find out all about our advice for implementing your marketplace project and ensuring its long-term success.

Marketplace
8 tips to help you succeed on Black Friday
Black Friday is a marketing concept that started in the United States and, for several…
Editorial team 17 November 2022 • 12 mins
responsible logistics
Fulfillment
Responsible logistics and e-commerce sustainability
Catching up with the e-commerce boom Online shopping and the e-commerce sector in general have…
Editorial team 27 October 2022 • 8 mins
Marketplace
10 mistakes to avoid when launching your marketplace
Creating a marketplace is a sizable challenge that requires deep strategic reflection. Success in such…
Editorial team 18 October 2022 • 5 mins
Marketplace
Dropshipping Marketplace
Marketplaces and dropshipping: what’s the difference?
Marketplaces are a digital space where vendors list their products and offer them to buyers,…
Editorial team 12 October 2022 • 7 mins
Marketplace
How to recruit good vendors for your marketplace?
Vendors play a major role in the success of your marketplace, by contributing to the…
Editorial team 22 September 2022 • 7 mins
Fulfillment Marketplace
Fulfillment
What is Fulfillment and why you should consider it?
What is fulfillment? In e-commerce, fulfillment refers to the steps taken by a seller (or…
Editorial team 13 September 2022 • 4 mins
live shopping
Data Marketplace
Livestream shopping: the new retail show
With online video, retail is entering its entertainment and gamification era – otherwise known as…
Editorial team 20 May 2022 • 4 mins
retail media
Data Marketplace
Retail Media: How can we monetize marketplace traffic?
Why should we talk to future marketplace operators about retail media? The simple answer is…
Editorial team 16 May 2022 • 6 mins
last mile management
Fulfillment Interview
A qualified offer and last mile management - the recipe for success
Following his studies in Engineering at the Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, Stanislas Prigent joined the…
Editorial team 30 March 2022 • 6 mins