Fashion, health and beauty account for the majority of Europe's eCommerce market, so it's no surprise that these sectors are well-represented in fulfilmentcrowd's customer base. However, they are by no means alone.

We provide European fulfilment services for an array of companies shipping everything from books, media, toys and giftware to homewares, soft furnishings, electronics, beverages and chilled foods. Put simply, if a product comes in a box or will fit in a box (or a bag), we can handle, store and ship it from any of our fulfilment centres. 

The fulfilmentcrowd platform supports all major channels and marketplaces, including popular ones like:

• Shopify
• PlentyMarkets
• Prestashop
• Amazon
• eBay
• Magento
• BigCommerce
• WooCommerce
• Zapier

To name but a few...but if yours is not listed, we can create one!

Integration is 'plug and play' which means that you can easily link your website with the fulfilmentcrowd app and start selling in minutes. On average, it takes 8 days to complete the onboarding programme and start shipping from our European fulfilment centres. 

If you want to create your own integrations with any third party software, the fulfilmentcrowd platform has an open API and webhook support. 

We build custom fulfilment services around the needs of our customers. Examples of our most recent work include:

• Fully-licensed fulfilment centres for the storage and shipping of alcohol.
• Amazon Fulfilled by Merchant ('FBM')
• Amazon Seller Fulfilled Prime ('SFP')
• Amazon Vendor Central integration and timed delivery into their fulfilment centres.
• Batch number and expiry tracking for date-sensitive goods.  

At fulfilmentcrowd, when we need more space, we don't just go out and build bigger fulfilment centres. This would be costly and have a negative impact on the environment, swallowing up green space, not to mention the energy consumed by construction.

We believe that there are literally hundreds of millions of square feet of underutilised space in existing fulfilment centres around the world and we seek to fill this space, making the very best of what is already there.

We have trusted partners around the world who offer under-utilised space and resources. Often these partners are retailers in their own right with decades of experience in the management of fulfilment centres and shipping of orders. 

We fulfil and ship thousands of orders every day. What may seem like huge volumes to most online retailers is just another day at the office for fulfilmentcrowd.

We've been developing software to manage the collection, processing and shipping of orders for nearly 40 years and trusted to manage fulfilment services for some of the world's best-known online retail brands. Literally hundreds of e-commerce businesses have trusted us to deliver for their customers. You can too. 

With Germany ($101bn), France ($80bn) and Spain ($37bn) all sitting within the top 10 countries for eCommerce, Europe offer significant opportunities for those able to trade directly within it. 

With an increase of 14%, the European eCommerce market contributed to the worldwide growth rate of 29% in 2021. Revenues for eCommerce continue to increase.

Market expansion in Europe is expected to continue over the next few years, as indicated by the Statista Digital Market Outlook. It is predicted that the compound annual growth rate over the next four years will be 7.6%. Compared to the year-over-year growth of 14%, this decrease suggests a moderately flooded market. However, another key indicator is online penetration of 65% across Europe; in other words, 65% of the European population have bought at least one product online in 2021, which suggests headroom for growth, particularly in the smaller economies.

In general, European customers can be characterised as demanding; they expect the shopping experience to be without problems and have high expectations of product quality.
 
Online shoppers are in general conservative and risk averse; they value reliability and, for that reason, locating operations within the European Union, offering fast and free shipping with easy returns helps to build trust. Moreover, for the best results, your ecommerce store or product listings should be localised to each country which means flawless use of language, prices in EUR and compliance with the relevant legal requirements (such as the need for an ‘Impressum’ page in Germany).

The biggest player in the European eCommerce Market is Amazon, but there are plenty of strong, local contenders such as BOL.com in the Netherlands and CDiscount in France that offer diversity of revenue source and managed risk. 

Electronics & Media is the largest market segment in Europe accounting for 27% of eCommerce sales. This is followed by Fashion with 24%, Toys, Hobby & DIY (22%). Furniture & Appliances (14%) and Food & Personal Care (13%).

Domestic shipping is generally dominated by the local postal services with DPD, DHL and Hermes providing good courier coverage across the continent.