¹ EU bureaucracy, consumer climate, energy prices, shipping quality and costs, influence of large marketplaces.
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Biggest challenges facing online retailers in Germany in 2025
For 2025, around ** percent of online retailers in Germany said that the most difficult challenge their industry would face would be the effects of inflation. Over **** responded saying that pressure from competitors would be a difficult challenge.
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