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Loyalty program adoption is highest in the UK: 92% of UK consumers participate in at least one loyalty or reward program, ahead of France (81%), Spain (75%), Germany (72%), and Italy (70%), per Capterra. The UK loyalty boom is being driven by the cost-of-living crisis. UK shoppers are ramping up their use of loyalty programs.

A massive data leak, including German politicians’ car locations, amplifies concerns over automakers’ ability to secure data in their race for connected car dominance.

The news: Klarna is available as a payment option on eBay across Europe, rolling out in the UK, France, Spain, Austria, Italy, and the Netherlands after a pilot in Germany, per a press release. eBay shoppers will be able to pay using Klarna’s Pay in 3, Pay in 30, or big-ticket Financing option.

Ä¢¹½AV You’s highly profitable Scayle software unit is one of the fastest-growing software-as-a-service commerce platforms in the world, and will complement Zalando’s Zeos ecommerce operating system. Zalando expects to save €100 million ($104.84 million) annually through shared logistics, payment infrastructure, and commercial collaboration between the companies.

Here are six charts that explore ecommerce in Europe by region, including our latest rankings of European markets by total digital sales.

Retailers with roots in China are still gaining share of ecommerce in Western Europe, despite concerns over their sustainability credentials.