{
  "id": 3232832,
  "title": "Onlinehandel: Marks & Spencer baut Partnerschaft mit Zalando aus",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/onlinehandel-marks-spencer-baut-partnerschaft-mit-zalando-aus",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-25T09:43:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/handel-konsumgueter/onlinehandel-marks-spencer-baut-partnerschaft-mit-zalando-aus/100249544.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "London - British retailer Marks & Spencer is deepening its partnership with Berlin-based online fashion retailer Zalando, the company announced on Tuesday. From now on, Zalando will handle the processing of M&S's online orders in 22 European markets, the company said. M&S anticipates faster deliveries and returns, as well as a potential halving of logistics costs as a result. The expansion of the collaboration, now covering the biggest online markets such as France, the Netherlands, Germany, and Spain, is intended to strengthen M&S's European e-commerce business. The partnership was announced last November and successfully tested this month in Poland. M&S continues to show positive dynamics in its international online business, according to the company, due to growing demand for its fashion offerings. The group had forecast a return to profit growth for the current year in May, after a 24% decline in profit in 2025/26, following a cyberattack that affected revenue and margins.",
  "summary": "Der britische Modehändler will sein Onlinegeschäft in Kontinentaleuropa ausbauen. Bei Lieferung und Retouren soll auch der deutsche Partner Zalando helfen.",
  "key_points": [],
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}