# Breuninger's online shop adds 11 countries; marketplace stays in four > Breuninger's online shop now sells in 24 markets after adding eleven European countries on 27 October 2026, while its partner marketplace remains in four. The sources give no marketplace fees, listing terms or timing for the new countries. - Publication: The Sourcing Herald - URL: https://sourcingherald.com/articles/breuninger-s-online-shop-adds-11-countries-marketplace-stays-in-four - Format: News - Section: Marketplaces - Published: 2026-11-01 - Sources last checked: 2026-10-30 ## Key points - Breuninger opened its online shop in eleven more European countries on 27 October 2026, raising its online markets from 13 to 24 [2][4]. - The new countries are Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ireland, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Croatia, Portugal and Greece [2][4]. - The partner marketplace remains in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Poland, and none of the new countries appears in its list [2][4]. - In the new countries, delivery is handled by DHL Paket International, and the shop is English-language [2][3][4]. - No source gives marketplace fees, listing terms, stock allocation or timing for the new countries [3][5]. Breuninger, the German fashion and lifestyle retailer, opened its online shop in eleven more European countries on 27 October 2026 [2][4], raising its online markets from 13 to 24 [2]. The partner marketplace did not move into those countries. It remains in four markets: Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Poland [2][4]. Brands and partners supplying the shop should check which channel they supply, whether their product data is in English, and how their stock and parcels reach the new countries. ## Breuninger adds 11 European countries to its online shop on 27 October 2026 E. Breuninger GmbH & Co. KG announced in a press release dated 27 October 2026 that its online shop is now available in eleven further European countries: Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ireland, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Croatia, Portugal and Greece [2][4]. The release says the number of online markets rises from 13 to 24 [2]. TextilWirtschaft, dated 27 October 2026, gives the same total of 24 and says the shop was in ten markets at the start of the year [3]. Ecommerce News, in an article dated 29 October 2026, reports the same expansion [1]. Breuninger had already added Denmark, Sweden and Romania by May 2026 [2]. ## Customers in the new markets get an English-language shop Shoppers in the eleven new countries are served by an English-language online shop [2][3]. According to the company, the range follows the offer in Breuninger's existing European markets [2][3]. CEO Holger Blecker described the move in the Ecommerce News report: “The expanded European presence creates the foundation for acquiring new customers and further developing our international business in the long term” [1]. The sources do not describe any change to listing terms, pricing or stock allocation for brands already on the shop. Brands should not assume their existing terms carry over unchanged without checking. ## DHL Paket International handles delivery to the new countries Breuninger's goods and services centre (Warendienstleistungszentrum) in Sachsenheim, near Stuttgart, is the base for supplying its European online markets [2][3]. In the eleven new countries, delivery is handled by DHL Paket International [2][3][4]. As the sources describe it, the order flow runs in three steps: 1. Goods are supplied from the Sachsenheim goods and services centre [2][3]. 2. Customers order through the English-language online shop [2]. 3. DHL Paket International delivers the order to the customer [2]. No source sets out the terms for partners, such as how stock is handed over to Sachsenheim, or how returns work in the new countries. Partners should ask Breuninger directly. ## The partner marketplace is still in four markets The marketplace, which adds curated partner ranges to breuninger.com, was launched in Germany in 2020 [2]. It is now available in four markets: Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Poland [2][3][4]. TextilWirtschaft describes the model as one in which external partners' ranges are built into Breuninger's online shop [3]. None of the eleven new countries appears in the marketplace list in the official release [2]. Ecommerce News reports the marketplace expanding into Poland, Austria and the Netherlands [1]. etailment frames the marketplace and the BEYOND loyalty programme as growing more slowly than the shop [5]. It puts the current footprint at 24 shop markets, four marketplace markets and six BEYOND markets [5]. BEYOND is available in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic, with more than two million members [2]. No single channel covers all 24 shop markets. For a brand, a product sold through the marketplace should not be assumed to be sold in the new countries. A product listed on the shop may be visible there, but the sources do not confirm how each listing is handled. ## What sellers and partners should check now These are our recommendations, not statements from the sources. - **Confirm your channel.** Establish whether you supply the online shop (24 markets) or the partner marketplace (four markets). - **Check product content in English.** The new-country shop is English-language, so titles, descriptions, sizes and images need to work for those buyers. - **Ask about listing terms.** Ask Breuninger's partner contacts whether listing terms, stock allocation or pricing differ for the new countries. - **Review your logistics.** Check how stock reaches Sachsenheim and whether your export, customs, duty and returns arrangements cover Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ireland, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Croatia, Portugal and Greece. - **Hold off on marketplace plans for the new countries.** Do not plan marketplace sales in those eleven countries until Breuninger confirms them in writing. ## What is not yet known The sources were checked on 30 October 2026. They do not answer the following questions. - **Marketplace costs.** No marketplace fees, commissions or payout terms for the new countries appear in the sources. - **Targets.** Breuninger did not give sales or growth targets for the new markets [3]. - **Foreign sales.** The announcement does not disclose the share of sales from abroad or the profitability of the new online markets [3]. - **Marketplace and BEYOND timing.** No source gives a date for when the marketplace or BEYOND will reach the new countries. ## Frequently asked questions ### How many markets does Breuninger's online shop now cover? The release says the number of online markets rises from 13 to 24 [2]. TextilWirtschaft gives the same total of 24 [3]. ### Has Breuninger's partner marketplace expanded into the new countries? No. The marketplace remains in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Poland [2][3][4], and none of the eleven new countries appears in the official release's marketplace list [2]. ### Which carrier delivers orders to the new countries? DHL Paket International handles delivery to the eleven new countries [2][3][4]. ### Do sources say whether listing terms or pricing change for existing brands? No. The sources do not describe any change to listing terms, pricing or stock allocation for brands already on the shop, so brands should check their terms before assuming they carry over [1][2]. ## Sources 1. Breuninger expands into 11 new markets — Ecommerce News (Eurolutions), published 2026-10-29. https://ecommercenews.eu/breuninger-expands-into-11-new-markets/ 2. Breuninger beschleunigt internationale Expansion (press release) — E. Breuninger GmbH & Co. KG, published 2026-10-27. https://www.e-breuninger.de/de/medienportal/breuninger-richtet-breuningerlaender-strategisch-auf-die-zukunft-aus/ 3. Breuninger expandiert in elf weitere europäische Länder — TextilWirtschaft (Deutscher Fachverlag), published 2026-10-27. https://www.textilwirtschaft.de/data-markets/breuninger-expandiert-in-elf-weitere-europaeische-laender-436305 4. Breuninger startet Online-Shop in elf weiteren Ländern — FashionToday, published 2026-10-27. https://www.fashiontoday.de/2026/10/breuninger-startet-online-shop-in-elf-weiteren-laendern/ 5. Breuninger-Shop wächst 2026 auf 24 Märkte in Europa — etailment, published 2026-10-29. https://www.etailment.de/magazin/2026-10-29-breuninger-shop-waechst-2026-von-zehn-auf-24-laender