While the Internet has the reputation of being a hotbed of international trade, we must not overlook the fact that French small and medium-sized businesses, as well as local merchants, are increasingly using the Web to offer their products and their products. services.
While some SMEs have their own online sales sites, others prefer to trust marketplaces that open their doors to small traders, who can thus reach a very large audience.
Among the e-commerce platforms that offer this are eBay and Rakuten.
In this complicated period for many merchants, the proposal of these two Web giants is advantageous: in fact, not only do they offer easy access to small brands, but in addition, they enhance them.
So, for your daily purchases, your shopping sessions or your search for gifts for the holiday season, you can take advantage: here is everything you need to know about these offers.
eBay, support for French SMEs
eBay is an online auction platform, but that's not all: the site has been transformed into a real international marketplace for ten years.
Resellers from all over the world can offer their items for sale there, and thus reach millions of Internet users every month.
Many French companies are present on eBay, and SMEs are well represented: eBay particularly highlights MObyME, La Roue Libre or Scooteo on the side of cars, bicycles and motorcycles, Red Deco, ABC Meubles and Mobil-Meuble on the side of home and garden decoration, Ma Fabrik and Alloccaz for high-tech, and much more in the household appliances, furniture, DIY, video games, toys and grocery sections.
Impossible to name them all, but it is very easy to discover the offer in detail on the site, depending on the purchases you want to make there.
And to encourage Internet users to support French SMEs, eBay allows them to take advantage of a 5 euros coupon on their order, from 15 euros of purchase, until December 2.
This is the time to enjoy.
Rakuten, a boost to local commerce
For its part, Rakuten recently put in place a series of initiatives aimed at helping French merchants continue to operate even when the curtain on their shop is closed.
This notably involves financial aid, but also e-commerce training, which is offered to SMEs that are not used to selling online.
Many of them have chosen the Rakuten platform to offer their offers.
We can mention in particular the Gibert Joseph bookstore, which sells hundreds of new and used books on the platform, but also the PicWicToys toy store which allows children to buy Christmas gifts in advance for the youngest.
Ubaldi, for its part, offers household appliances and furnishings for the home and outdoors.
Miliboo offers a wide choice of furniture, especially Scandinavian inspiration.
Finally, we can also mention Cleor, a jewelry store with a very complete offer, as well as the Kusmi Tea brand which has something to please lovers of original or traditional teas.
The choice is there, you just have to indulge yourself.
The other good deals of the moment at eBay and Rakuten
Apple Watch Series 6 (GPS) at 378 € instead of 449 €
Dyson Airwrap styling iron at 419 € instead of 499 €
OnePlus 8T smartphone at 504 € 99 instead of 599 €
Nintendo Switch game Super Mario 3D All Stars at 49 € 99 instead of 59 € 99
Dreame F9 robot vacuum cleaner at 184 € 99 instead of 429 € 89
Sony noise reduction headphones at € 269 88 instead of € 399