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Gen Z is driving momentum for Western Europe's fashion e-commerce market.
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Fusion42 · 6 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
Gen Z consumers aged 18-29 are driving growth and influencing trends in Western Europe's fashion e-commerce market, which now accounts for 20% of online consumer spending. Established fashion brands face increasing competition from off-price sellers, secondhand platforms, and social commerce channels such as Zalando, Amazon, Vinted, SHEIN, Temu, and TikTok Shop.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of E-commerce.
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Gen Z's role in fashion e-commerce is reshaping market competition and platform dynamics across Western Europe. You need to pivot quickly to social commerce or secondhand channels or risk losing market share to those aggressively targeting younger shoppers.
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