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Shopify

Global

Ecommerce News

Payments & Checkout

Shopify merchants sell $119.1bn as payments drive revenue growth

Shopify’s Q3 results show payment adoption rising, while AI order ratios leave their contribution to sales unknown.

Primark brings Great Britain home delivery forward to 2027

Europe

Logistics & Fulfillment

Ecommerce News

Other Companies

Primark brings Great Britain home delivery forward to 2027

An automated Sheffield warehouse accelerates the plan. Delivery fees, basket sizes and genuinely new customers will decide its economics.

Amazon

Advertising & Retail Media

Global

Ecommerce News

Amazon will count Store display ads only when they appear on screen

A January 2027 reporting change could cut recorded impressions by about 63%, while billing remains unexplained.

Ecommerce Markets & Economics

Global

Ecommerce News

Other Companies

Authentic buys Lee brand rights and appoints regional operators

The completed deal separates brand ownership from regional execution; its $1 billion ceiling includes a performance-based payment.

Fiserv doubles savings target and opens talks to sell businesses

Global

Ecommerce News

Payments & Checkout

Other Companies

Fiserv doubles savings target and opens talks to sell businesses

The payments company has cut 3,000 employee and contractor roles, but sale proceeds and delivered savings remain uncertain.

China proposes wider trade-payment access for payment firms

APAC

Ecommerce News

Payments & Checkout

Other Companies

China proposes wider trade-payment access for payment firms

SAFE would extend currency-conversion services beyond e-commerce, while keeping customer and trade checks.

DHL plans €2.99 second-delivery fee for German business senders

Europe

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DHL plans €2.99 second-delivery fee for German business senders

Retailers question who pays when the first doorstep attempt fails—and how they can check why.

Whatnot makes US sellers pay extra USPS postage for weight errors

Americas

Logistics & Fulfillment

Ecommerce News

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Whatnot makes US sellers pay extra USPS postage for weight errors

The November 4 change shifts a shipping cost from the platform to established sellers, with newer sellers initially exempt.

Reddit tests ads in search results with selected advertisers

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Reddit tests ads in search results with selected advertisers

Existing targeting reaches a new placement, while countries, access and commercial results remain undisclosed.

Europe

Ecommerce Markets & Economics

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Europe’s Zalando grows Q3 sales and plans AI shopping from other stores

Business services grew almost 28%; Westwing is the first outside-store pilot, with AI checkout planned from 2027.

Anthropic Growth Meets Its Computing Bill

Ecommerce Insights

Ecommerce Markets & Economics

Global

Other Companies

Anthropic Growth Meets Its Computing Bill

Rising business spending fills computing capacity, but margin depends on which costs are counted.

US Off-site Retail Media's Concentrated Future

Americas

Amazon

Walmart

Advertising & Retail Media

Ecommerce Insights

US Off-site Retail Media's Concentrated Future

Amazon and Walmart could capture 81% of US off-site retail media spending in 2027.

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Shopify merchants sell $119.1bn as payments drive revenue growth

Primark brings Great Britain home delivery forward to 2027

Amazon will count Store display ads only when they appear on screen

Authentic buys Lee brand rights and appoints regional operators

Fiserv doubles savings target and opens talks to sell businesses

China proposes wider trade-payment access for payment firms

DHL plans €2.99 second-delivery fee for German business senders

Whatnot makes US sellers pay extra USPS postage for weight errors

Reddit tests ads in search results with selected advertisers

Europe’s Zalando grows Q3 sales and plans AI shopping from other stores

Anthropic Growth Meets Its Computing Bill

US Off-site Retail Media's Concentrated Future

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Shopify merchants sell $119.1bn as payments drive revenue growth

Primark brings Great Britain home delivery forward to 2027

Amazon will count Store display ads only when they appear on screen

Authentic buys Lee brand rights and appoints regional operators

Fiserv doubles savings target and opens talks to sell businesses

China proposes wider trade-payment access for payment firms

DHL plans €2.99 second-delivery fee for German business senders

Whatnot makes US sellers pay extra USPS postage for weight errors

Reddit tests ads in search results with selected advertisers

Europe’s Zalando grows Q3 sales and plans AI shopping from other stores

Anthropic Growth Meets Its Computing Bill

US Off-site Retail Media's Concentrated Future

Your smart, no-nonsense guide to the maze of e-commerce

Join 1,000+ other readers and get ecommerce & marketplace insights, Monday–Friday.Always data-driven, always stunning in under five minutes.

MarketMaze

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