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News

Commerce Economics & Market Structure

Other Companies

Uber Buys Into Workplace Meals

The $2.3bn ezCater agreement adds large baskets and corporate ordering workflows, with integration still to come.

Americas

News

Shopify

Payments & Checkout

Shopify Takes Supplier Payments Abroad

Eligible US Balance users gain mobile transfers, with disclosed FX fees and destination limits.

News

Europe

Payments & Checkout

Other Companies

BigCommerce Brings PayPal Payments Home

UK merchants gain a native payments dashboard, but the fee mix decides the economics.

Agents Dominate OpenRouter's Growing Token Traffic

Insights

AI & Agentic Commerce

Global

Other Companies

Agents Dominate OpenRouter's Growing Token Traffic

A seven-day usage snapshot reveals rising automated demand while leaving productivity and economics unresolved.

TikTok Shop

Insights

Social Commerce & Creator Economy

Europe

TikTok Shop's European Growth Runs Through Britain

Europe's sales may nearly double, yet most still flow through one established market

AI Food Discovery Has Different Gatekeepers

Insights

Google

AI & Agentic Commerce

OpenAI

Global

AI Food Discovery Has Different Gatekeepers

Retailers lead ChatGPT citations while publishers lead Gemini, giving food brands different sources to monitor.

Kaufland opens Spain with 3,100 sellers and 10 million articles

News

Marketplaces & Platform Power

Europe

Other Companies

Kaufland opens Spain with 3,100 sellers and 10 million articles

A ninth European marketplace shares seller tools across borders; Spanish demand still needs proof.

Meta and partners plan permission rules for AI agents

News

AI & Agentic Commerce

Meta and partners plan permission rules for AI agents

Sierra confirms a protocol in development, with its first specification planned for later in October.

ASOS app notification puts customer trust under pressure

Regulation, Policy & Risk

News

Global

Other Companies

ASOS app notification puts customer trust under pressure

Unauthorized messages are confirmed; the alleged full database compromise remains unproven.

TikTok Shop

Insights

Social Commerce & Creator Economy

Global

TikTok Shop's European Growth Starts Small

Europe's modest share creates headroom, but retailers still need local demand and margin tests

Insights

Europe

Consumer & Category Trends

Gen Z Counts More Than Spend

Four European markets show why young customer presence cannot substitute for present spending weight

TikTok Shop

News

Global

Payments & Checkout

TikTok tests brand checkout inside its discovery feed

Shopping Assistant and Buy Direct bring product answers and payment closer to discovery, with access limited to eligible advertiser tests.

Archive

Uber Buys Into Workplace Meals

Shopify Takes Supplier Payments Abroad

BigCommerce Brings PayPal Payments Home

Agents Dominate OpenRouter's Growing Token Traffic

TikTok Shop's European Growth Runs Through Britain

AI Food Discovery Has Different Gatekeepers

Kaufland opens Spain with 3,100 sellers and 10 million articles

Meta and partners plan permission rules for AI agents

ASOS app notification puts customer trust under pressure

TikTok Shop's European Growth Starts Small

Gen Z Counts More Than Spend

TikTok tests brand checkout inside its discovery feed

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MarketMaze

Archive

Uber Buys Into Workplace Meals

Shopify Takes Supplier Payments Abroad

BigCommerce Brings PayPal Payments Home

Agents Dominate OpenRouter's Growing Token Traffic

TikTok Shop's European Growth Runs Through Britain

AI Food Discovery Has Different Gatekeepers

Kaufland opens Spain with 3,100 sellers and 10 million articles

Meta and partners plan permission rules for AI agents

ASOS app notification puts customer trust under pressure

TikTok Shop's European Growth Starts Small

Gen Z Counts More Than Spend

TikTok tests brand checkout inside its discovery feed

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

Join 1,000+ other readers and get the week’s best ecommerce & marketplace insights.Always data-driven, always stunning in under five minutes.

MarketMaze

Join 1,000+ other readers and get the week’s best ecommerce & marketplace insights.
Always data-driven, always stunning in under five minutes.