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Temu

Regulation, Policy & Risk

Europe

Ecommerce News

EU accepts Temu’s plan to assess risks from illegal products

Implementation and an independent audit still lie ahead for Temu’s EU marketplace.

EU adds €2 per customs category on direct consumer imports

Regulation, Policy & Risk

Europe

Ecommerce News

EU adds €2 per customs category on direct consumer imports

From 1 November, mixed baskets can trigger multiple handling fees alongside customs duty.

Instacart will wind down its Caper smart-cart business

Ecommerce Markets & Economics

Global

Ecommerce News

Other Companies

Instacart will wind down its Caper smart-cart business

Retailer adoption could not justify further investment, the company says. Its exit separates shopper convenience from a supplier’s ability to keep funding the equipment.

Venmo grows in the US as PayPal checkout stays slow

Americas

Ecommerce News

Payments & Checkout

Other Companies

Venmo grows in the US as PayPal checkout stays slow

More debit-card activity cushions PayPal, while its checkout recovery remains a separate challenge.

UPS earns more per parcel while handling fewer U.S. packages

Americas

Amazon

Logistics & Fulfillment

Ecommerce News

Other Companies

UPS earns more per parcel while handling fewer U.S. packages

Quarterly revenue rises as UPS changes its mix, but fuel charges and rising unit costs qualify the story.

AI & Agentic Commerce

OpenAI

Global

Ecommerce News

OpenAI launches Terra at half the usage price of two existing models

Lower processing fees widen the case for testing repetitive work. Total savings depend on errors, retries and review.

US discount chain Dollar General sued over alleged overcharges

Americas

Regulation, Policy & Risk

Ecommerce News

Other Companies

US discount chain Dollar General sued over alleged overcharges

The FTC and twenty states challenge pricing safeguards; the company disputes the allegations.

Visa confirms digital-dollar payout funding for eligible payment firms

Global

Ecommerce News

Payments & Checkout

Visa confirms digital-dollar payout funding for eligible payment firms

The Visa Direct earnings update confirms commercial prefunding through Inyo, while country access and stablecoin usage remain bounded.

EU detains record 196 million suspected counterfeit items in 2025

Regulation, Policy & Risk

Europe

Ecommerce News

EU detains record 196 million suspected counterfeit items in 2025

A large tobacco detention ended in release. The annual enforcement record does not measure the size of the counterfeit market.

Advertising & Retail Media

Vendor study finds almost no written AI disclosure in sampled Facebook and Instagram ad files

Resemble AI counted mentions in ad copy. On-screen notices and detector uncertainty limit what the result says about viewers.

Advertising & Retail Media

Meta Picks Ad Winners Fast

Early spend velocity may beat slow creative testing for Meta-heavy D2C teams today

Americas

Ecommerce Insights

Ecommerce Markets & Economics

CEO Trust Has a Data Problem

Americans trust filings and employee voices far more than the people running the company.

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EU accepts Temu’s plan to assess risks from illegal products

EU adds €2 per customs category on direct consumer imports

Instacart will wind down its Caper smart-cart business

Venmo grows in the US as PayPal checkout stays slow

UPS earns more per parcel while handling fewer U.S. packages

OpenAI launches Terra at half the usage price of two existing models

US discount chain Dollar General sued over alleged overcharges

Visa confirms digital-dollar payout funding for eligible payment firms

EU detains record 196 million suspected counterfeit items in 2025

Vendor study finds almost no written AI disclosure in sampled Facebook and Instagram ad files

Meta Picks Ad Winners Fast

CEO Trust Has a Data Problem

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MarketMaze

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EU accepts Temu’s plan to assess risks from illegal products

EU adds €2 per customs category on direct consumer imports

Instacart will wind down its Caper smart-cart business

Venmo grows in the US as PayPal checkout stays slow

UPS earns more per parcel while handling fewer U.S. packages

OpenAI launches Terra at half the usage price of two existing models

US discount chain Dollar General sued over alleged overcharges

Visa confirms digital-dollar payout funding for eligible payment firms

EU detains record 196 million suspected counterfeit items in 2025

Vendor study finds almost no written AI disclosure in sampled Facebook and Instagram ad files

Meta Picks Ad Winners Fast

CEO Trust Has a Data Problem

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

Join 1,000+ other readers and get ecommerce & marketplace insights, Monday–Friday.
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