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Jul 24, 2026

EU Closes Its Parcel Loophole

A three-euro duty turns low-value imports into a logistics and compliance test for marketplaces

Jul 24, 2026

Brands Are Grading Their Own Homework

Deloitte finds online commerce confidence running 13 to 19 points ahead of customers

Jul 23, 2026

Amazon Cuts the Lab, Funds the AI Checkout

Targeted AGI layoffs show Amazon moving resources from open-ended model work toward deployable products, AWS consumption and customer-facing commerce.

Jul 23, 2026

eBay Turns UK Shipping Into a Managed Risk Layer

Sellers gain reach and payout protection. eBay gains control after the hub.

Jul 23, 2026

Zalando Bets on Smarter Returns Robots

Its Sereact investment targets fashion logistics' hardest manual workflow: inspecting and restocking returned goods.

Jul 23, 2026

Loyalty Is Moving Into Checkout

Discounts win everywhere, but the next loyalty benefit changes sharply by region

Jul 23, 2026

Europe's Cross-Border Commerce Divide

Proximity to retail hubs matters more than market size.

Jul 23, 2026

TikTok Shop Appliances Break the Beauty Pattern

The UK owns 53% of five-market appliance GMV, while Germany shows creator commerce can move considered products.

Jul 22, 2026

Retail AI Moves Into the Store

Digital discovery leads today, but in-store automation becomes AI’s next retail operating-control battleground.

Jul 22, 2026

The Wallet's Cheapest Rival Is Waiting

Experiences gain budget while durable goods face a consumer newly trained to postpone.

Archive

EU Closes Its Parcel Loophole

Brands Are Grading Their Own Homework

Amazon Cuts the Lab, Funds the AI Checkout

eBay Turns UK Shipping Into a Managed Risk Layer

Zalando Bets on Smarter Returns Robots

Loyalty Is Moving Into Checkout

Europe's Cross-Border Commerce Divide

TikTok Shop Appliances Break the Beauty Pattern

Retail AI Moves Into the Store

The Wallet's Cheapest Rival Is Waiting

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Archive

EU Closes Its Parcel Loophole

Brands Are Grading Their Own Homework

Amazon Cuts the Lab, Funds the AI Checkout

eBay Turns UK Shipping Into a Managed Risk Layer

Zalando Bets on Smarter Returns Robots

Loyalty Is Moving Into Checkout

Europe's Cross-Border Commerce Divide

TikTok Shop Appliances Break the Beauty Pattern

Retail AI Moves Into the Store

The Wallet's Cheapest Rival Is Waiting

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.
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