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eBay

Global

Payments & Checkout

eBay raises cross-border seller currency conversion fees

A quarter-point increase reaches eight seller markets from October to December.

Temu

Europe

Shein

Commerce Economics & Market Structure

Temu, Shein and AliExpress capture 90% of EU outbound online spending

ECDB estimates €49.7bn went to the three platforms in 2025, within a €55.1bn overseas physical-goods market.

Parcel Lockers Need Local Delivery Choices

Logistics & Fulfillment

Global

Parcel Lockers Need Local Delivery Choices

Poland's locker preference leads Britain by 56 points, but adoption alone cannot prove delivery savings.

AI & Agentic Commerce

Global

Other Companies

AI Adoption Splits by Content Format

Images lead at 91.4%, while video trails nearly 32 percentage points behind in one survey

Americas

Amazon

Logistics & Fulfillment

Amazon Same-Day Delivery Lifts Order Frequency

Selected U.S. markets ordered more often, while basket economics remain the next test.

California narrows one route for tracking suits

Americas

Regulation, Policy & Risk

California narrows one route for tracking suits

SB 690 shifts specified website pen-register claims to the attorney general from 2027, while other privacy claims remain.

Americas

DoorDash

Logistics & Fulfillment

DoorDash makes returns a doorstep service

A select-city pickup launch tests whether shoppers will pay for the reverse trip.

Shopify

AI & Agentic Commerce

Global

Shopify turns store design into a Sidekick conversation

Canvas shows live changes across a whole storefront, but early access and app gaps limit who can use it.

Americas

Walmart

Commerce Economics & Market Structure

Stores Need a Network Balance Sheet

AI exposes fulfillment, media, and data value that a store P&L still misses.

APAC’s E-Commerce Lead Has Stopped Widening

Commerce Economics & Market Structure

Global

APAC’s E-Commerce Lead Has Stopped Widening

China keeps APAC above half of global revenue, but the regional split has frozen.

Commerce Economics & Market Structure

APAC

APAC’s Ecommerce Lead Hides Local Gaps

Five of seven displayed markets trail the global benchmark despite the region’s overall lead.

Stripe moves to buy Parafin's credit rails

Americas

Payments & Checkout

Other Companies

Stripe moves to buy Parafin's credit rails

The deal could widen platform financing, but closing and integration details remain open.

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eBay raises cross-border seller currency conversion fees

Temu, Shein and AliExpress capture 90% of EU outbound online spending