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Americas

TikTok Shop

TikTok Shop's Seller Success Trap

Seller access doubled, but content operations still separate listings from meaningful U.S. scale

Americas

TikTok Shop

TikTok's Audience Grew Up

Millennials lead US reach while older shoppers challenge the platform's Gen Z stereotype

Consumer & Category Trends

Global

The Refill Basket Takes Over

Everyday repeat-purchase categories are becoming ecommerce’s fastest-growing revenue engine through the end of the decade.

Regulation, Policy & Risk

Shopify

Global

Shopify Moves the Customs Bill Into Checkout

Managed Markets ends DDU support, replacing doorstep duty surprises with a sharper pricing test

Amazon

Logistics & Fulfillment

Global

Amazon Makes the Middle Mile One Team

Air, ground transportation and sort centers now share one operating leader while package routes remain unchanged

Americas

Regulation, Policy & Risk

TikTok Shop

TikTok Passes the Federal Device Test

U.S. ownership and security controls turn a banned app into agency-level discretion

Global

Other Companies

Nvidia Turns Compute Into Collateral

Six Wall Street partnerships aim to finance $500 billion of AI infrastructure without final commitments

Americas

AI & Agentic Commerce

OpenAI

Other Companies

ChatGPT Can Now Book the Restaurant

Yelp turns AI discovery into reservations and waitlist actions across the U.S. and Canada

Whatnot Turns Live Shopping Into a Capital Magnet

Global

Other Companies

Whatnot Turns Live Shopping Into a Capital Magnet

A reported $545 million round is financing the marketplace machinery behind millions of daily live-commerce orders

AI Citations Ignore The Content Calendar

Google

AI & Agentic Commerce

OpenAI

Global

AI Citations Ignore The Content Calendar

Useful pages can stay citable for years, making blind refresh cycles an expensive distraction

AI Visibility Needs Two Source Playbooks

Google

AI & Agentic Commerce

OpenAI

Global

AI Visibility Needs Two Source Playbooks

Google and ChatGPT share just 2.6% of cited domains, splitting discovery into distinct ecosystems.

Google

The Sale Belongs to the Wrong Channel

Matched surveys expose how social creates demand while Google captures the final click

Archive

TikTok Shop's Seller Success Trap

TikTok's Audience Grew Up

The Refill Basket Takes Over

Shopify Moves the Customs Bill Into Checkout

Amazon Makes the Middle Mile One Team

TikTok Passes the Federal Device Test

Nvidia Turns Compute Into Collateral

ChatGPT Can Now Book the Restaurant

Whatnot Turns Live Shopping Into a Capital Magnet

AI Citations Ignore The Content Calendar

AI Visibility Needs Two Source Playbooks

The Sale Belongs to the Wrong Channel

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MarketMaze

Archive

TikTok Shop's Seller Success Trap

TikTok's Audience Grew Up

The Refill Basket Takes Over

Shopify Moves the Customs Bill Into Checkout

Amazon Makes the Middle Mile One Team

TikTok Passes the Federal Device Test

Nvidia Turns Compute Into Collateral

ChatGPT Can Now Book the Restaurant

Whatnot Turns Live Shopping Into a Capital Magnet

AI Citations Ignore The Content Calendar

AI Visibility Needs Two Source Playbooks

The Sale Belongs to the Wrong Channel

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.