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Americas

TikTok Shop

TikTok Wants to Own the Checkout

A US membership test bundles discounts and delivery to keep more purchases inside TikTok Shop.

Americas

Facebook Marketplace Builds a Seller Operating System

Meta gives high-frequency U.S. sellers a dedicated console while keeping buyer demand inside Facebook

Google

Global

Google Turns AI Search Into Ad Inventory

Gemini widens shopping matches while advertisers surrender more control over delivery and measurement.

Global

SHEIN's Growth Machine Hits One Percent

The $41.8 billion retailer reached IPO scale just as quarterly revenue growth stalled.

Google

OpenAI

Global

ChatGPT Ads Need a Different Edge

Audience overlap kills the reach pitch, leaving conversational intent as OpenAI's real advantage.

Europe

Marketplace Returns Have A Cliff

Europe's biggest platform exits rewarded early category conviction

Regulation, Policy & Risk

Amazon

APAC

India Opens an Export Lane for Amazon

Foreign platforms can now own Indian-made inventory, but only when it ships abroad

ChatGPT Turns Conversation Into an Ad Auction

OpenAI

Global

ChatGPT Turns Conversation Into an Ad Auction

Brands gain decision-stage inventory. OpenAI controls relevance, delivery and measurement.

Regulation, Policy & Risk

Google

Europe

Europe Opens Google's Search and Play Gates

The €890 million DMA decision targets who wins visibility and who controls the purchase channel.

Europe

Germany Runs Central Europe

ECDB’s forecast shows one market carrying the region’s ecommerce center of gravity.

Regulation, Policy & Risk

Europe

EU Closes Its Parcel Loophole

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

Americas

Consumer & Category Trends

Brands Are Grading Their Own Homework

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

Archive

TikTok Wants to Own the Checkout

Facebook Marketplace Builds a Seller Operating System

Google Turns AI Search Into Ad Inventory

SHEIN's Growth Machine Hits One Percent

ChatGPT Ads Need a Different Edge

Marketplace Returns Have A Cliff

India Opens an Export Lane for Amazon

ChatGPT Turns Conversation Into an Ad Auction

Europe Opens Google's Search and Play Gates

Germany Runs Central Europe

EU Closes Its Parcel Loophole

Brands Are Grading Their Own Homework

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Archive

TikTok Wants to Own the Checkout

Facebook Marketplace Builds a Seller Operating System

Google Turns AI Search Into Ad Inventory

SHEIN's Growth Machine Hits One Percent

ChatGPT Ads Need a Different Edge

Marketplace Returns Have A Cliff

India Opens an Export Lane for Amazon

ChatGPT Turns Conversation Into an Ad Auction

Europe Opens Google's Search and Play Gates

Germany Runs Central Europe

EU Closes Its Parcel Loophole

Brands Are Grading Their Own Homework

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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