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Sep 16, 2026

AI & Agentic Commerce

Insights

Global

Other Companies

AI Referrals Bring Better Buyers

NP Digital data suggests AI visits may be smaller, faster, and more valuable.

Sep 16, 2026

Social Commerce & Creator Economy

Insights

Global

Social Commerce Needs Trust

Peer influence explains why the same social-commerce feature converts differently by market.

Sep 16, 2026

Americas

Marketplaces & Platform Power

Insights

Marketplaces Win The First Brand Purchase

US shoppers favor marketplaces for new brands, making distribution central to the acquisition plan.

Sep 16, 2026

Americas

DoorDash

Commerce Economics & Market Structure

News

Other Companies

DoorDash Buys The Campus Ordering Rail

The deal turns university meal funds into a wider institutional commerce expansion play for DoorDash.

Sep 15, 2026

Amazon

Consumer & Category Trends

Insights

Global

Amazon's Replenishment Boom

Everyday household categories are becoming Amazon's fastest forecast growth pocket.

Sep 15, 2026

Europe

Consumer & Category Trends

Insights

Category Beats Retail Scale

ECDB benchmarks show why conversion targets break when category missions differ.

Sep 15, 2026

Americas

Social Commerce & Creator Economy

TikTok Shop

Meta Won Social Shopping's First Act

Facebook and Instagram led U.S. social purchases, but the evidence comes from 2021

Sep 15, 2026

Americas

Amazon

Logistics & Fulfillment

News

Other Companies

Amazon Grounds A Carrier Partner

The 21 Air pause shows how outsourced cargo capacity can separate operating control from platform responsibility without removing network risk.

Sep 15, 2026

OpenAI turns ad clicks into branded chats

Americas

Retail Media & Advertising

OpenAI

News

Other Companies

OpenAI turns ad clicks into branded chats

Sponsored Agents keep the first sales conversation inside ChatGPT, testing whether lower landing-page friction is worth less retailer control.

Sep 15, 2026

South Africa Gives Retail Media Returns a Common Ruler

Retail Media & Advertising

Global

News

South Africa Gives Retail Media Returns a Common Ruler

A proposed measurement framework makes attribution windows, sales bases and modelling assumptions travel with every reported result

Sep 14, 2026

Americas

Amazon

Consumer & Category Trends

Insights

Amazon Fresh Finds Produce Growth

SmartScout data shows Amazon's fastest fresh growth in herbs, vegetables, eggs and dairy.

Sep 14, 2026

Marketplaces & Platform Power

Amazon

Europe

Insights

Czech Marketplaces Defy Gravity

Temu surges, Allegro compounds, and Amazon shows local execution still matters.

AI Referrals Bring Better Buyers

Social Commerce Needs Trust

Marketplaces Win The First Brand Purchase

DoorDash Buys The Campus Ordering Rail

Amazon's Replenishment Boom

Category Beats Retail Scale

Meta Won Social Shopping's First Act

Amazon Grounds A Carrier Partner

OpenAI turns ad clicks into branded chats

South Africa Gives Retail Media Returns a Common Ruler

Amazon Fresh Finds Produce Growth

Czech Marketplaces Defy Gravity

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AI Referrals Bring Better Buyers

Social Commerce Needs Trust

Marketplaces Win The First Brand Purchase

DoorDash Buys The Campus Ordering Rail

Amazon's Replenishment Boom

Category Beats Retail Scale

Meta Won Social Shopping's First Act

Amazon Grounds A Carrier Partner

OpenAI turns ad clicks into branded chats

South Africa Gives Retail Media Returns a Common Ruler

Amazon Fresh Finds Produce Growth

Czech Marketplaces Defy Gravity

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