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Payments & Checkout

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BigCommerce Brings PayPal Payments Home

UK merchants gain a native payments dashboard, but the fee mix decides the economics.

Agents Dominate OpenRouter's Growing Token Traffic

AI & Agentic Commerce

Ecommerce Insights

Global

Other Companies

Agents Dominate OpenRouter's Growing Token Traffic

A seven-day usage snapshot reveals rising automated demand while leaving productivity and economics unresolved.

Social Commerce & Creators

TikTok Shop

Europe

Ecommerce Insights

TikTok Shop's European Growth Runs Through Britain

Europe's sales may nearly double, yet most still flow through one established market

AI Food Discovery Has Different Gatekeepers

Google

AI & Agentic Commerce

Ecommerce Insights

OpenAI

Global

AI Food Discovery Has Different Gatekeepers

Retailers lead ChatGPT citations while publishers lead Gemini, giving food brands different sources to monitor.

Kaufland opens Spain with 3,100 sellers and 10 million articles

Marketplaces & Platforms

Europe

Ecommerce News

Other Companies

Kaufland opens Spain with 3,100 sellers and 10 million articles

A ninth European marketplace shares seller tools across borders; Spanish demand still needs proof.

AI & Agentic Commerce

Meta and partners plan permission rules for AI agents

Sierra confirms a protocol in development, with its first specification planned for later in October.

ASOS app notification puts customer trust under pressure

Regulation, Policy & Risk

Global

Ecommerce News

Other Companies

ASOS app notification puts customer trust under pressure

Unauthorized messages are confirmed; the alleged full database compromise remains unproven.

Social Commerce & Creators

TikTok Shop

Ecommerce Insights

Global

TikTok Shop's European Growth Starts Small

Europe's modest share creates headroom, but retailers still need local demand and margin tests

Europe

Consumer & Category Trends

Ecommerce Insights

Gen Z Counts More Than Spend

Four European markets show why young customer presence cannot substitute for present spending weight

TikTok Shop

Global

Ecommerce News

Payments & Checkout

TikTok tests brand checkout inside its discovery feed

Shopping Assistant and Buy Direct bring product answers and payment closer to discovery, with access limited to eligible advertiser tests.

OpenAI plans visual ads beside ChatGPT image generation

Americas

Advertising & Retail Media

OpenAI

Ecommerce News

OpenAI plans visual ads beside ChatGPT image generation

An initial US test is due later in October, with labeled ads separate from generated images and expanded measurement support.

Shopify

Global

Ecommerce News

Payments & Checkout

Shopify moves shopper recognition before checkout

Eligible Shop users can carry carts across devices, with simpler sign-in and saved-payment checkout.

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BigCommerce Brings PayPal Payments Home

Agents Dominate OpenRouter's Growing Token Traffic

TikTok Shop's European Growth Runs Through Britain

AI Food Discovery Has Different Gatekeepers

Kaufland opens Spain with 3,100 sellers and 10 million articles

Meta and partners plan permission rules for AI agents

ASOS app notification puts customer trust under pressure

TikTok Shop's European Growth Starts Small

Gen Z Counts More Than Spend

TikTok tests brand checkout inside its discovery feed

OpenAI plans visual ads beside ChatGPT image generation

Shopify moves shopper recognition before checkout

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BigCommerce Brings PayPal Payments Home

Agents Dominate OpenRouter's Growing Token Traffic

TikTok Shop's European Growth Runs Through Britain

AI Food Discovery Has Different Gatekeepers

Kaufland opens Spain with 3,100 sellers and 10 million articles

Meta and partners plan permission rules for AI agents

ASOS app notification puts customer trust under pressure

TikTok Shop's European Growth Starts Small

Gen Z Counts More Than Spend

TikTok tests brand checkout inside its discovery feed

OpenAI plans visual ads beside ChatGPT image generation

Shopify moves shopper recognition before checkout

Your smart, no-nonsense guide to the maze of e-commerce

Join 1,000+ other readers and get ecommerce & marketplace insights, Monday–Friday.Always data-driven, always stunning in under five minutes.

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