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Marketplaces & Platform Power

Shopify

Global

News

Shopify Turns Collections Into a Merchandising Control Layer

Sources, sub-collections and variant targeting reduce manual upkeep while forcing collection apps onto API 2026-07.

Regulation, Policy & Risk

Google

Europe

News

Europe Opens Google's Search Vault

Binding DMA rules share anonymised feedback data with eligible search and AI rivals—but not Google's algorithm.

Americas

Marketplaces & Platform Power

eBay

News

Other Companies

GameStop Turns 9.8% Into eBay Pressure

A direct voting stake gives Cohen leverage, while financing and shareholder support remain unresolved.

DoorDash Turns Shopify Stores Into Delivery Channels

Americas

Marketplaces & Platform Power

DoorDash

Shopify

News

DoorDash Turns Shopify Stores Into Delivery Channels

A native U.S. sales channel moves local inventory into DoorDash demand without a second merchant workflow.

AI & Agentic Commerce

Insights

Global

AI Capex Is Outrunning Every Precedent

Three years of hyperscaler spending now exceed the peak of every prior technology boom.

Amazon

AI & Agentic Commerce

Alibaba

Insights

Global

AI Commerce Is Splitting in Two

China compresses discovery and checkout while Western shoppers keep AI outside retail platforms.

Shein

Insights

Commerce Economics & Market Structure

APAC

Shein’s IPO Resets Fast Fashion’s Price

A 60% valuation cut turns hypergrowth into a public-market test of margin durability.

Americas

Marketplaces & Platform Power

TikTok Shop

News

TikTok Wants to Run the Shop

A new US pilot turns the platform into seller agency, ad buyer and creator manager.

Uber Buys Delivery Hero, Minus 14 Markets

Commerce Economics & Market Structure

Global

News

Other Companies

Uber Buys Delivery Hero, Minus 14 Markets

A $14.8 billion offer combines global delivery scale while divesting overlapping businesses across 14 markets.

Regulation, Policy & Risk

Europe

Shopify

News

Other Companies

Shopify Builds the EU Exit Button

Managed Markets turns a new withdrawal-interface rule into platform infrastructure, while merchants keep the physical return cost.

Amazon

Europe

Consumer & Category Trends

Insights

Prime Day's Real Winner

Amazon UK data shows why post-event retention beats event-week sales spikes

Americas

Amazon

Walmart

Retail Media & Advertising

Insights

Retail Media Picks Giants

EMARKETER's US forecast shows ad budgets concentrating around scale and proof.

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