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Jul 21, 2026

Rossmann Turns Its App Into Pharmacy

Germany’s drugstore giant wants prescription demand—but the service burden comes with it.

Jul 21, 2026

Fashion's Middle Is Losing Its Moat

Ultra-low prices and stronger value brands squeeze traditional fast fashion from both sides

Jul 21, 2026

Who Controls the Agentic Checkout?

AI owns discovery, but payment licensing and merchant integration may decide execution at scale.

Jul 21, 2026

ChatGPT Has Two Citation Markets

Deeper reasoning changes sources, search intensity, and which brands survive the buyer journey.

Jul 21, 2026

Europe Puts a Price on Marketplace Safety

AliExpress's €550 million DSA fine turns product controls into a platform operating obligation.

Jul 21, 2026

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.

Jul 20, 2026

Europe Opens Google's Search Vault

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

Jul 20, 2026

GameStop Turns 9.8% Into eBay Pressure

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

Jul 20, 2026

DoorDash Turns Shopify Stores Into Delivery Channels

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

Jul 20, 2026

AI Capex Is Outrunning Every Precedent

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

Archive

Rossmann Turns Its App Into Pharmacy

Fashion's Middle Is Losing Its Moat

Who Controls the Agentic Checkout?

ChatGPT Has Two Citation Markets

Europe Puts a Price on Marketplace Safety

Shopify Turns Collections Into a Merchandising Control Layer

Europe Opens Google's Search Vault

GameStop Turns 9.8% Into eBay Pressure

DoorDash Turns Shopify Stores Into Delivery Channels

AI Capex Is Outrunning Every Precedent

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Archive

Rossmann Turns Its App Into Pharmacy

Fashion's Middle Is Losing Its Moat

Who Controls the Agentic Checkout?

ChatGPT Has Two Citation Markets

Europe Puts a Price on Marketplace Safety

Shopify Turns Collections Into a Merchandising Control Layer

Europe Opens Google's Search Vault

GameStop Turns 9.8% Into eBay Pressure

DoorDash Turns Shopify Stores Into Delivery Channels

AI Capex Is Outrunning Every Precedent

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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