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DoorDash

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DoorDash agrees to buy Instacart: what US grocers stand to gain and lose

The $17 billion agreement would combine grocery ordering, advertising and delivery services. Closing remains conditional.

Amazon

Ecommerce Markets & Economics

Global

Ecommerce News

Amazon's $42.4bn cash outflow needs a closer look

Infrastructure spending overtook growing cash generation, while Prime Day shifted the retail comparison.

US regulators sue Toast over fees and hard-to-cancel contracts

Americas

Regulation, Policy & Risk

Ecommerce News

Other Companies

US regulators sue Toast over fees and hard-to-cancel contracts

The disputed case links restaurant subscriptions with diner checkout charges—and a fee removed in 2023.

Amazon

AI & Agentic Commerce

Global

Ecommerce News

Amazon reports 400 million Alexa shopping users over a year

The company says assistant users spend more, but the comparison does not establish extra sales caused by the tool.

Advertising & Retail Media

Meta’s new purchase count excludes EU and UK shoppers

Device-side matching starts rolling out November 12. More credited purchases will not by itself prove that ads generated extra sales.

FedEx earns more per U.S. parcel as volume grows slowly

Americas

Logistics & Fulfillment

Ecommerce News

Other Companies

FedEx earns more per U.S. parcel as volume grows slowly

Revenue per package rose 7% in the September quarter, but premium service mix and fuel charges complicate the meaning for retailers.

Amazon

Europe

Logistics & Fulfillment

Ecommerce News

Amazon adds optional refunds without returns in five European markets

Sellers can avoid handling eligible returns, but give up the chance to recover the product's value.

Poundland's UK rescue talks falter as owner files administration notice

Europe

Ecommerce Markets & Economics

Ecommerce News

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Poundland's UK rescue talks falter as owner files administration notice

A rejected whole-chain offer leaves about 600 stores facing an uncertain sale process, with no closure outcome settled.

Reddit reports search referrals falling by more than a million a week

Google

AI & Agentic Commerce

Global

Ecommerce News

Other Companies

Reddit reports search referrals falling by more than a million a week

CEO Steve Huffman partly blames Google's AI answers as Reddit tries to turn search visitors into regular users.

France fines Fnac companies €7 million for app tracking after refusal

Regulation, Policy & Risk

Europe

Ecommerce News

Other Companies

France fines Fnac companies €7 million for app tracking after refusal

A shared recommendation tracker needed consent; the ruling concerns historical app behaviour.

AI & Agentic Commerce

Ecommerce Insights

Global

Other Companies

AI Finds Spend Signals

Claude turns messy D2C media data into a pre-agency measurement agenda

Americas

Advertising & Retail Media

Ecommerce Insights

Canada’s Ad Budgets Go Digital

Digital takes four-fifths of forecast Canadian ad spending, but market share cannot prove campaign returns.

Archive

DoorDash agrees to buy Instacart: what US grocers stand to gain and lose

Amazon's $42.4bn cash outflow needs a closer look

US regulators sue Toast over fees and hard-to-cancel contracts

Amazon reports 400 million Alexa shopping users over a year

Meta’s new purchase count excludes EU and UK shoppers

FedEx earns more per U.S. parcel as volume grows slowly

Amazon adds optional refunds without returns in five European markets

Poundland's UK rescue talks falter as owner files administration notice

Reddit reports search referrals falling by more than a million a week

France fines Fnac companies €7 million for app tracking after refusal

AI Finds Spend Signals

Canada’s Ad Budgets Go Digital

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DoorDash agrees to buy Instacart: what US grocers stand to gain and lose

Amazon's $42.4bn cash outflow needs a closer look

US regulators sue Toast over fees and hard-to-cancel contracts

Amazon reports 400 million Alexa shopping users over a year

Meta’s new purchase count excludes EU and UK shoppers

FedEx earns more per U.S. parcel as volume grows slowly

Amazon adds optional refunds without returns in five European markets

Poundland's UK rescue talks falter as owner files administration notice

Reddit reports search referrals falling by more than a million a week

France fines Fnac companies €7 million for app tracking after refusal

AI Finds Spend Signals

Canada’s Ad Budgets Go Digital

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