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Tesco agrees sale of Czech and Slovak businesses to Ahold Delhaize

Europe

Ecommerce Markets & Economics

Ecommerce News

Other Companies

Tesco agrees sale of Czech and Slovak businesses to Ahold Delhaize

A €1.7bn lease-inclusive valuation, a smaller cash receipt and a long integration path ahead.

Clarity finds more checkout events in AI-assisted website visits

Microsoft

AI & Agentic Commerce

Global

Ecommerce News

Clarity finds more checkout events in AI-assisted website visits

Human takeovers and an unexplained sample gap keep the study from proving autonomous sales.

Early merchant interviews find few AI-agent orders

Americas

AI & Agentic Commerce

Early merchant interviews find few AI-agent orders

Meta’s US and Canadian Muse setup figures and merchant order reports measure different things. Checkout reliability is the concrete work in between.

U.S. online grocery grows while physical-store sales fall

Americas

Consumer & Category Trends

Ecommerce News

U.S. online grocery grows while physical-store sales fall

Circana's four-week figures show digital growth inside a slightly shrinking food-and-beverage market.

Regulation, Policy & Risk

Apple

APAC

Ecommerce News

Apple cuts Taiwan’s standard App Store commission to 26%

Developers gain on sales previously charged 30%, while existing 15% tiers stay unchanged.

Affle agrees to buy Perion for US$420 million

Advertising & Retail Media

Global

Ecommerce News

Other Companies

Affle agrees to buy Perion for US$420 million

The India-listed mobile advertising group wants Perion's wider screen network, but a contract and accounting review signals work beyond the deal.

UPS expands automatic pickup tracking at customer sites

Americas

Logistics & Fulfillment

Ecommerce News

Other Companies

UPS expands automatic pickup tracking at customer sites

Chip-enabled labels now cover 3 million parcels daily at 315 sites; the 6 million figure is a 2027 target.

Four delivery apps see downloads fall 21% in US and Canada

Americas

DoorDash

Advertising & Retail Media

Ecommerce News

Four delivery apps see downloads fall 21% in US and Canada

Sensor Tower's estimates show fewer installs and a bigger paid share, with important limits on what those measures prove.

UK charity shops earn less as secondhand spending grows

Europe

Ecommerce Markets & Economics

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UK charity shops earn less as secondhand spending grows

Oxfam’s reported profit decline shows why rising demand does not guarantee more money for charitable causes.

OPay delays US stock listing after regulatory inquiry

Americas

Regulation, Policy & Risk

Ecommerce News

Other Companies

OPay delays US stock listing after regulatory inquiry

The Nigerian payments platform says services continue, while the inquiry's authority and subject remain undisclosed.

AI & Agentic Commerce

Ecommerce Insights

Global

Shoppers Want AI Help Before Autonomy

A survey across sixteen countries shows why shopping assistance needs separate permissions for payment.

Europe

Logistics & Fulfillment

Ecommerce Insights

Delivery Choices Differ Across European Webshops

Seven markets show why large retailers need local benchmarks before choosing their delivery partners

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Tesco agrees sale of Czech and Slovak businesses to Ahold Delhaize

Clarity finds more checkout events in AI-assisted website visits

Early merchant interviews find few AI-agent orders

U.S. online grocery grows while physical-store sales fall

Apple cuts Taiwan’s standard App Store commission to 26%

Affle agrees to buy Perion for US$420 million

UPS expands automatic pickup tracking at customer sites

Four delivery apps see downloads fall 21% in US and Canada

UK charity shops earn less as secondhand spending grows

OPay delays US stock listing after regulatory inquiry

Shoppers Want AI Help Before Autonomy

Delivery Choices Differ Across European Webshops

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Tesco agrees sale of Czech and Slovak businesses to Ahold Delhaize

Clarity finds more checkout events in AI-assisted website visits

Early merchant interviews find few AI-agent orders

U.S. online grocery grows while physical-store sales fall

Apple cuts Taiwan’s standard App Store commission to 26%

Affle agrees to buy Perion for US$420 million

UPS expands automatic pickup tracking at customer sites

Four delivery apps see downloads fall 21% in US and Canada

UK charity shops earn less as secondhand spending grows

OPay delays US stock listing after regulatory inquiry

Shoppers Want AI Help Before Autonomy

Delivery Choices Differ Across European Webshops

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MarketMaze

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