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Jul 8, 2026

Ocado's founder handover test

PLUS: Walmart baskets, YouTube checkout, and beauty shelves

Jul 8, 2026

Beauty’s Two Commerce Shelves

Amazon still converts beauty demand while TikTok Shop starts creating it upstream.

Jul 8, 2026

Apps Outran Users Again

AI made software easier to ship; distribution and demand did not magically follow.

Jul 8, 2026

Amazon's Europe Lead Is Tiny

A 2025 GMV ranking shows grocers nearly matching marketplace scale across Europe and UK

Jul 8, 2026

YouTube Becomes A Checkout Door

Shopee pilot connects video, creators, ads, and marketplace checkout in Southeast Asia.

Jul 8, 2026

Walmart Cuts The Basket

Visible summer grocery cuts turn price memory into a traffic weapon.

Jul 8, 2026

Ocado’s Founder Handover Test

Steiner stays close while retailers question robotic grocery fulfilment economics.

Jul 7, 2026

ChatGPT builds the ad

PLUS: customs, eBay DSA, and beauty platforms

Jul 7, 2026

Shopify Adds EU Customs Toll

Low-value EU imports now push a small customs fee into cross-border checkout.

Jul 7, 2026

ChatGPT Becomes The Ad Desk

OpenAI is testing ad creation inside the same interface where shoppers ask questions.

Archive

Ocado's founder handover test

Beauty’s Two Commerce Shelves

Apps Outran Users Again

Amazon's Europe Lead Is Tiny

YouTube Becomes A Checkout Door

Walmart Cuts The Basket

Ocado’s Founder Handover Test

ChatGPT builds the ad

Shopify Adds EU Customs Toll

ChatGPT Becomes The Ad Desk

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Archive

Ocado's founder handover test

Beauty’s Two Commerce Shelves

Apps Outran Users Again

Amazon's Europe Lead Is Tiny

YouTube Becomes A Checkout Door

Walmart Cuts The Basket

Ocado’s Founder Handover Test

ChatGPT builds the ad

Shopify Adds EU Customs Toll

ChatGPT Becomes The Ad Desk

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.
Always data-driven, always stunning in under five minutes.