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Americas

Amazon

Marketplaces & Platform Power

News

Amazon Opens Seller Central to Rival Channels

The phased U.S. rollout brings listings and orders from eBay, Shopify, TikTok and Walmart into Amazon's merchant console.

Shopify

Global

News

Payments & Checkout

Shopify Opens Checkout to Browser Agents

New WebMCP tools let supported agents update the live checkout, with the buyer retaining confirmation and authentication.

Americas

Walmart

Consumer & Category Trends

News

Walmart Combines Fashion, Home and Beauty Teams

The new Style Strategic Business Unit puts related merchandising and private-brand decisions under Denise Incandela.

Vinted Scaled Product Leadership After Reset

Marketplaces & Platform Power

Europe

Insights

Other Companies

Vinted Scaled Product Leadership After Reset

A lean product team became the operating layer behind Europe’s recommerce growth machine.

Europe

Commerce Economics & Market Structure

Insights

Europe’s E-commerce Growth Resets

A slower normalisation now gives way to a marketplace-led €600bn forecast

Marketplaces & Platform Power

Europe

Insights

Other Companies

Germany Becomes Vinted’s Growth Engine

Consumer Edge data shows Vinted growing across Europe, with Germany accelerating toward 200%.

Google

APAC

News

Payments & Checkout

Other Companies

Google Tests Flipkart Checkout in Gemini

A limited India experiment takes selected shoppers from AI answers to a Flipkart-branded checkout without leaving Google's interface.

Americas

TikTok Shop

Consumer & Category Trends

Insights

TikTok Shop Outgrows Its Stereotype

Spending grew above 60% across incomes, while affluent shoppers remain the clearest whitespace.

Marketplaces & Platform Power

Europe

Insights

Other Companies

Vinted Compounds While Depop Contracts

UK cohort data shows Vinted winning shoppers, frequency and ticket while Depop loses activity.

AI & Agentic Commerce

Insights

Global

AI Shopping Crosses Generational Lines

Gen Z leads use, but one in six boomers already shop with AI.

Americas

eBay

Logistics & Fulfillment

News

eBay Expands Managed Shipping to More US Sellers

Ship with eBay simplifies labels for eligible personal sellers, while the marketplace controls postage and fees still matter.

Amazon

Global

News

Retail Media & Advertising

Amazon Opens DSP Console in Five More Markets

Self-service campaign creation reaches Belgium, Poland, Singapore, Egypt and South Africa, with prior access in four markets still unclear.

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