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Alibaba Turns Product Images Into Ad Spend

PicCopilot's Google Ads integration shows AI creative tools moving deeper into seller acquisition.

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Amazon wants to rent the shopping agent

AWS is turning Alexa for Shopping into infrastructure for outside retailers.

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Stord Raises $250M To Build Prime Without Amazon

The fulfillment startup doubled its valuation to $3 billion by selling independent brands a software, warehouse, AI, and robotics stack for Prime-level delivery.

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TikTok Shop turns Spain into its seller lab

TikTok Shop has reached 21,000 local Spanish sellers, turning content, creators, checkout, and fulfillment into one marketplace layer.

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JD Wants Very's UK Doorway

JD.com is reportedly weighing a GBP 2 billion bid for The Very Group. The strategic prize is UK access, but the asset comes with retail-credit complexity.

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Amazon's New Badges Turn Launches Into A Signal Race

New Arrival and Notable Arrival labels give selected products early visibility, but Amazon decides who gets the shelf space.

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Amazon Ads Has a Trust Tax

Retail media gets harder when paid placement explains too little.

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TikTok Shop Turns Small Sellers Into Scale Stories

TikTok Shop says U.S. small sellers grew sales 66% in 2025. The bigger story is entertainment becoming a marketplace discovery engine.

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Vinted Chases America's Closets

Europe's resale winner tests whether zero seller fees can travel.

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Uber Tests the Price of Delivery Density

Delivery Hero turns food-delivery consolidation into a live valuation test.

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Google Defends the Search Gate

The appeal could shape defaults, data sharing, and AI discovery.

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eBay Gives Sellers Levers

More controls also mean more marketplace rule management.

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Alibaba Turns Product Images Into Ad Spend

Amazon wants to rent the shopping agent

Stord Raises $250M To Build Prime Without Amazon

TikTok Shop turns Spain into its seller lab

JD Wants Very's UK Doorway

Amazon's New Badges Turn Launches Into A Signal Race

Amazon Ads Has a Trust Tax

TikTok Shop Turns Small Sellers Into Scale Stories

Vinted Chases America's Closets

Uber Tests the Price of Delivery Density

Google Defends the Search Gate

eBay Gives Sellers Levers

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Alibaba Turns Product Images Into Ad Spend

Amazon wants to rent the shopping agent

Stord Raises $250M To Build Prime Without Amazon

TikTok Shop turns Spain into its seller lab

JD Wants Very's UK Doorway

Amazon's New Badges Turn Launches Into A Signal Race

Amazon Ads Has a Trust Tax

TikTok Shop Turns Small Sellers Into Scale Stories

Vinted Chases America's Closets

Uber Tests the Price of Delivery Density

Google Defends the Search Gate

eBay Gives Sellers Levers

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.

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