Amazon AWD is live in Europe, minus multichannel
Amazon Warehousing and Distribution went live in Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom on 20 August 2026, with…
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Erene Araojo Joybuy is a re-entry, not a European debut
The single most useful thing to know about Joybuy is that JD.com has done this before, and the first attempt…
UK retail sales fell as confidence stayed negative
Two British numbers landed within a day of each other last week, they point in opposite directions, and one of…
JD Leases 48,000 m2 Between Antwerp and Brussels
JD Logistics, the logistics arm of JD.com, has signed a long-term lease for nearly 48,000 square metres at Park De…
Joybuy is live in six markets, undercutting Prime
Every Chinese challenger that has landed in Europe so far has competed from a distance. Temu and Shein win on…
Beijing Orders JD Not to Help EU MediaMarkt Probe
The ownership of roughly 1,070 electronics stores across Europe has turned into a test of whether Brussels or Beijing gets…
US Online Sales Did Not Fall. Prime Day Moved
American ecommerce sales dropped 2.2 percent in July against June, and almost every reading of that number you encounter this…
TikTok Finds Your Product. Amazon Takes the Sale
More Americans now go to TikTok than to Amazon when they are looking for something new to buy. In a…
TikTok Shop Takes 3.5 Percent of All Your GMV
If you are enrolled in TikTok Shop’s Smart Promotion in the United States, the platform is taking 3.5 percent of…
350 Million People Shopped Through Amazon’s Assistant. Your Listing Now Has Two Readers
Amazon has finally put numbers on its shopping assistant, and the numbers are large enough to change how you write…