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…
Ecommerce Strategy
Erene Araojo TikTok Shop Has Opened a Virtual Goods Category: United States Only, Invite Only, and Not a Licence to Sell Services
TikTok Shop now has a documented Virtual Goods category. Its own requirements page, dated 24 July 2026, sets out nine…
Jorge Callejo Amazon Paid Units Grew 17 Percent and Sellers Carried 61 Percent of Them: The Marketplace Is the Store
Amazon sold 17 percent more paid units worldwide in the second quarter of 2026 than it did a year earlier,…
TikTok Shop Will Run Your Shop For You: $10,000 Plus 10-20% Of Sales
In August, TikTok Shop starts selling sellers the one thing it never sold them before: the work itself. A managed…
Amazon Will Override Your Handling Time From September 1
Handling time has always been the one delivery lever that belonged entirely to the seller. Amazon sets the fees, the…
eBay Closes Its 1.2 Billion Depop Deal
The headline is a fashion acquisition. The story underneath is what happens to three million mostly-European Gen Z sellers when…
TikTok Shop Europe Hits 498 Million in 90 Days
The first hard revenue number for continental Europe is finally here. It is smaller than the hype, and the way…
TikTok Shop’s US Account Health Rating is now live
TikTok Shop has fully replaced its old Violation Points penalty counter with a US Account Health Rating this month, a…
Deadline watch: on July 27, Amazon’s AI starts rewriting your product titles
This is a calendar piece, not breaking news. Amazon announced the change on June 11, 2026. We are running it…
TikTok Shop Now Spans 10 European Markets, With “Sell Across Europe
This month, the in-app Shop Tab starts reaching TikTok users across the newest corners of TikTok Shop’s European footprint. That…