Zalando Grew 4.4 Percent, Not 20.7 Percent
Zalando reported gross merchandise volume up 20.7 percent and revenue up 20.8 percent for the second quarter, and its shares…
Marketplaces
Erene Araojo 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…
Amazon’s Prime Air drones are flying in one 7.5 mile circle in Darlington, and the precedent matters more than the drone
Amazon is now delivering parcels by drone to customers in Darlington, England, the first Prime Air site anywhere outside the…
One Amazon Ads account, seventeen European markets: what changed on 30 July
If you advertise on Amazon in more than one European country, the account you log into this week is not…
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 Got Its $600 Million Tariff Refund.
Amazon received about $600 million in tariff refunds in the second quarter, and it will hand money back to shoppers…
Shein’s Localization Never Arrived, and the IPO Filing Finally Put a Number On It
Shein spent two years telling regulators, journalists and shoppers it was becoming a local business: local marketplaces, local sellers, local…
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…
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…