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…
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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…
JD.com Opens Joybuy to European Sellers
China’s JD.com did something the other Chinese entrants into Europe did not do: it moved the warehouses first. Before it…
Amazon’s AI Seller Assistant Reaches Europe: Now Live in Four Markets
Amazon has put an AI co-pilot inside Seller Central, and as of this month it is live across several of…
Erene Araojo A $17M Lip Balm: How K-Beauty Took Over TikTok Shop
The single best-selling product on TikTok Shop in the United States last quarter was not made in America. According to…
Prime Day 2026 Hit a Record $26.4 Billion. Here Is What the Shifts Mean for Your Store.
Amazon Prime Day 2026 closed as the biggest one yet, and the way shoppers spent tells sellers more than the…