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The European Commission fined AliExpress €550 million on the grounds that it failed to adequately assess and mitigate the risks related to the sale of illegal, unsafe,…
Two major e-commerce warehouses belonging to Wildberries, one of Russia’s largest online retailers, were targeted in drone attacks carried out by Ukraine. Eight people…
Styli, the digital fashion platform backed by Landmark Group, is becoming one of the most remarkable players in the rising e-commerce ecosystem of the Gulf Region.…
Rakuten France, one of the long-established platforms in the French e-commerce market, will permanently cease operations at the end of 2026 after sales negotiations…
The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has launched an e-commerce council to bring the country’s rapidly growing digital commerce sector together under a…
The “Illicit Trade Report 2025” published by the World Customs Organization revealed that cross-border movements of illicit goods are increasingly shifting toward…
Sürat Kargo, which has structured its operational processes end to end through digital transformation investments, increased its transaction volume by 20 percent in the…
The European Central Bank’s Consumer Expectations Survey, conducted in April 2026, revealed that more than half of consumers in the euro area had made at least one…
Kazakhstan-based technology and e-commerce company Kaspi.kz announced that it has completed the acquisition of fully licensed Rabobank A.Ş., which operates in Türkiye.…
Boston Dynamics is testing its four-legged robot Spot for use in the final 50-foot stretch between the delivery vehicle and the customer’s door, one of the most…
Amazon Leo, Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite internet network, has signed an agreement with Herotel to connect households and small businesses in rural areas of South…
By Muhammet Emin Kantarci | CEO, Podbul Inc. Imagine an e-commerce business model where you don’t need to hold inventory, you don’t deal with 3PL warehousing, shipping,…
WORLDEF Prime Antalya 2026 will bring together leading representatives of the e-commerce, retail, and modern commerce ecosystem at Kremlin Palace Antalya on 8–10…
By Aytaç Akıncı | Founder & CEO, Ship to More Digital Transformation in E-Export – We are all experiencing, with great excitement, the new golden age of global trade…
Retail sales in Türkiye increased by 13.7 percent year-on-year and by 2.4 percent compared with the previous month in May 2026. According to the Trade Sales Volume Index…
Saudi Arabia-based e-commerce platform Shahbandr announced that it will continue its operations under the “Komrz” brand. As part of the rebranding process, the company…
Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development has launched the second edition of its Prompt Engineering Program, enabling entrepreneurs to develop AI-powered business ideas…
The GCC inflation rate in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries was recorded at 1.8 percent in 2025. According to data released by the Statistical Centre for the…
Japan’s National Police Agency has signed a new information-sharing agreement with the country’s major platform operators in order to prevent the increasing number of…
Dubai Chambers has launched the “Business in Dubai” platform for businesses that want to establish companies, grow their activities and expand their operations in Dubai.…
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