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Seydi Eren Ünlü Becomes n11's New CEO
Turkish e-commerce marketplace n11 has appointed Seydi Eren Ünlü as its new CEO, effective October 12, 2026. The company aims to increase its business volume fivefold…
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- AI
Jeff Bezos: AI Could Make Three-Day Workweeks Possible
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicts that artificial intelligence could make three-day workweeks possible and allow families to live on a single income. His remarks come…
- Marketplaces
Amazon Layoffs: Hundreds of Employees Cut Across the US, UK, and India
Amazon has announced a new round of layoffs affecting hundreds of employees across its retail and e-commerce divisions in the US, UK, and India. The workforce reductions…
- Digital Marketing
Panda Retail Partners with Spike Media and GoWit for E-Commerce Advertising
Panda Retail has partnered with Spike Media Saudi and GoWit to strengthen its e-commerce advertising capabilities in Saudi Arabia. The collaboration will introduce…
- E-Commerce
Dubai CommerCity and Global Commerce Foundation Partner to Accelerate Agentic AI Adoption in Digital Commerce
Dubai CommerCity and the Global Commerce Foundation have signed a strategic MoU to accelerate agentic AI adoption and innovation in digital commerce. The partnership…
- Fintech
Number of New Economy Companies in the UAE Increased by 37%, Approaching 125,000
The number of new economy companies in the UAE increased by 37% year-on-year, approaching 125,000 in the first half of 2026. Growth in e-commerce, artificial…
- Digital Marketing
AHOY Appoints Kamil Hilali as Independent Director
AHOY, the group building the world's leading deployed Sovereign Physical AI platform, announced the appointment of Kamil Hilali to its Board of Directors as an…
- Marketplaces
Amazon Controls 63 Percent of Germany’s E-Commerce Market
Amazon has strengthened its dominance in Germany’s e-commerce market, accounting for 63% of online retail spending as marketplace sales, Prime membership, and AI-powered…
- AI
$680,000 Artificial Intelligence Competition in Dubai: Create AI Agents Championship
Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed has launched the Create AI Agents Championship, offering more than $680,000 in prizes. The global competition aims to…
- Logistics
Dubai CommerCity Expands Its E-Commerce Infrastructure with an AED 1.8 Billion Investment
Dubai CommerCity is launching the second phase of its expansion with an investment exceeding AED 1.8 billion. The project will add more than 91,000 square metres of new…
- Logistics
Senior Executive Appointment at Aras Kargo: Ramazan Altınay Becomes General Manager and Chairman of the Board of Aras Global
Aras Kargo has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Ramazan Altınay as Chief Commercial Officer and Board Member. Altınay will also continue…
- AI
Swap Acquires Shopify-Based AI Visibility Platform Vizby
E-commerce technology company Swap has acquired Vizby, a Shopify-based AI visibility platform, and will integrate its technology as Swap Discovery to help brands track…
- Marketplaces
Walmart Tests AI-Powered Shopping with Google Through Flipkart
Walmart and Google are testing a new AI-powered e-commerce experience through Flipkart in India. Selected users can discover products in Gemini and Google AI Mode and…
- Logistics
Postal Parcel Volume in Kenya Increased by 549 Percent in One Quarter Due to the Impact of E-Commerce
Kenya’s booming e-commerce sector is transforming postal and logistics operations. Domestic parcel volumes at the Postal Corporation of Kenya jumped 549.2%…
- Marketplaces
Amazon Launches the Agentic AI Era for E-Commerce Sellers
Amazon is bringing agentic AI to e-commerce sellers with new tools designed to automate inventory management, pricing, product listings, sales performance, and account…
- Logistics
DHL Express Launches Direct Cargo Flights on Bahrain-Johannesburg Route
DHL Express has launched a new weekly air cargo service to Johannesburg, operating the first direct cargo flight between Bahrain and South Africa. The inaugural flight…
- AI
Alibaba Unveils AI Chip “Zhenwu V900”
China-based e-commerce and technology company Alibaba is expanding its investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure with its new chip, the Zhenwu V900.…
- AI
Shopify Brings Meta’s Muse AI Agent to E-Commerce
Shopify is launching a new e-commerce integration with Meta’s personal AI agent, Muse. As part of the collaboration, Muse will go beyond discovering products in stores…
- Marketplaces
Temu Rises to the Top in Four Countries in European E-Commerce
Temu continued its rapid growth in the European e-commerce market by taking the lead in four countries, according to 2025 data. According to ECDB data, the platform,…
- Digital Marketing
Google Removes Product Carousels in Europe: Organic Visibility in E-Commerce Is Changing
Google has started to largely remove organic product carousels from shopping-focused search results in the European Economic Area. The change, implemented as part of…
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