E-Commerce
Record E-Commerce Spending During the Holiday Season: $257.8 Billion
Adobe released online shopping data for the 2025 holiday season in the U.S. Online consumers spent more than $4 billion in a single day for 25 days during the 2025…
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- E-Commerce
The Era of Duty-Free Shopping in Türkiye Officially Ends: 30 Euro Exemption Removed
The 30 Euro customs exemption applied to foreign purchases in Türkiye has been removed with a Presidential Decree published in the Official Gazette. The regulation,…
- Fintech
Network International Becomes the First Payment Platform to Enable Stablecoin Payments in the UAE with AE Coin
Network International, one of the leading fintech companies in the Middle East and Africa, has become the first payment platform to support regulated Stablecoin payments…
- E-Commerce
E-commerce Startup Stord Acquires AI-Powered Fulfillment Platform Shipwire
Fast-growing e-commerce logistics startup Stord announced the acquisition of Shipwire, an AI-powered fulfillment platform from CEVA Logistics. The deal, completed on…
- E-Commerce
The EU Renewed Dispute Resolution Rules by Ending the Central ODR Platform
The European Union officially ended the central Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform. In addition, it published revised rules on alternative dispute resolution that…
- E-Commerce
Asos Launched a Returns Transparency Tool for Customers in the United Kingdom
Asos announced that it had launched a new returns transparency tool in the United Kingdom that provides customers with clearer information on how their return behavior…
- AI
Alibaba Made a Visual AI Move Against Meituan
Alibaba Group Holding intensified competition in China’s food and local services market by offering artificial intelligence–powered tools that would help restaurants…
- Logistics
Chinese Companies Increased Their Presence in Dubai Free Zones to Overcome Trade Barriers
Chinese companies expanded their operations in Dubai’s free trade zones throughout 2025 in order to overcome rising trade barriers and access new international markets.…
- AI
E-commerce Trends That Will Reshape Online Retail in 2026
Online retail entered 2026 shaped by economic pressures, changing consumer habits, and rapid developments in artificial intelligence throughout 2025. As retailers left…
- Logistics
The World Customs Organization Approved Dubai Customs’ Cross-Border E-Commerce Platform as a “Global Model”
The World Customs Organization published a trilingual report praising Dubai Customs’ cross-border e-commerce platform and recognizing it as a global reference point for…
- Logistics
Noon Completed Its First Drone Delivery Pilot
Noon successfully carried out its first autonomous drone delivery operation in Liwa, located in Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra Region, in cooperation with Lodd Autonomous.
- E-Commerce
A Sharp Increase in E-Commerce Revenues in Azerbaijan Is Expected by 2027
According to new forecasts published by the Asian Development Bank, Azerbaijan’s e-commerce market is expected to grow rapidly in the coming years, with revenues…
- E-Commerce
E-Commerce in 2025: Real Growth, Inevitable Friction, and Changed Rules
Burak Yalım writes… 2025 was not the year e-commerce slowed down — it was the year it became harder. Behind the growth headlines, the ecosystem faced rising costs,…
- E-Commerce
Ethiopost Launched Virtual P.O. Box and Post Gebeya to Expand Digital Logistics and E-Commerce
Ethiopia’s national postal service, Ethiopost, implemented two major digital services aimed at modernizing mail delivery and supporting small businesses. Ethiopost put…
- Logistics
Keeta Completed Its Nationwide Launch Across the UAE
Keeta, the international on-demand food delivery platform backed by Chinese technology group Meituan, completed its nationwide rollout across all seven emirates of the…
- Marketplaces
Hepsiburada CEO Nilhan Onal Gökcetekin Is Handing Over Her Role
Hepsiburada CEO Nilhan Onal Gökcetekin will hand over her role as of July 1, 2026. Hepsiburada Chairman of the Board Mikheil Lomtadze said, “We have decided to build…
- Logistics
Amazon Halted Its Commercial Drone Delivery Plans in Italy
Amazon halted its commercial drone delivery plans in Italy after concluding that the broader regulatory environment in the country did not support the program’s…
- Marketplaces
Coupang Announced a $1.17 Billion Compensation Plan Following a Major Customer Data Breach
South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang announced a compensation program exceeding $1.17 billion following a large-scale customer data breach that affected tens of…
- E-Commerce
Impact of ‘De Minimis’ Exemption: 54% Drop in Parcels Coming to the U.S.
The ‘de minimis’ exemption, which ended in August in the U.S., has led to significant changes for international shipments. The end of the exemption has impacted…
- E-Commerce
2026 Will Be a Turning Point for Consumer Internet and E-Commerce
Wedbush Securities forecasts that 2026 will be a decisive year for consumer internet companies, with the gap between winners and losers widening. The firm states that…
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