Russian E-Commerce and Banking Are Converging: Sberbank at the Table for Ozon
It has been claimed that Sberbank, Russia’s largest state-owned bank, is holding talks to acquire a significant stake in Ozon, one of the country’s leading e-commerce…
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EU Fines Temu Over Unsafe Products
TEMU EU Fine The European Union has fined Chinese online retailer Temu €200 million, or around $232 million, after finding that the platform failed to properly protect…
Alibaba Partners with UEFA Men’s Club Competitions and UEFA EURO 2028
Alibaba has become UEFA’s official and exclusive partner for artificial intelligence, cloud computing services, and e-commerce. The partnership will enable the use of…
Chinese JD.com Is Evaluating the Acquisition of Britain’s The Very Group
It has been claimed that China-based e-commerce giant JD.com is evaluating the possibility of acquiring The Very Group, one of the United Kingdom’s leading online retail…
German Fashion Giant Breuninger Opens Online Stores in Denmark, Sweden and Romania
Germany-based premium fashion retail brand Breuninger continues to expand its cross-border e-commerce operations in Europe. The company announced that it has launched…
Bangladesh Sees Positive Marketplace Shift as Jiji Acquires Bikroy
African classifieds marketplace Jiji has acquired Bikroy, Bangladesh’s largest online classifieds platform, marking the company’s first acquisition outside Africa and a…
TikTok Introduced TikTok GO: Travel Bookings Within the App
TikTok has announced a new service that allows users to discover and book hotels, attractions, and events directly within the app: TikTok GO. This new feature was…
Amazon Launches 30-Minute Delivery Option Across the U.S.
Amazon has taken a significant step in the e-commerce sector with the launch of its 30-minute delivery service in several major cities across the United States. The…
Retail Transformation Shows Philadelphia Malls’ Resilient Shift in the E-Commerce Era
Philadelphia’s shopping malls are no longer operating as they did decades ago, but their role in the retail ecosystem is far from over. As e-commerce continues to…
Mirakl Introduces Agentic Activation, the First Enterprise Solution That Makes Product Pages Ready for LLMs
Mirakl, the operating system for Intelligent Commerce, launched Mirakl Agentic Activation, the first production-ready enterprise infrastructure that enables sellers and…
Newegg Announces 2025 Fiscal Year Results; Average Order Value Reaches $448
Newegg Commerce, one of the leading global technology e-commerce retailers, announced its results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. According to the 2025 data…
40 Billion Boost EU Small Businesses Hit Record Amazon Sales Milestone
Small and medium-sized enterprises across Europe have reached a new level of scale, generating more than €40 billion in sales through Amazon. The figure marks a record…
Data of 500,000 Volunteers from UK-Based UK Biobank Was Put Up for Sale on Alibaba
Data belonging to volunteers of the UK-based UK Biobank was put up for sale on the Chinese e-commerce platform Alibaba. The British government is investigating how the…
Top 3 Nordic Retailers Lead Europe’s Cross-Border Seller Ranking
Europe’s cross-border ecommerce market is being led by major Nordic multichannel retailers, with Ikea, Jysk and H&M ranking as the best-performing cross-border sellers…
The National E-Commerce Marketplace Postcom Launched in Uganda
The national e-commerce marketplace Postcom has been launched in Uganda. Developed by Posta Uganda, the platform aims to strengthen the digital economy. Postcom was…
Amazon Detected More Than 15 Million Counterfeit Products in 2025
Amazon has published its first “Trustworthy Shopping Experience Report.” The report shares details on how the company protects customers, brands, and selling partners…
Dubai SME Partners with noon Food
Dubai SME and noon Food have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enable Emirati-owned F&B businesses to compete and grow sustainably within the digital…
Marketplaces Account for 83.4% of Global E-Commerce Revenues
The popularity of marketplaces, which dominate the global e-commerce ecosystem, continues at full speed. Third-party marketplaces are gaining strength globally.…
Amazon Is Acquiring Globalstar for $11.6 Billion
Amazon announced that it will acquire the US satellite communications company Globalstar for $11.6 billion. The move is said to be aimed at competing with Starlink, the…
Vinted’s 47% GMV Surge Signals Positive Boom in Europe’s Resale Economy
Europe’s second-hand fashion market is gaining serious momentum, and Vinted is at the center of this transformation. The Lithuania-based platform reported a 47%…
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