Nykaa Launches Selena Gomez's Rare Beauty in India
Nykaa has partnered with Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty to launch the brand in India, making its vegan, cruelty‑free cosmetics available through Nykaa’s website, mobile app and 30 physical stores. The initial offering includes the Soft Pinch Liquid Blush, Soft Pinch Tinted Lip Oil and the True to Myself Natural Matte Longwear Foundation. Rare Beauty, founded in 2020, adds another premium international label to Nykaa’s expanding portfolio. The collaboration aims to meet the growing demand for curated, influencer‑backed beauty experiences among Indian consumers.
Myntra Hits Record 60 Million Weekly Active Users: Report
Myntra posted a record 60 million weekly active users, adding 8.4 million in a single week, the strongest growth among India’s major e‑commerce platforms. The surge outpaced Flipkart’s 4.3 million and Amazon’s 2.6 million weekly gains, though Flipkart remains the fastest‑growing large player on...
How Online Shopping Journeys Are Changing
PayPal Australia’s managing director Simon Banks says online shoppers now prioritize speed, simplicity and safety, with trust becoming a decisive factor. Research shows 74% of Australians are more likely to trust a seller that displays the PayPal brand, even if...
Subscription Boxes for Men: Go Inside the New GQ Box for Summer 2026
GQ has launched its Summer 2026 edition of the quarterly GQ Box, a curated subscription that bundles apparel, accessories, grooming products and a weekend duffle for $29.50 after a 50% discount. The box, valued at over $300, includes a PX Owen...
Ecommerce Trends: What Matters as Much as Tech to Get Omnichannel Experiences Right
Omnichannel fulfillment is now a baseline for North American retail chains, with 85.9% of the Digital Commerce 360 Top 1000 offering services such as curbside pickup and BOPIS in 2025. A new 2026 Omnichannel Report, based on a March survey of...
Costco Tech Moves at the Retailer’s Own Pace
Costco is accelerating its technology rollout, using generative AI to revamp product pages and drive a surge in online traffic. AI‑generated visits grew triple‑digit in Q3 and posted the highest conversion rate of any source on the retailer’s site. The...
Walmart Bets on AI and Its People as It Looks Toward the Next Era of Retail
At its 56th annual shareholders meeting, Walmart announced a strategic pivot that places artificial intelligence at the core of its retail operations while reaffirming its people‑first culture. CEO John Furner highlighted a 5.1% revenue rise to $715.9 billion, driven by 24%...
Jefferies Reiterates Buy Rating on Global-E Online (GLBE)
Jefferies reaffirmed its Buy rating on Global‑E Online (GLBE) and kept a $40 price target after the company announced a definitive agreement to acquire Passport Global. The acquisition brings advanced, asset‑light shipping solutions and stronger return capabilities, expanding GLBE’s total...
All 11 Edinburgh Festivals Propose A Common Ticket Platform
Edinburgh’s 11 festivals are moving toward a single, city‑wide ticketing platform to simplify purchases and tap a shared "data lake" of nearly 4 million tickets sold in 2024. Organisers hope the unified box office will attract a corporate sponsor such as...
Gopuff’s Shopping Assistant Is One for the Space Ages
Gopuff teamed with SpaceXAI to launch Go, an AI‑powered personal shopping assistant embedded in the Gopuff app. The tool blends Gopuff’s 13‑year order history, real‑time cultural signals from X and advanced voice, image and reasoning models to generate personalized carts...
Amazon Expands Ultra-Fast Deliveries in UK and Adds Same-Day Fruit and Veg
Amazon is extending its ultra‑fast Amazon Now service to Manchester, Birmingham, Ipswich and Coventry, while launching same‑day fresh grocery deliveries for Prime members in central London. The offering lets shoppers add fruit, veg, meat, dairy and frozen items to any...
Zepto Likely to Cross $ 1 Billion-Mark in Net Order Value in June Quarter
Quick‑commerce platform Zepto is on track to surpass $1 billion in net order value (NOV) for the June 2026 quarter, up from roughly $500 million in late 2025. The company has halved its cash‑burn per order to about ₹200 (≈$2.40) while expanding...
Walmart Marketplace Growth Reaches Fastest Pace in Years
Walmart’s U.S. third‑party marketplace posted a near‑50% year‑over‑year increase in Q1 FY27, its fastest growth in years. The platform now generates roughly $15 billion in gross merchandise value, about 10% of Walmart’s $150 billion U.S. e‑commerce sales, yet still trails Amazon’s 69%...
Doba Expands AI-Powered Dropshipping Workflow With Upgraded AI Tool Hub
Doba announced a major upgrade to its AI Tool Hub, adding an AI Image Studio and an enhanced AI Listing Optimizer. The new Image Studio lets sellers clean up photos, remove backgrounds, upscale resolution, and generate lifestyle images without leaving...
Agentic Commerce Puts Data Quality at the Center of Retail’s Next Era
Agentic commerce—where AI agents act as shoppers—is forcing retailers to prioritize data quality as a competitive prerequisite. Fetch Rewards, with 13 million active users and a daily flow of 13 million receipts, has built its data platform on Snowflake, making it the...