Food Delivery Market Heats up as Line Man Wongnai Cuts Fees
Line Man Wongnai announced a cut in its gross‑profit fee for merchants in the Thai Chuay Thai Plus scheme, lowering it from 15% to 10% to better compete with Grab’s 9% rate. The move comes as the company posted its first net profit—approximately $14.6 million—in 2025, up from a $9.6 million loss the year before, and saw gross revenue rise to about $513 million. Grab, meanwhile, reported a 75% plunge in net profit to $10.2 million despite a 19% revenue increase, highlighting the intensity of the duopolistic battle. Line Man plans an IPO by 2027 and is investing $10.8 million to support merchants under the co‑payment scheme.
Amazon Now Lets You Design Custom Merch Using AI
Amazon has added an AI‑powered design feature to its Shopping app, letting users create custom graphics via Alexa prompts. The generated artwork can be applied to a range of print‑on‑demand items, from T‑shirts to tumblers, through Amazon’s Merch on Demand...
Cash App Expands Payment Options With Instacart and Other Merchants
Cash App announced that more than 20 new retailers now support its Afterpay and Cash App Pay options, including Instacart, Lime, Sweetgreen and several fashion and lifestyle brands. The integrations give shoppers a choice between buy‑now‑pay‑later and instant Visa‑linked payments...
Reddit Expands Shopify Integration as Social Commerce Moves Closer to Performance Marketing
Reddit has rolled out its Shopify integration to advertisers globally, allowing merchants to link Shopify stores to Reddit Ads, install the Reddit Pixel without code, and automatically sync product catalogs. The streamlined setup enables Dynamic Product Ads and more precise...
How an Earlier Prime Day Created New Supply Chain Challenges for Brands
Amazon moved its flagship Prime Day from mid‑July to June 23‑26, forcing participating brands to accelerate inventory planning and fulfillment. The shift required manufacturers to expedite shipments, hire additional temporary labor, and absorb higher logistics costs to meet the compressed timeline. Companies...
ASOS Weighs Permanent Store Presence Following Pop-Up Success
ASOS is weighing a permanent physical retail footprint after learning from recent pop‑up shops and brand partnerships. The online fashion retailer says brick‑and‑mortar locations could complement its digital‑first strategy, though no concrete rollout plans have been announced. The move reflects...
AI Is Choosing Which Online Stores You See, and It’s Ignoring Most of Them
A Recomaze study tested 9,720 ecommerce stores with 58,320 purchase‑intent queries using Google Gemini, finding that 60% of stores received no recommendation and overall visibility was only 14%. When stores were mentioned, the recommendations were spread across more than 50,000...
From Catalogue to Conversion: Feedonomics Data Enrichment
Feedonomics launched a generative‑AI Data Enrichment service that automatically fills gaps in product catalogs, delivering structured, brand‑consistent data at scale. The platform combines LLM‑based generation, quality grading, and human review to enrich titles, descriptions, attributes, taxonomy and SEO metadata across...
GUEST POST: Why Membership Is Becoming Retail’s Most Valuable Customer Model
Retailers are turning membership programs into core business models, moving beyond simple loyalty discounts to create recurring revenue and deeper customer relationships. Brands such as Amazon Prime, Tesco Clubcard and Nike Membership illustrate how data, exclusive experiences and community can...
Wassist Raises $1.1M to Bring No-Code AI Agents to WhatsApp Commerce
Wassist announced a $1.1 million pre‑seed round led by Playfair to turn WhatsApp into a default storefront for online retailers. The startup’s no‑code platform lets brands launch AI‑powered agents on WhatsApp in minutes, handling product queries, order updates and recommendations. In...
Agentic Commerce: AI Is Now Your Shopper’s First Stop. Showing up Is Just the Beginning.
Retail’s front door has shifted from search and social to AI assistants that research, compare, and recommend products. In Q1 2026, AI‑referred traffic to U.S. retail sites jumped 393% YoY and converted 42% better than other sources. Brands must make product...
Amazon Bets on Wide Assortment, Prime Programme to Crack Q-Comm Race in India
Amazon is accelerating its quick‑commerce push in India by leveraging the Prime loyalty program and its "widest assortment" promise. Country Head Samir Kumar said Amazon Now, already in 12+ cities, will expand to over 100 cities and 1,000 micro‑fulfilment centres....
QVC Opens Social Commerce Studios at London HQ
QVC UK has opened new in‑house social commerce studios at its Chiswick Park headquarters in London. The studios support its TikTok Shop live‑shopping initiative launched in March 2025, which has generated over 185 Lives, 7 Mega Lives and attracted more than...
TikTok Now Has a Seat Next to Amazon and Walmart in RFPs
TikTok Shop has moved from a footnote to a core retail channel, now appearing in agency RFPs alongside Amazon and Walmart. Brands generating over $30 million in annual revenue reported a 97% year‑over‑year sales increase and an 80% rise in transaction...
How Shark Beauty Is Leveraging Community to Reach Stunning Annual Growth
Shark Beauty, the skin‑care arm of Shark Ninja, is riding a wave of community‑centric marketing to accelerate growth. In Q1 2026 the parent reported a 15.6% rise in net sales, reaching $1.4 billion, propelled by a 40% surge in skin‑care device...