TikTok Shop Partners With Singapore Retail Groups to Build Social Commerce Workforce
TikTok Shop announced a memorandum of understanding with the Singapore Retailers Association and Workforce Singapore to launch social commerce training and supporting infrastructure. The initiative defines three core roles—Social Commerce Hosts, Leads, and Engineers—to reskill workers for live‑stream shopping. Singapore’s digital economy, already contributing about 17% of GDP and projected to reach roughly 22% by 2027, provides a fertile backdrop for the program. The partnership aligns with the nation’s “engage online, experience offline” retail strategy, aiming to boost retailer competitiveness.
Dollar Tree Makes Distribution, Tech Upgrades
Dollar Tree is overhauling its distribution network and replacing legacy systems with AI‑driven, cloud‑based platforms. In the latest quarter, inventory fell 7% year‑over‑year while sales climbed 9%, signaling improved inventory discipline. The retailer is rebuilding its Marietta, Oklahoma hub to...
Hasbro Opens Georgia Distribution Center Near Port of Savannah
Hasbro has opened a 600,000‑square‑foot distribution center in Midway, Georgia, less than an hour from the Port of Savannah. The facility, the company’s first fully owned U.S. warehouse, will process roughly 25% of its domestic volume and serve both retail...
Broker’s Call: Meesho (Buy)
Axis Securities initiates coverage on Meesho with a Buy rating and a target price of ₹195 (~$2.35), above the current market price of ₹147 (~$1.77). The platform serves roughly 250 million annual transacting users and 900,000 sellers, and aims to capture...
SDLC Corp Launches Free Odoo WooCommerce Connector for Seamless Integration
SDLC Corp has introduced a free Odoo‑WooCommerce connector that provides real‑time, bidirectional synchronization between WooCommerce storefronts and Odoo ERP systems. The integration tackles common e‑commerce pain points such as inventory mismatches, delayed order processing, and fragmented customer data. It leverages...
Blinkit Announces Quick Commerce Service at Mumbai Airport; Netizens Wonder if It's a Prank
Blinkit has launched India’s first quick‑commerce service inside Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, operating in Terminal 2’s secure zone. Passengers can order from a catalogue of over 2,500 products via the Blinkit app and receive deliveries at gates, lounges or...
The Missed Pro Shop Purchase Driving Six-Figure Sales For Clubs
Tim Neill’s frustration with closed pro shops sparked Fescue & Dunes, an e‑commerce platform that lets destination golf clubs sell merchandise online 24/7. The service handles inventory, fulfillment and customer service, turning missed impulse purchases into measurable revenue. Early partners...
Two in Five Gen Z Brits Would Let AI Manage Their Subscriptions, Research Finds
A Bango survey of 1,500 UK consumers reveals that 43% of Gen Z respondents would let artificial intelligence manage their subscriptions, compared with 31% across all ages. Trust in AI rises sharply among existing AI‑tool users, with 62% of those subscribers...
TikTok to Let US Creators Sell Personalized Videos In-App Through Its New Cameo Partnership
TikTok announced a partnership with personalized‑video service Cameo, enabling U.S. creators to sell custom video messages directly inside the app. The integration adds a seamless sign‑up flow and a “Cameo” search button, allowing fans to request videos that start at...
Licious Reports Rs 1,166 Cr Revenue in FY26, Targets Rs 1,800 Cr for FY27
Licious posted FY26 net revenue of Rs 1,166 crore (≈ $140 million), a 47% year‑on‑year increase, propelled by strong online growth and expanding offline outlets. The company aims for Rs 1,800 crore (≈ $217 million) in FY27, focusing on deeper penetration of urban micro‑markets and scaling its dark‑store...
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[In the Picture] Joybuy Launches Debut Campaign for the European Market
Joybuy, JD.com’s new European e‑commerce platform, has launched its first pan‑European advertising push. The campaign runs on major streaming services such as Netflix, Disney+ and HBO Max, and on over 2,000 digital outdoor screens across the continent. It highlights fast,...
NowPurchase Secures Rs 80 Cr in Funding Led by Bajaj Finserv
NowPurchase, a B2B marketplace for metal manufacturers, secured ₹80 crore (approximately $9.8 million) in a funding round led by Bajaj Finserv, with participation from existing backers and family offices. The capital brings the startup’s total equity funding to about ₹120 crore ($14.5 million) and...
Click Frenzy, Power Retail Enter Liquidation, Blaming Iran War
Click Frenzy and Power Retail, owned by Global Marketplace, entered liquidation after receivers were appointed, citing cash‑flow strain from the US‑Iran conflict. The two e‑commerce platforms together generated roughly $7 million in annual revenue and held sizable consumer bases. Wexted Advisors...
How Freedom Turns Dropship Into a Competitive Edge
Paula Mitchell, digital GM of Freedom Australia, has turned the retailer’s dropship program into a strategic growth engine, partnering with 160‑170 vendors to offer roughly 50,000 SKUs beyond the physical store footprint. The initiative lifted online sales from about 17‑18%...
Isle of Monday, New Vintage Rental Platform, Launches
Isle of Monday, a New York‑based on‑demand rental platform for unsigned, designer and archival vintage fashion, launched after building a 30,000‑person waitlist and 15,000 beta users. The company sources 40% of its inventory outright and 60% via revenue‑sharing partnerships, offering...
Flipkart Turns Umpire Billy Bowden’s Quirks Into a Clever Deal Decoder
Flipkart’s newest ad campaign stars former cricket umpire Billy Bowden, turning his signature gestures into a visual code for product categories on the platform. Viewers scan a QR code, match a gesture to a deal and unlock discounts, making the...
Line Man Preps for the Worst
Line Man Wongnai is bracing for a worst‑case energy scenario, saying it could impose a delivery surcharge if fuel prices climb another 9‑10 baht (about $0.28 per litre). The firm now expects online food‑delivery growth to slow to 15% instead of...
The RAM Crisis Is Price-Gouging Storage Units, but the "Definitive" 1TB SSD for Gaming Handhelds Is Sideswiping Them with This...
Amid a broader RAM‑driven price surge in storage, Western Digital has slashed the price of its 1TB WD_Black SN770M SSD by 25%, positioning it as the go‑to upgrade for handheld gaming devices. The drive is fully compatible with the ASUS...
Waiting Longer For Your Package Can Cut Carbon Emissions
Fast, ultra‑quick delivery has become a hallmark of e‑commerce, but the last‑mile—where drivers make multiple stops and race against tight windows—accounts for roughly half of a shipment’s carbon footprint. Studies show that delaying a package by three to four days...
Amazon Live FAST Channel Joins Samsung TV Plus Lineup With Suite Of Shopping Features And Content
Amazon Live, a shopping‑focused FAST channel, is now part of Samsung TV Plus, the free streaming service that reaches more than 100 million monthly active users. The integration brings Amazon’s live‑shopping formats, celebrity hosts and original series to Samsung’s smart‑TV ecosystem. Viewers...
Retailers Sign on for Firmly Agentic Commerce Platform
Firmly has launched Firmly Connect, a no‑code platform that lets online retailers plug into AI shopping agents and emerging vertical apps within hours. The solution eliminates months of engineering by abstracting protocols and providing a centralized dashboard for pricing, inventory,...
Agentic Commerce-Era Lessons From Social Commerce And Digital Ad Channels
Agentic commerce is being touted as the next evolution of online shopping, echoing the hype that surrounded social commerce a few years ago. The article distills four lessons from social commerce—value proposition, flawless experience, right‑channel targeting, and trust—that are critical...
ProVendorConnect Launches B2B Marketplace for Property Managers
ProVendorConnect, a Tampa‑based startup, has unveiled a B2B procurement marketplace for homeowners associations, property managers and commercial facility operators. The platform replaces informal contractor referrals and email‑based RFPs with a centralized, competitive bidding system that retains procurement records for at...
Top Reasons to Hire a CBD Web Design Company for Your CBD Business
The CBD market’s rapid expansion has created a crowded, regulation‑heavy landscape, making a professional, compliant website essential for brand credibility and sales. Hiring a CBD‑focused web design firm brings industry‑specific knowledge of advertising rules, product presentation, and secure payment integration....
Luxury Ecommerce Growth Slows to 1.8% as Industry Enters Structural Shift
Tradebyte’s 2026 luxury e‑commerce report shows growth slowing to just 1.8% in 2025, marking the end of a multi‑year surge. The slowdown reflects a structural shift toward algorithm‑driven discovery, price transparency and tighter operational discipline rather than pure reach. Luxury...
Govt Unveils New Rules to Boost Ecommerce Exports
India’s Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has rolled out sweeping reforms to boost e‑commerce exports, effective April 1. The long‑standing Rs 10 lakh (≈ $12,000) value cap per courier consignment has been eliminated, allowing higher‑value shipments to move directly via courier....
J. Jill Sales Decline Continues Amid Tough Economic Backdrop
J. Jill reported a fourth‑quarter net sales decline of 3.1% year‑over‑year to $138.4 million, with comparable sales down 4.8%. The retailer posted a Q4 net loss of $3.5 million after a profit year‑ago, and full‑year sales fell 2.3% to $596.5 million. Direct‑to‑consumer revenue...
Mark 3 Targets Asia Business with New Appointment
Mark 3 International has hired Chris Stevens as its Asia business development executive to accelerate growth in the region. Stevens brings three decades of experience across postal, parcel, courier and logistics sectors, having led senior roles at Swiss Post International...
Our Lego Agency’s Jennifer Berry on Building Connected Commerce Beyond Channels
Lego’s in‑house Our Lego Agency now unites commerce, creativity and retail under a single operating model, eliminating traditional channel silos. The agency focuses on delivering seamless, audience‑first experiences across direct‑to‑consumer (DTC), partner retailers and physical stores. AI tools are deployed...
Smarter Ecommerce Delivery in Africa
Delivery failures remain the biggest obstacle to ecommerce growth in Africa, where landmark addresses and cash‑on‑delivery preferences drive high return rates. Venture‑backed fulfillment firms such as Gig Logistics, Loop and Faramove are now using AI‑powered address verification, risk‑scoring APIs and...
From Stockroom to Screen: How Real-Time Inventory Feeds Elevate In-Store Digital Signage
Retailers are increasingly linking digital signage to live inventory and point‑of‑sale data, turning static ads into context‑aware displays. A rules‑based engine automatically promotes in‑stock items while suppressing sold‑out products, ensuring screens reflect real availability. This integration creates a feedback loop...
Grocery Shopping Is Now the Second-Largest Online Sector in the Netherlands
Dutch e‑commerce is stabilizing, with total online spend projected at €35.7 billion in 2025 (about $39 billion), a modest 1 % dip from the prior year. While travel and event services are losing ground, physical goods are regaining momentum, propelled in part by...
Why Mastercard Is Ditching Traditional Payment Rails for AI-Driven Agentic Payments
Mastercard is pivoting from traditional payment rails to AI‑driven, agentic payments, aiming to become the orchestration layer that links intent with transaction. The company has piloted fully authenticated AI transactions in India, completed a live end‑to‑end AI purchase in South...
The Next Era of Retail Won’t Be Browsed, It Will Be Prompted
Retail is transitioning from search‑driven browsing to AI‑driven intent commerce, where autonomous agents complete purchases before a human even opens a site. Walmart reported that shoppers using its Sparky assistant generated baskets 35% larger than traditional shoppers, underscoring the revenue...
Flipkart Hires Senior Executives To Scale Platform Engineering And Execution Capabilities
Flipkart has appointed Smita Ojha as Vice President of Engineering and Amit Sharma as Vice President of Programme Management to bolster its OneTech platform capabilities. Ojha will head the Central Platforms Group, bringing over two decades of platform‑engineering expertise from Mindtickle. Sharma...
You Can Order Grubhub and Uber Eats ‘Conversationally’ with Alexa Plus
Amazon has upgraded its Alexa Plus assistant to support conversational food ordering through Grubhub and Uber Eats. Users can add, remove, or change items on the fly, with the Echo Show 8 and larger devices displaying the order in real time. The feature...
Visa Pushes Subscription Management Tool
Visa announced a partnership with Pinwheel to embed an enhanced subscription manager directly into banking apps, giving cardholders a consolidated view of recurring charges, alternative payment options, and one‑click cancellation. The rollout begins this summer for North American issuers, with...
Doba Launches Unified AI Platform to Consolidate Every Dropshipping Automation Tool in One Place
Doba has launched the beta of Doba Pilot, an AI‑driven platform that consolidates core dropshipping functions into a single natural‑language interface. The system automates product discovery, Shopify store creation, AI‑generated listings, and real‑time inventory sync across its largely US‑based supplier...
Designkit Launches E-Commerce Design Platform to Streamline Product Visuals for Global Sellers
Designkit has launched a globally available e‑commerce design platform that lets merchants create conversion‑ready product visuals in hours instead of days. The platform combines a Generative AI Suite, which can produce full image sets, lifestyle scenes, videos and localized copy...
Swipe Fees Hit Record-Setting $198.25B
U.S. merchants paid a record $198.25 billion in credit and debit card swipe fees in 2025, according to the Merchants Payments Coalition. The total represents a 5.9% jump from 2024 and an 80% increase since the pandemic, with fees climbing 219%...
We Still Highly Recommend These 3 Older Laptop Models - Especially While They're on Sale
Amazon’s Spring Sale ends tonight, featuring deep discounts on older laptop models that still deliver strong performance. The M1 MacBook Pro is available for $707, a 53% reduction, while Samsung’s Galaxy Book5 360 and Dell 16 Plus are discounted 12% and 35% respectively....
Pandora Opens Distribution Centre in Canada to Reduce US Tariff Impact
Pandora has opened a new distribution centre in Mississauga, Ontario to process Canadian online orders locally, reducing reliance on U.S. facilities and exposure to higher tariffs. The move follows President Trump’s increase of import duties on Thai‑made jewellery, which Pandora...
UK Consumers Shift From Browsing to Intent as High‑value Home and Finance Leads Surge
Analysis of 67 million email messages shows UK consumers are becoming more selective, clicking less but converting at higher rates. The shift toward an “intent economy” is driven by cost‑of‑living pressures, prompting shoppers to focus on home improvements and financial services...
Wildberries Reports Rising Demand for Asian Products
Wildberries, the leading Eurasian e‑commerce platform, reported a 40% jump in food sales sourced from Asian countries in 2025, with continued acceleration into 2026. Products such as Chinese soy‑based meat, Indian basmati rice, and Thai coconut milk saw multi‑fold growth,...
Credit Is Now a Primary Growth Lever: Flipkart Wholesale on the Future of B2B Commerce
Flipkart Wholesale says credit has shifted from a peripheral service to the primary growth lever for India’s kirana stores. The company highlights three concurrent trends—localized supply chains, range‑driven buying, and deeper credit penetration—fueling higher ticket sizes and repeat orders. GST...
Morpheus Research Report Alleges 'Anti-Competitive' Practices by MakeMyTrip Despite CCI Order
Morpheus Research released a report accusing MakeMyTrip of continuing anti‑competitive price‑parity practices despite a 2022 Competition Commission of India fine of $26 million. The activist short‑seller alleges the platform uses an internal “price competitiveness score” to indirectly enforce parity, while also...
Hong Kong: A City of Moments” Featuring Lola Hubner
Travel commerce platform BYRDLI announced its first international destination partnership in Asia, launching a Hong Kong‑focused Travel Club with Australian creator Lola Hubner. Hubner built a fully bookable itinerary in real time, showcasing the city as both a 48‑hour stop‑over and a...
As IPL Fever Rages, Qcomm Players Fire up Big Discounts
Quick‑commerce giants Amazon Now, Flipkart Minutes and Instamart are rolling out "match‑ready" promotions with discounts exceeding 40% on food and beverage items as the Indian Premier League (IPL) gains momentum. The discounts aim to offset recent LPG shortages and supply...
Beauty Briefing: How Fragrance Is Winning on TikTok Shop
Fragrance brand Snif saw explosive sales on TikTok Shop after influencer Mikayla Nogueira livestreamed a product demo, highlighting the platform’s power for scent categories. The surge underscores how live video and creator seeding can turn traditionally tactile products into impulse...
Stitch Fix Is Targeting People Mid-Transition, From GLP-1 Users to Newly Divorced Men
Stitch Fix is pivoting to hyper‑targeted life‑stage segments, focusing on GLP‑1 weight‑loss drug users and recently divorced men who need rapid wardrobe updates. The company posted Q2 revenue of $341.3 million, a 9.4% year‑over‑year increase, and a record $577 revenue per active...