14 Oct 2026 · 7 minNew
easyShop Launches Across Europe, Obsero Raises €1M for AI Search
easyShop.com goes live in 21 countries as an Amazon rival; Obsero raises €1M to fix AI search visibility; retail media's true cost questioned.
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13 Oct 2026 · 7 minNew
Temu & Shein Lose Germany, Ikea Enters Recommerce
Shein, Temu and AliExpress shed 35.5% of German sales in Q3; Ikea launches second-hand marketplace in UK and Germany; PureOne Golf fixes attribution.
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12 Oct 2026 · 7 minNew
Revlon's Amazon Video Ads, Apple Blocks Ad Tech, Yazen Raises €50M
Revlon demos Amazon interactive video ads at Advertising Week, Apple targets ad tech with a new block list, and Yazen closes a €50M European health DTC round.
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11 Oct 2026 · 7 min
Meta Launches AI Ad Tools, DHL Buys Into Eastern Europe
Meta unveils AI-powered ad tools at Advertising Week, Sweden's ecommerce grows 8% in Q2, and DHL eCommerce acquires Venipak to expand last-mile in Eastern Europe.
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10 Oct 2026 · 7 min
Levi's Grows Ecommerce 10%, EU Eyes Parcel Fee, Social Commerce Surges
Levi's posts 10% ecommerce growth in Q3, the EU drafts a surveillance fee on non-EU parcels, and Captify data shows UK social commerce intent up 457%.
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9 Oct 2026 · 7 min
Amazon Hits $9.86B, Zalando Opens France DC & Moloco Certified
Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days reached $9.86B in online spend; Zalando opens a 140,000 sqm French warehouse; Moloco earns IAB Europe retail media certification.
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8 Oct 2026 · 7 min
UK Retail Media Hits £2bn, Amazon Owns 63% of Germany
UK retail media crosses £2bn with 32% H1 growth, Amazon holds 63% of German online retail, and Prime Day unlocks Amazon DSP and video budgets.
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7 Oct 2026 · 7 min
Albertsons Loses Ad Chief & Bets Big on ChatGPT
Albertsons loses retail media lead Brian Monahan, expands enterprise ChatGPT use, and Cotswold Outdoor connects online and in-store ad networks via Broadsign.
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6 Oct 2026 · 7 min
TikTok's New AI Checkout, Frasers Bets £1B on Luxury
TikTok launches a direct brand checkout with an AI shopping assistant, TikTok Shop's EU gap widens, and Frasers Group unveils a £1B luxury operation.
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5 Oct 2026 · 6 min
Google Gemini Tracks Traffic, DoorDash Automates B2B Orders
Google Gemini now passes UTM data to site owners, DoorDash launches agentic ordering for corporate clients, and Søstrene Grene posts 16% revenue growth.
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4 Oct 2026 · 7 min
TikTok & Amazon Challenge Ad Measurement, Healf Tops Europe
TikTok pushes its own attribution model, Amazon claims ads outperform standard windows, and UK wellness marketplace Healf ranks #1 among 250 European startups.
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3 Oct 2026 · 7 min
Temu & Shein Own 90% of EU Cross-Border Spend, ChatGPT Enters Shopping
Temu, Shein and AliExpress captured over 90% of EU outbound ecommerce spend in 2025, Austria launched a €2 parcel levy, and ChatGPT added try-on and wishlist features.
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2 Oct 2026 · 7 min
Apple Blocks The Trade Desk, Whoop's 300K Unit Surprise
Apple's iOS update cuts The Trade Desk from Safari ads, Whoop's marketing boom triggered a 300,000-unit demand crisis, and German cross-border sellers face rising costs.
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1 Oct 2026 · 7 min
DoorDash Enters Returns, Kroger Scores Ad Creative with AI
DoorDash launches a nationwide returns service, Kroger uses AI to predict ad conversions, and European ecommerce growth slows to 5% in 2026.
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30 Sep 2026 · 7 min
Shein Profits Halve, Amazon & Meta Rebuild Ad Buying With AI
EU parcel tax cuts Shein's operating profit in half; Amazon collapses ad silos at unBoxed; Meta opens Muse AI agent to 200M small businesses.
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29 Sep 2026 · 7 min
Shopify Opens Checkout to AI Agents, Amazon Expands to Europe
Shopify lets AI agents complete purchases, Adobe forecasts $275B in US holiday ecommerce, and Amazon brings its GWD fulfilment service to Europe.
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28 Sep 2026 · 7 min
DHL Buys Into Eastern Europe, Pieces Opens 45 Stores
DHL eCommerce hunts more Eastern Europe acquisitions after Venipak deal, Pieces targets 45 Benelux stores, and why platform ROAS numbers can't be trusted.
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27 Sep 2026 · 7 min
JLP Challenges Amazon, Best Buy Bets on AI Conversion
John Lewis Partnership builds a first-party retail media network, Best Buy deploys AI to close ecommerce sales, and one MMM firm open-sources its forecasting engine.
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26 Sep 2026 · 7 min
Fanatics Picks Afterpay, AI Agents Attack Shops for $25
Fanatics names Afterpay its sole BNPL partner, AI agents hit ecommerce shops for $25, and Essendant sells brands to ORS Nasco.
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25 Sep 2026 · 6 min
Sephora Goes TikTok-Exclusive, Shopify Welcomes Meta Muse
Sephora launches a TikTok Shop-exclusive product, European marketplace sellers chase margin over growth, and Shopify opens to Meta Muse while Amazon blocks it.
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24 Sep 2026 · 6 min
Best Buy Sells Amazon Fire TV Ads, EU Hits Temu With €2 Fee
Best Buy resells Amazon Fire TV ad inventory, Famme launches a Shopify rival for Europe, and the EU proposes a €2 fee on parcels from Temu and Shein.
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23 Sep 2026 · 6 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | Amazon versus Meta: the first big | E-commerce is growing the fastest in | How MCM Turned TikTok Growth Into
The Digital Commerce Daily — September 23, 2026 In this episode: • Amazon has blocked Meta's AI shopping agent Muse from its platform, and the implications for who controls the agentic commerce layer are enormous. • New data shows total European ecommerce hit €911 billion last year, but the growth story has decisively shifted south and east — away from the mature markets most Western brands are already fighting over. • Luxury accessories brand MCM cracked the code on converting TikTok organic reach into actual US ecommerce revenue — and their playbook is worth unpacking. Hosted by Marco &…
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22 Sep 2026 · 6 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | Temu ranks first in four European | Amazons neues Werbe-Tool: Eine Karte zeigt, | Digital euro pilot: ECB opens call
The Digital Commerce Daily — September 22, 2026 In this episode: • Temu has moved from disruptor to market leader across Europe faster than almost any marketplace in history — and the data now proves it. • Amazon is rolling out Geographic Insights and Activation in Germany — a new ad tool that lets brands see and act on regional performance gaps directly inside Amazon Ads. • The European Central Bank is actively recruiting ecommerce and mobile commerce merchants to join its digital euro pilot — with an application deadline of 27 October 2026. Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every…
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21 Sep 2026 · 7 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | Infillion Acquires Foursquare, Adding More Location | Amazon Benelux looks for new leader | Creator content preferred in AI recommendations:
The Digital Commerce Daily — September 21, 2026 In this episode: • Infillion's acquisition of Foursquare hands a major ad tech player one of the richest location intelligence datasets in the industry, with direct implications for retail media targeting and in-store attribution. • The exit of Amazon's Benelux country manager — the person who launched Amazon.com.be — signals a leadership vacuum in one of Europe's most competitive ecommerce markets at a critical moment. • New data shows AI recommendation engines are favouring creator-generated content over brand content, with direct…
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20 Sep 2026 · 6 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | Meta streamlines creator, brand tie-ups with | Ecommerce Trends: How marketing budgets are | Behind the Click Podcast with Dr.
The Digital Commerce Daily — September 20, 2026 In this episode: • Meta is consolidating creator-brand partnerships into a single hub, making it easier for ecommerce advertisers to activate influencer-driven shopping campaigns at scale. • New data shows retailers are actively reallocating marketing budgets in response to AI platforms influencing purchase decisions — a structural shift in how ecommerce spend is planned. • eBay is making a serious push into live shopping in Germany, with its Head of eBay Live arguing that the auction-room energy of live commerce is exactly what the European…
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19 Sep 2026 · 6 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | [Analysis] Will Europe allow JD.com to | Why Dr. Squatch starts Cyber 5 | IAB Europe advances in-store and travel
The Digital Commerce Daily — September 19, 2026 In this episode: • JD.com's potential acquisition of MediaMarkt and Saturn's parent company would hand China's second-largest ecommerce giant a massive physical and digital retail foothold across Europe. • Dr. Squatch's decision to begin Black Friday and Cyber Monday planning in January — including Amazon Prime Day as a rehearsal — reveals how DTC health and beauty brands are fundamentally restructuring their annual marketing calendars around peak commerce moments. • IAB Europe is pushing to standardise how commerce media is measured beyond the…
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18 Sep 2026 · 7 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | Nearly all luxury resale transactions on | Sam's Club Debuts Ad Targeting Products | Google removes product carousels in Europe
The Digital Commerce Daily — September 18, 2026 In this episode: • A single data point — 94% of luxury resale revenue on TikTok Shop coming from livestreams — reframes what live shopping is actually capable of selling. • Sam's Club is launching predictive purchase-intent targeting inside its retail media network — a direct challenge to Amazon's closed-loop ad advantage. • Google has stripped out product carousels from shopping-related search results across the EEA — a structural change that directly threatens organic and paid visibility for European ecommerce merchants. Hosted by Marco &…
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17 Sep 2026 · 6 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | How Crocs Became One of TikTok | Amazon catches up with Boozt in | Kim Gravel Wants to Make Live
The Digital Commerce Daily — September 17, 2026 In this episode: • Crocs' CMO revealed the exact TikTok Shop playbook that made a legacy footwear brand one of the platform's top-performing sellers — and it's a replicable model for any DTC brand. • New data shows Amazon has closed the gap on Scandinavian fashion leader Boozt in Denmark, signalling the next front in Amazon's European marketplace expansion. • QVC veteran Kim Gravel is launching her own independent live shopping platform, betting that appointment-style live commerce can work outside the TikTok and Amazon ecosystem. Hosted by…
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16 Sep 2026 · 7 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | Why Lowe's CMO Jen Wilson added | The Meta Settlement Defined Which Online | Holidays, made-to-order process drive Polywood sales
The Digital Commerce Daily — September 16, 2026 In this episode: • Lowe's is formally merging marketing and digital commerce under one executive — a structural signal that the CMO role is being redefined around ecommerce ownership. • Meta's $17–18 billion settlement with US states sets new guardrails on teen-targeted advertising that every ecommerce brand running Meta campaigns needs to understand now. • Outdoor furniture brand Polywood has hit 75% of revenue through ecommerce — a DTC data point that reframes how seasonal and made-to-order brands should think about digital-first strategy…
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15 Sep 2026 · 6 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | OpenAI's next ChatGPT ad format: click | Shein expands U.S. fulfillment network with | Allegro brings tools and services to
The Digital Commerce Daily — September 15, 2026 In this episode: • OpenAI is launching a new ad unit that replaces the click-to-site model with a click-to-AI-conversation format — a fundamental shift in how brands intercept purchase intent. • Just days after its Hong Kong IPO, Shein is making its most aggressive U.S. logistics move yet — signalling it is building for the long term in America despite the tariff environment. • Allegro — Central Europe's dominant marketplace — is opening up its logistics, financial, and seller tools for use outside its own platform, a move that turns it from a…
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