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How to prepare for the Black Friday countdown? Top TikTok Shop merchants reveal their preparation secrets

Online retail sales volumes fell in September as retailers brace for a muted Black Friday

Retail sales volumes declined 0.4% in September, but grew by 0.7% for Q3 2026, according to the latest data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). The post Online retail sales volumes fell in September as retailers brace for a muted

Chinese hotel-style tents go global, building a full suite outdoors for $30,000

Hotel-style tents have become a breakout outdoor category for going global in 2026.

Arne launches six-month pop-up at Bluewater Shopping Centre

Fashion brand Arne has launched a pop up at Landsec’s Bluewater Shopping Centre, marking its first retail location in the South East.

Sierra Miller and Idris Elba model Barbour International anniversary collection

Barbour International has celebrated its 90th anniversary by unveiling a new collection, modelled by its global brand champions Idris Elba and Sienna Miller. Barbour International was founded in 1936 by Duncan Barbour. Barbour designed the

UK retail sales fall 0.4% in September despite quarterly growth

UK retail sales volumes edged down 0.4% in September as warm weather and cautious spending weighed on demand, despite quarterly growth. The post UK retail sales fall 0.4% in September despite quarterly growth appeared first on Retail Insigh

New Look reopens revamped Bristol store with first-of-its-kind 915 concept

New Look has reopened its refurbished Cribbs Causeway store in Bristol today. The 9,044 sq ft store features a refreshed layout, dedicated spaces for its latest womenswear, footwear and accessories collections, and a new shopping concept fo

The first quarter's just been issued for three days, and here comes the second quarter's tax text message again

Amazon Listing removed—is your mixing bowl silicone liner truly infringing, or does it just "look similar"?

Infringement warning for a travel pillow with a securing strap under a US invention patent—how to find non-infringement defense points and recover the listing?

Pressure remains on China-EU e-commerce volumes as new charge looms

China’s e-commerce volumes continued to decline in September, while the European Union is set to add another charge for low-cost packages being imported into the bloc in November to pile on the pressure. Figures from consultant Aevean show

10 recently announced high-risk products—listing them means immediate violation!

Be sure not to step on a landmine~

Attention sellers on the France site! E-invoicing reform takes effect—if you have a VAT number, do you have to do e-reporting?

Holding a French VAT number does not mean that all orders must undergo e-reporting. This article, combined with scenarios such as French FBA, local sales, cross-border distance sales and OSS, analyzes the relationship between transaction types, the party liable for VAT and reporting obligations.

This DTC brand used a packet of hydration powder to reach $1 billion overseas

Liquid I.V. redefined electrolyte powder as daily hydration, targeting high-frequency scenarios such as travel and staying up late; relying on free samples and TikTok influencer scenario-based marketing, it climbed from boutique supermarkets to all channels, and built barriers with a public welfare mission and co-brand

26-cv-02287 | Keith Law Firm strikes again—147 stores trapped in a TRO maze over vintage floral and psychedelic pattern copyrights

Taking effect soon! Amazon requires sellers to submit an Austrian EPR registration number

Amazon has sent Austrian EPR compliance notices to some sellers, requiring them to submit Austrian packaging, battery and WEEE-related Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) registration numbers by October 31, 2026, or to choose the corresponding EPR registration and payment-on-behalf services as required by the platfo

Extremely high GDP per capita and a tax rate of only 5%! Why is Middle East VAT sought after by the cross-border community?

In the landscape of cross-border e-commerce and overseas investment, "Middle East VAT" (value-added tax) has in recent years rapidly risen from an obscure compliance term to a hotly debated topic and a must-have configuration in the industry.

Annual revenue of 6.7 billion yuan, net profit doubled: re-evaluating the long-term value of the cross-border direct mail sector from Yanwen's prospectus

A US company ≠ a US IOR: Executive Order 14411 is reshaping the determination of the importer of record

Amazon FBA surcharges to rise, effective November 2

Amazon FBA surcharges to rise, effective November 2

92% See AP Automation as a Way to Move Beyond Routine Tasks

Businesses looking to automate supplier payments are giving technology teams a bigger say in purchasing decisions, and the reason starts with a practical priority: making new software work with what they already have. The July 2026 “Busines

refurbed marketplace launches in the UK

We’ve been waiting a long time for this one, but at last refurbed is live in the UK! With the aim to make buying professionally refurbished products a mainstream alternative to buying new, UK shoppers will be able to access everything from

Debenhams Group returns to profit for first time in five years as turnaround accelerates

Debenhams Group has swung back into profit for the first time in five years. The company, which owns Debenhams, PrettyLittleThing, boohoo and Karen Millen, reported a pre-tax profit of £28.3m for the six months to 31 August, compared with a

Hands-on with Nano Banana 2.1: Head-to-head PK across 10 e-commerce scenarios—can it dethrone GPT? (Tutorial & prompts included)

Is nano banana 2.1 suitable for sellers to use for image creation?