Cross-border intelligence

eBay releases European peak-season consumer insights: livestream shopping heats up, refurbished electronics enter the gift market

As Black Friday and Cyber Monday approach, Europe's year-end consumer market is heating up

Behind the 30% growth rate, AliExpress's overseas playbook has changed

Cross-border remains the core of growth today, but the way of growing has changed.

83% of UK consumers fear rising prices ahead of Budget

More than eight in ten UK shoppers are concerned about rising food prices (83 per cent) and inflation (82 per cent) ahead of today’s Budget, according to a new study. Opinium polling of over 2,000 UK adults, commissioned by the British Reta

Temu Uses Forward Warehouses to Reconnect with European Business: The Last Stand for Full-Managed Sellers?

Charli xcx partners with Vinted to wear second-hand on tour and sell archival pieces

British singer, songwriter Charli xcx has brought pre-loved fashion to the stage throughout her Music, Fashion, Film tour. Working alongside longtime stylist Chris Horan, Charli has incorporated a series of vintage and pre-loved finds sourc

Temu Strengthens Proactive Product Checks with Bureau Veritas

Temu is integrating in-house laboratory testing into its proactive product checks, following an independent assessment and audit by Bureau Veritas of laboratories located within its fulfilment partners’ warehouses. The assessment confirms t

Payments Leaders Say What Changed Their Minds in 2026

The most useful thing an executive learns all year may be that a familiar measure of success is pointing in the wrong direction. Faster customer service can mask processes that create unnecessary work. More financial information can leave c

Businesses Believe in Payment Guarantees but Few Actually Use Them

Businesses have spent years investing in systems designed to determine whether a payment is legitimate. Fewer have invested in ensuring that a legitimate payment actually arrives. Just 13% of firms use payment guarantees, despite the PYMNTS

Temu verstärkt proaktive Produktprüfungen nach erfolgreicher Bureau Veritas-Prüfung der Labore

Temu-issued German-language releases distributed by news aktuell / Presseportal. Check the original market, seller and product scope; company statements and surveys are not independent research or regulatory decisions.

Subprime Card Denial Rate Is More Than Two Times the Super-Prime Rate

Consumers seeking to build credit can face a difficult cash decision: How much money they can afford to set aside before using a secured card. That funding requirement is central to “Secured Credit’s Next Turn: Unlocking Growth With Dynamic

DPD opens new County Durham distribution centre

DPD has opened a new 63,000 sq ft distribution centre (DC) at Forrest Park, near Darlington, County Durham. Part of a multimillion-pound investment announcement in March last year, the purpose-built state-of-the-art DC will significantly in

How Argos turned Christmas mischief into an award-winning brand story

Argos’ 2025 Christmas campaign scooped Christmas Advert of the Year at the RG Excellence Awards 2026. Behind the humour and toy-led antics was a wider ambition – persuading shoppers to take another look at a retailer they thought they alrea

Cat beds and dog beds earn $122 per hundred visits! These urgently needed categories in Brazil are selling out

Chinese sellers grew 100%–185%, while the overall market grew 52%: Where are the product selection opportunities in Brazil?

David Jones Secures Emergency Cash from Hilco Global After Debt Breach

A $250 million network overhaul has failed to halt questions over supplier payments as brands exit.

TikTok Shop Teams with Philippine Trade Ministry on Pre-Sale Safety Checks

The social commerce platform blocked 208 million illicit listings over twelve months as regulators increase oversight of online marketplaces ahead of year-end sales.

eBay Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results

Q3 Revenue of $3.2 billion; GMV of $23.2 billion.

After the tide of traffic rises, content sellers build a second "reservoir" on the shelves

3 designers pooled 30,000 yuan to start a business, and grew it to 1 billion yuan in annual sales

The manufacturing foundation of industrial belts is being repriced

Intake Breathing nabs $62M investment, joining the emerging nasal wellness trend

Intake Breathing raises $62 million to expand its nasal strips into retail and continue to position better breathing as an important part of everyday wellness routines.

2026 SHOPLINE Double 11 Payment Offers Roundup: Credit Card Installments, Buy Now Pay Later, and Mobile Payment Rewards at a Glance!

When orders flood in during Double 11, consumers care not only about product discounts but also compare extra benefits such as card rewards and installment thresholds. Although these factors are never the main reason for a purchase, if brands can offer these extra perks, they will surely increase customers' willingness

Sold 100,000 units in one year on AliExpress—Chilean families' living rooms can't do without this set-top box brand

Targeting Overseas Demand with Cross-border E-commerce｜Why Japanese Used Goods Sell Overseas and Key Points for Product Selection

Merchant tutorials published on the Shopee Japan official site, including named authors. Guidance is aimed at Japanese cross-border sellers and is not a binding platform-policy announcement, a profit guarantee or a promise of availability in every market. Follow the original for scope and publication date.

Building a data-first foundation for digital product passports

How enterprise brands move from compliance panic to supply chain transparency and customer value using Centric DPP. The post Building a data-first foundation for digital product passports appeared first on Inside Retail Asia.

In its first year, the new store surged into the category TOP! Top sellers reveal their practical peak-season strategies

Black Friday pre-, mid-, and post-event ad spend records from three top Walmart category sellers.