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Australian Auto Retailers Fetch 11.2X Valuation as Apparel Slips to 6.4X

Grant Thornton transaction data shows private capital discounting discretionary fashion brands while logistics discipline and regulatory payment overhauls widen the valuation divide.

Online penetration 32.2%! To capture overseas growth, launch these two products first

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TikTok Shop star ratings and customer reviews convert sales

With the festive season approaching and an unprecedented increase of shoppers flocking to TikTok to search for gift inspiration, brands need to maximise the platform’s growth to drive sales. New research by Bazaarvoice, the platform connect

Former TCL top salesperson starts a business selling Huaqiangbei electronic accessories, tops overseas sales rankings

Bringing "Huaqiangbei accessories" to the "vast number of mom-and-pop stores in Southeast Asia".

How to Run the Best Comment Section on the Web: A Playbook for Publishers

Discourse gives publishers a comment section that screens spam with AI, translates threads into readers’ languages, and turns each article into a permanent thread that search engines and AI tools can find.

Report: Payments a growth lever in Southeast Asia e-commerce

The checkout now decides whether demand converts to sales and how quickly a business can launch in a new market. The post Report: Payments a growth lever in Southeast Asia e-commerce appeared first on Inside Retail Asia.

eBay announces second round of layoffs this year, plans to cut 9% of staff, about 1,000 employees

CISMEA's Li Jinhu: From online bestsellers to securing shelf space in European and American supermarkets, Chinese brands must pass four hurdles

国内ECとShopee越境ECを同時に運営するメリットとは リスク分散と販路拡大の考え方

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.

Which brands inspire the strongest conviction in Thailand?

Shopee leads a top 10 spanning marketplaces, convenience stores and sportswear. The post Which brands inspire the strongest conviction in Thailand? appeared first on Inside Retail Asia.

36Kr Global · Insights | From first order to large-scale promotion, how Agsdon captures every order in the Southeast Asian market

First respond to local demand with products, then let consumers see the products, and finally ensure every order arrives smoothly.

Governments and Organizations Take Sites Offline to Patch Web Vulnerability

Many websites around the world were taken down as a precaution or for preventative maintenance Wednesday (Oct. 21) as organizations responded to the disclosure of a widespread web vulnerability, according to multiple media reports. As PYMNT

How can one account sell on 15 Latin American platforms?

Capture the other half of Latin America's online traffic

Well-known energy drink brand Monster Energy is enforcing its trademark rights!

October 22 E-commerce Morning Brief: Amazon plans to hire 300,000 employees for the holiday season; YTO Express third-quarter revenue 19.5 billion yuan, net profit up 39.1%

Trends from Money20/20 2026: The rise of “hidden” financial services

As fintech products become increasingly capable, the infrastructure behind them fades into the background. Three trends from Money20/20 show how stablecoins, agents, and always-on money are changing financial services.

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Mercado Pago developer news in the Mercado Libre ecosystem, from the Argentina Spanish site. Use the publication day on each original article, not the URL date or activation date. Confirm country, product, account and API-version applicability in the original.

Card Payment llega a las apps Android e iOS

Mercado Pago developer news in the Mercado Libre ecosystem, from the Argentina Spanish site. Use the publication day on each original article, not the URL date or activation date. Confirm country, product, account and API-version applicability in the original.

Mercado Libre e Intel llevan a los consumidores una nueva categoría de notebooks equipadas con los procesadores Intel® Core™ Serie 3

First-party Mercado Libre or Mercado Pago news in Spanish. Country-specific products and merchant services do not imply availability in every Latin American market.

AWS Executive Says 40% of European Startups Consider Leaving Region to Scale

An Amazon Web Services executive said Wednesday (Oct. 21) that nearly 4 in 10 European startups, and over half of the fastest-growing ones, have told the company that they would consider leaving the region to scale, Reuters reported Wednesd

Meta Slams New Mexico Business Climate After $25 Billion Verdict

Meta’s chief legal officer said Wednesday (Oct. 21) that it is “all but impossible to do business” in New Mexico after a court ordered the company to pay $25 billion in a case brought by the state’s attorney general. The case brought by New

UpdraftPlus WordPress Plugin Security Breach Enables Backdoor Attacks via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Hackers installed backdoors on WordPress sites using UpdraftPlus, putting over 3 million active installations at risk. The post UpdraftPlus WordPress Plugin Security Breach Enables Backdoor Attacks appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Booking.com Probe Exposes Travel Fraud Beyond Checkout

A traveler who has booked a real hotel can receive a fraudulent request containing the correct arrival date and reservation number. Criminals can use those details to demand payment information, warning that the room will otherwise be cance

Kohl’s leans into clearer pricing, gift bundles and Uber Eats for the holidays

Kohl's is emphasizing deeper discounts and delivery capabilities in its pitch to cash-strapped shoppers this holiday season.