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October 13 E-commerce Morning Report: Amazon US warehouse capacity in critical shortage with queues exceeding 25 days; TikTok Spain sellers surpass 21,000

Edible Brands drives engagement through refresh of loyalty program, app

Edible Brands relaunched its mobile app and loyalty program in late April, and the retailer has since seen meaningful results, according to chief digital officer Erica Randerson. The retailer redesigned its mobile app, which is available on

ChatGPT’s Most-Cited Sites Tilt Toward Primary Sources, Data Shows via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Government health, research, and regulator sites climbed ChatGPT's U.S. citation ranks while explainers fell. The post ChatGPT’s Most-Cited Sites Tilt Toward Primary Sources, Data Shows appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Identify the published version running in a POS extension

What changed shopify.extension.version returns the version of the extension that is running. It’s the same name shown on the Versions page in the Dev Dashboard and chosen when running shopify app deploy. The value is an opaque name, not a v

Detect when a POS extension screen finishes navigating

What changed The POS Navigation API adds the navigatesuccess event. It fires after the destination screen finishes its native transition, and its callback receives a standard Event. currententrychange can fire before the screen finishes app

Cart updates that result in no changes to the cart no longer trigger carts/update webhooks

Cart operations that leave the cart unchanged, for example, resubmitting the same values a cart already has, no longer trigger a carts/update webhook. Shopify sends a webhook every time a cart's contents or properties change. Previously, ev

Smart grid tiles suggestions

Shopify can now suggest smart grid tiles based on the products and discounts your staff use most. Suggestions are based entirely on your store’s own catalogue, orders, and POS activity, helping you put frequently used actions within easier

Lowe’s launches Black Friday deals in October

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Ross opens 51 new stores

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Spirit Halloween to transform dozens of locations to Spirit Christmas

Last call for CustomerX, 14th-15th October

It’s your last chance to book for CustomerX, taking place this Wednesday and Thursday at Olympia London on 14-15 October. The conference will bring together senior leaders from across retail, hospitality, travel, leisure and technology to e

Why Free People prioritizes cultural co-authorship in celeb tie-ups

At Advertising Week, chief marketer Jack Reynolds explained why the Urban Outfitters-owned retailer ceded control when working with musician Willow.

Asian marketplaces lose market share in Germany

German sales for Shein, Temu and AliExpress have dropped 35.5 percent in the third quarter, compared to that same period in 2025. The total sales came to 566 million euros. As a result, the market share has fallen to 3.1 percent. A quarter

Tariffs pushed up consumer goods prices by 2.9 percentage points: NY Fed

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Target denies cooperating with ICE. Here’s why that may not matter.

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Ikea expands second-hand marketplace

Furniture retailer Ikea is expanding its pre-owned marketplace to three new markets. It is launching in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany. This brings the total active markets to nine. It is also starting a buyback service in Portugal

Your First 30 Days As A Growth Leader – The Challenge From Day One

Use your first 30 days as a growth leader to identify where B2B buyers lose trust and rethink the channels meant to engage them. The post Your First 30 Days As A Growth Leader – The Challenge From Day One appeared first on Search Engine Jou

Still worrying about how to go global? Amazon has brought the answer to your city

Is it too late to enter Amazon now? The data says: just right!

Anthropic’s Thariq Shihipar Recommends Using Artifacts via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Anthropic's Thariq Shihipar says Artifacts brings project information and agent activity into one interface, giving users more oversight. The post Anthropic’s Thariq Shihipar Recommends Using Artifacts appeared first on Search Engine Journa

Breaking! Major new US customs rules: small parcels under $2,500 fully tightened, the era of cross-border direct mail is changing dramatically

What major events happened in the cross-border circle last week (10.05-10.11)

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After being complained about, can the inventory in the warehouse still continue to be sold?

For a cold start of a new Amazon product, getting the rhythm right matters more than anything

After a new Amazon product is listed, how to use on-site BD to quickly build product tags, accumulate baseline sales and reviews, and achieve 0-to-1 conversion