Cross-border intelligence

Chinese Robotic Lawn Mowers Go Global in a "Race for Speed": Who Will Have the Last Laugh?

Kylie Jenner’s Victoria’s Secret debut: industry reacts to the power of celebrity casting

Victoria’s Secret returned to the runway on October 18, bringing its annual fashion spectacle back to Los Angeles with a mix of established models and celebrity star power. Among the headline moments was Barbara Palvin’s return just six wee

After copying the "Savvy Mode," the Hong Kong company's "books" are the real minefield

Cross-border e-commerce platform data reporting raises tax compliance risks; Hong Kong company bookkeeping must match platform data, and the Savvy Mode is no longer compliant.

Ikea invests £31.5m in UK supply chain automation

Ikea plans to invest £31.5m in its UK supply chain, covering automation at Peterborough and a regional distribution pilot in Doncaster. The post Ikea invests £31.5m in UK supply chain automation appeared first on Retail Insight Network.

Choosing an AI influencer marketing platform for brand globalization: Are you buying an Agent, or a white-labeled Workflow?

In 2025, the global influencer marketing market exceeded US$32.57 billion. As "AI-driven" becomes a standard talking point, the core question for brands going global is no longer "whether to use AI," but "how to identify platforms that truly have Agent-level execution capabilities." This article provides a reference ev

Must you pay tax even when the company is losing money? Franchise tax rules in 4 common US states

Why does your US company still have to pay taxes to the state government even when it has no profit?

Stablecoins Need to Get Behind Cards, Not Replace Them

Watch more: Paymentology Says AI Agents Must Earn the Right to Move Money The stablecoin industry has spent possibly too much time trying to reinvent checkout. Consumers already have a nearly universal interface for turning balances into pu

AI Made Inventions Cheaper. Now the Challenge Is Getting Them to Market.

Watch more: TechReg Talks With Matthew J. Dowd and Judge Paul Michel Artificial intelligence is making it cheaper to invent. That doesn’t mean, however, that it’s getting any less costly today to turn an invention into a business. That dist

Finance Embraces Gen AI but Stops Short of Autonomous Cash Management

Finance departments have moved quickly to put generative artificial intelligence to work. They’ve been far more cautious about letting AI act on its own. Generative AI use for cash flow management jumped from 16% in 2025 to 80% in 2026, acc

26-cv-12835 | Infringement risk isn't limited to big brands! A knob safety shoe patent pulls in 44 stores!

The Agentic Edge: Who Has It and How to Get It

Remember travel agents? Not the AI kind. The real people kind. For anyone under 30, here’s how it worked. You walked into a little storefront with a poster of a Caribbean island in the window and sat across the desk from someone with a phon

25% of Card Replacement Calls Point to an AI Opportunity

A replacement card could give issuers a practical way to turn artificial intelligence (AI) investment into faster service and fewer customer calls. That opportunity anchors the third key finding in “Why Modern Issuing Platforms Will Determi

44% of Policyholders Say How They Pay Helps Decide Who Insures Them

The payment experience plays a role in how consumers choose a property or home insurer, not just how they pay once a policy is in place. The PYMNTS Intelligence playbook “The Service Commerce Performance Gap: Insurance Providers Playbook” f

John Lewis and Waitrose strike union recognition deal with Usdaw

The John Lewis Partnership has signed a collective agreement with retail trade union Usdaw, covering employees across John Lewis, Waitrose and John Lewis Money. The agreement, which comes into effect on 30 October, will see the union formal

What is a USPTO Office Action OA §101 rejection?

§101 = the subject-matter eligibility threshold, in plain terms: whether your thing can even apply for a patent. It's not about whether it's novel (102), not about whether it involves an inventive step (103), but about whether it simply isn't the kind of subject matter patents can protect.

A fundamental overhaul of US customs regulation! Executive Order 14411: the compliance life-or-death situation US cross-border sellers must fully understand

Urgent alert | New US customs clearance rules take effect, IOR authenticity verification, US-site sellers should self-check immediately

UK inflation jumps to 3.5 per cent as rising fuel costs pile on pressure

UK inflation has climbed to 3.5 per cent in September, its highest level in almost a year, as soaring fuel prices threaten to put further pressure on retailers. The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics showed inflation ris

Wayfair's peak-season strategy for large furniture in H2 2026

Over $100 million in annual sales! The "alternative" brand Dolls Kill that captures users through "subculture"

Stable monthly sales of over 30,000 units, the Chinese-made microphone FIFINE that every overseas game streamer owns

Roundup of influencers collaborating with leading shapewear brands Shapellx, FeelinGirl, and Popilush

Alerting state media! 4.3 billion in agency-issued invoices investigated: those cross-border companies that "look like they're good at bookkeeping" are in danger!

The cross-border "invoicing economy" uses invoices to create a false appearance of business operations, and through means such as issuing false invoices, related-company maneuvers, and offshore operations, fraudulently obtains tax refunds, subsidies, and loans; in essence, it exploits loopholes in tax policy for illega

A roundup of three well-known pet brands collaborating with overseas influencers

The global pet economy is driving overseas influencer marketing, and brands are boosting conversions through differentiated content and creative formats, such as PetPivot using POV perspectives and Zesty Paws using story integration, creating efficient seeding strategies.