Latest E-commerce News & Updates
Last updated August 8, 2026
Klarna partners with Arrive to bring Pay in Full to the EasyPark app for parking payments across 15 European markets
Google adds preferred source labels and new carousels to AI Mode and AI Overviews, expands highly cited label across search
OuterSignal acquires AI lifecycle marketing platform Monocle to combine customer intelligence with autonomous personalization agents
Carbonfact acquires Berlin-based Vaayu to combine fashion sustainability datasets covering 7,000 textile factories and 300+ brands
European Commission fines Temu $232M under Digital Services Act for failing to prevent sales of illegal baby toys and electronics
WordPress market share drops for six straight months as Shopify, Wix, and Squarespace gain ground and Astro downloads double
UK FCA puts retailers offering BNPL, embedded finance, and digital wallets under tighter scrutiny in its 2026/27 Work Programme
PDD Holdings shares tumble 10% as Q1 profits drop 15% amid China’s sluggish economy and intense competition from JD, Alibaba, Douyin
PYMNTS report finds 28% of high-stress U.S. consumers used digital wallets for last retail purchase, compared with 11% of low-stress
Google’s Workspace icon redesign sparks meme wave as users pitch Doc Martens for Docs, bed sheets for Sheets, and leather jackets
Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke calls the one-person billion-dollar company “bullshit” at Toronto Tech Week despite acknowledging it’s now possible
OpenAI confirms conversion-optimized ad campaigns are coming to ChatGPT in early June for advertisers who set up tracking
TikTok Shop launches in Netherlands on June 15 with Cloudpillo, Meroda, and Nikkie Plessen’s N BRANDS among first sellers
Amazon hit with class-action lawsuit alleging Subscribe & Save program lured customers with discounts before steadily raising prices
Walmart says $2.4B in potential tariff refunds would go toward lowering prices for shoppers facing fuel cost pressures
Zip teams up with InComm Payments to bring buy now, pay later installments to gift card purchases through its app
Google folds Display Network into Demand Gen campaigns, letting advertisers manage YouTube, Gmail, Discover, and partner site ads in one place
Capchase raises $200M to expand its B2B buy now, pay later platform for software and hardware vendors
Rokt names Sam Dozor as Chief Technology Officer following its 2025 acquisition of customer data platform mParticle
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