Latest E-commerce News & Updates
Last updated October 29, 2026
Revmatics acquires product-feed platform DataFeedWatch from Cart.com in a cash-and-stock deal to bolt feed distribution onto its agentic AI layer
Base44 launches proprietary LLM Base 1 trained on its own user data, cutting reliance on outside foundation models as Wix lends data-science muscle
Brij adds OpenAI go-to-market hire Sophie Rose to advisory board as the commerce-data platform pushes to build AI-native, agent-era tooling
TikTok Shop publishes formal gambling policy banning lucky spins and 8 card-break formats while keeping qualified sellers on a 2.5 performance-score gate
NordVPN uncovers fake Pokémon card stores using paid Google and Meta ads, polished Shopify sites, and mailed thank-you cards to delay chargebacks
Private credit giants Blue Owl, KKR, and Elliott pour billions into Klarna, Affirm, and PayPal BNPL loans as forward-flow deals raise subprime-style risk fears
Google AI Overviews did not hurt search performance as brands posted higher incremental revenue and orders after the rollout, Measured study finds
Amazon begins advertising on ChatGPT and its ads have been spotted in the wild
StockX launches a peer-to-peer marketplace for used sneakers and vintage apparel
Shopify partners with Trustpilot to integrate customer reviews into stores
X rolls out its X Money payments service to Premium+ subscribers
Meta unveils new AI creative and creator tools at Cannes Lions 2026: Here’s a recap of what’s new
Amazon launches conversational display ads across the Internet that trigger Alexa chats with memory
Amazon still has an employee-access black market problem that stems back over a decade
Meta is building a prediction markets app called Arena at Mark Zuckerberg’s request to compete against Polymarket and Kalshi
Meta poaches three founders and team members from AI security startup Virtue AI to bolster agent safety at its Superintelligence Labs
Sezzle CEO argues BNPL is taking share from regional banks rather than Affirm or Klarna, as the stock climbs over 150% this year
TikTok pushes toward super-app status, adding hotel booking, a World Cup hub, and a Brazil fintech bid beyond TikTok Shop
Five Chinese firms now rank among the world’s 10 biggest ad sellers as commerce platforms displace traditional media, WPP finds
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