EU Commission approves takeover Ceconomy by JD.com
This week, the European Commission has approved the takeover of Ceconomy, the owner of MediaMarkt and Saturn….
Zalando sees new revenue potential in external shops
Zalando is expanding its product range with items from other online stores, starting with Westwing. An AI…
What AI Search Tells Customers About Your Brand
When a customer asks an AI tool to recommend a company, a brand can lose business in…
AI Shopping Agents Put Retailers’ Data to the Test
AI shopping agents are giving retailers a new challenge: How do they serve a customer when an…
Winners Becom Awards 2026 announced
The Becom Awards were presented yesterday in Brussels. This year, the Diamond Awards went to Kentucky Horsewear…
Austrians spent 16% of retail expenditure online
In 2025, more than 16 percent of Austrian consumer spending in retail was generated online. A year…
New Ecommerce Tools: October 21, 2026
This week’s rundown of new services for merchants includes AI-powered marketing, agentic commerce, return platforms, multichannel distribution,…
Hansø Expands Online Apex Pergola Catalog With 4 New Sizes and Accessories
Wilmington, DE — Online pergola brand Hansø has added four new sizes of its Apex louvered pergola…
AI Platforms Attract a Growing Ecosystem
Artificial intelligence models are becoming platforms, attracting an ecosystem of applications, connectors, marketplaces, and payment systems that…
New Ecommerce Tools: October 14, 2026
Our curated rundown this week of new services for merchants includes agentic checkouts, AI-powered marketing, same-day deliveries,…
Adeia’s AI Models How Makeup Holds Up Throughout the Day
Virtual try-on lets shoppers preview makeup before applying it. Now, Adeia is using AI to model how…
Retail Media’s Opportunity Cost
A recent search for “cordless drill” on Walmart illustrated a quiet struggle playing out on many enterprise…
Amazon holds 63% of German online retail
Including its marketplace, Amazon has a 63 percent share of Germany’s online retail market. Almost all German…
AI Recommendations Put Brand Loyalty to the Test: Adobe
Artificial intelligence can break or make customer loyalty to a brand, according to data published Monday by…
Free returns on the rise in DACH region
In the summer of 2026, up to 66.7 percent of retailers in Austria, Germany and Switzerland said…
Industry criticizes national parcel levy in Austria
As of today, Austria has introduced a national levy of 2 euros per parcel for large online…
AI Shopping Could Mean Fewer Returns
Early data suggests that AI-aided shopping could lower product returns, one of ecommerce’s most persistent costs. That…
New Ecommerce Tools: September 30, 2026
This week’s curated list of new services for merchants includes updates on agentic commerce, product review pages,…
ROAS’s First Source of Truth
Return on advertising spend is a useful performance metric, but only with accurate attribution. ROAS connects advertising…
Shopify Opens to Meta Muse; Amazon Balks
Shopify is welcoming Meta’s new Muse personal AI agent. Amazon is trying to keep it out. Meta…
New Tools Open European Markets to US E-Commerce Sellers
U.S. digital businesses looking for new customers in Europe face a costly challenge: navigating unfamiliar tax rules,…
Omnichannel Playbook for Beauty Brands
I met recently with a spa manager in California to introduce her to a French beauty brand….
Retail Media’s Margin Opportunity
Retail media may provide ecommerce retailers with high-margin revenue from an audience they have paid to attract….
Retailers Take the Wheel on Last-Mile Delivery
Online retailers are taking greater control of fulfillment and dispatch, viewing the last mile as a competitive…