Daily intel for cross-border sellers — products, policy, platforms, and the moves that work.
Amazon launched a feature letting US shoppers design custom merchandise from text prompts via Alexa for Shopping — AI generates the design, printed on T-shirts, hoodies, tumblers, and water bottles through Amazon's Merch on Demand, with Prime delivery. The design tool is free; cu…
Walmart confirmed June 9 that Walmart Deals runs June 22 → 28, with Walmart+ members getting a 24-hour Early Access window on a curated set of "hot drop" items at event kickoff. The seven-day window straddles Amazon's four-day Prime Day (June 23–26) on both ends — opening one day…
Etsy notified sellers that France's Regulatory Operating Fee rises from 0.47% to 1.14% and a new 1.97% Regulatory Operating Fee applies in Hungary, both effective June 22. The fee is applied on top of transaction, payment processing, and listing fees. Seller insight : French Etsy…
Amazon confirmed a four-day Prime Day running June 23–26, the first June timing since 2021 and an expansion from the prior two-day format. Seller insight : deal-listing deadlines, coupon submission cut-offs, and FBA inbound windows all collapse two weeks earlier than 2025 muscle…
TikTok Shop published an expiration-date and shelf-life policy in the US Seller Academy on June 5 (unconfirmed by primary platform source URL; secondary report via PPC Land). The policy specifies minimum remaining shelf-life thresholds across nine product subcategories — reported…
