Daily intel for cross-border sellers — products, policy, platforms, and the moves that work.
NRF projects $7.5 billion in jewelry spend for Mother's Day 2026, the #1 category ahead of special outings ($6.4B) and electronics ($4.4B). Insight: 11 days out is too late to launch new jewelry SKUs but exactly the window for a personalized/engraved upsell on existing inventory.…
Both at $25M+ GMV lifetime. Vacuum demos and "what I caught on my Wyze" reaction content are both still creating supply for new creators. Insight: Hardware in the $30–80 range is where TikTok Shop's middle-class US buyer is sitting. A private-label cordless vac with a single hero…
Shopify sellers can list, sync inventory, and fulfill on Temu directly from their Shopify admin. Temu is openly courting US-based sellers post-de-minimis to rebuild margin. Temu is now a real third channel for established Shopify operators — not a "Chinese marketplace" anymore. W…
As per Modern Retail's Marketplace Briefing. Fewer than 8,000 sellers now do half of Amazon US 3P GMV. Marketplace Pulse's seller index of 181 sellers ($2B+ combined revenue) found only 23% are "thriving" (revenue + margin both up) while 38% are "distressed." The middle is collap…
Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Ireland (effective Jan 8, 2026) (CedCommerce, ECDB). Germany's FBT (Fulfilled by TikTok) warehouse is operational. Wave-three expansion (Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden) is teed up for late 2026. Why it matters: The 4-point commission jump eras…
