Daily intel for cross-border sellers — products, policy, platforms, and the moves that work.
Best Buy reported Q1 FY27 results on May 28: revenue $8.94B (+1.9% YoY, beat $8.82B consensus), adjusted EPS $1.28 (beat $1.22), with domestic comparable sales +1.6%. Marketplace GMV reached approximately $250M in the quarter, and including marketplace volume domestic sales growt…
A Chinese-origin cleaning sheet product from Cleabrit storefront cracked TikTok Shop US's #2 spot on the 7-day household-cleaning category sales chart — 10,900 units in 7 days(via Chinese-language cross-border media)。The hook: AI-generated mini-drama videos depicting household cl…
TikTok announced expansion to 4 new EU markets with shopper rollout June 15 and seller sign-up opening June 1 — bringing TikTok Shop's European footprint to 10 markets. Local logistics partners confirmed; in-app checkout, LIVE shopping, shoppable in-feed all included day one. "Se…
Multiple major UK retailers are reportedly pressing the UK government to introduce a flat £2.60 customs duty on low-value overseas parcels — mirroring the EU's July 1 €3 mechanism(via Chinese-language cross-border media)。No formal UK legislation introduced yet; this is industry l…
The European Commission on May 28 issued Temu a €200 million fine for failing to "diligently identify, analyse, and assess the systemic risks of illegal products" — the largest fine yet under the Digital Services Act, surpassing X's €120M December 2025 penalty. Mystery-shopping f…
