Daily intel for cross-border sellers — products, policy, platforms, and the moves that work.
TikTok Shop US has upgraded its POP cross-border program with a new "TOP Program" in Q2 2026, layered on top of existing seller benefits. The program targets quality-tier merchants with incentives and support covering the full seller growth lifecycle — from onboarding through sca…
Amazon confirmed Prime Day 2026 is moving from its traditional July window into June, across 26 countries( aboutamazon.com ). Seller deal-submission deadlines fell on May 26 for Best Deal, Lightning Deal, and Prime Exclusive Price Discount slots. Official date not yet published;…
Freightos Baltic Index for the week ending May 26: transpacific rates jumping after weeks of flat readings. Asia-US West Coast +13%, Asia-US East Coast +14%. Asia-Mediterranean surged +20% to nearly $4,400/FEU, surpassing its March wartime high(Freightos, May 26). Asia-N. Europe…
Amazon has added a new Notable Arrivals new-product tag to US frontend search results, assigned automatically by Amazon's AI algorithm with no manual application channel. This represents a structural shift in how new SKU launches gain visibility — historically dependent on either…
Russia's Yandex has opened access for all e-commerce sellers to sell through the platform's AI assistant Alice, Yandex search, and the full Yandex ecosystem — making AI-driven product discovery available to the broader Russian-market seller base. Seller insight : This is Russia's…
