Daily intel for cross-border sellers — products, policy, platforms, and the moves that work.
ByteDance appeared before the EU's top court to formally request the annulment of TikTok's "gatekeeper" designation under the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) — the regulatory framework that imposes the strictest competition-and-data obligations on large platforms in the EU. TikTok…
TikTok Shop Philippines reports the country's local-seller cohort grew sales +200% in 2025, despite domestic inflationary pressure on consumer disposable income. The platform cites this as evidence that online discovery commerce remains structurally counter-cyclical in SEA emergi…
JD.com reported Q1 2026 on May 12: net revenues RMB 315.7B (+4.9% YoY), but the New Businesses segment — which houses Joybuy Europe (launched March 16 in UK, Germany, France, Spain, Netherlands, Italy) alongside JD Food Delivery and Jingxi — posted revenue of RMB 6.3B against an…
Alibaba's Q4 FY2026 (March quarter) results, reported May 15: International Digital Commerce (AIDC) revenue RMB 28.9B (~$4.2B), +5% YoY, with AliExpress and other international businesses driving growth and Lazada down. AIDC's adjusted EBITDA loss narrowed significantly, approach…
Touchland (Church & Dwight portfolio) launches the Disney Mickey Mouse Power Mist Hand Sanitizer + Mist Case set at $20 today, May 19, across touchland.com , Amazon, ULTA, and select Disney parks (Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, SheKnows). The set pairs Touchland's bestselling…
