Daily intel for cross-border sellers — products, policy, platforms, and the moves that work.
December 2025 - February 2026 global ecommerce traffic data shows Temu has become the second-most-visited e-commerce website globally, second only to Amazon — surpassing Shein, AliExpress, and major regional platforms. The data window is one quarter old but reflects the structura…
Amazon overhauled its customer service satisfaction rating system effective April 17, 2026 — moving from a simple yes/no resolution check to a 1-to-5-point satisfaction rating for every closed customer service interaction. The new rubric directly feeds into seller performance met…
A car-seat-mounted utility hook ranked #4 in TikTok Shop US Automotive & Motorcycle category over the past week. Past 30 days: 14,000+ units sold at roughly $11 ASP for ~$160K GMV — an unprecedented run for a sub-$15 utility SKU in this category. Seller insight: TikTok Shop's…
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…
