Daily intel for cross-border sellers — products, policy, platforms, and the moves that work.
Iran's IRGC re-declared the Strait of Hormuz shut on Saturday, June 20, citing alleged ceasefire violations and Israeli strikes in Lebanon (Al Jazeera; CNBC, June 22). Maritime-intelligence firm Windward logged 12 transits Sunday, down from 35 a day earlier, with five of eight in…
Bare Anatomy's haircare spray climbed from £107K in January to £341K in May on TikTok Shop UK (FastMoss UK H1 2026 ranking) — more than 3x as "glass skin on the scalp" content drives summer haircare demand. Seller i nsight : Hair-finishing sprays are entering the content-driven v…
A new Japan survey finds over 26% of consumers frequently use generative AI to assist product search, and 54.1% have completed a purchase based on an AI recommendation. Seller insight: AI-assisted discovery is converting to actual purchases in a major market. For cross-border sel…
Amazon Australia added Geelong as the fourth city with free same-day delivery, for Prime orders over A$49(via Chinese-language cross-border media). Seller insight: Incremental fast-delivery coverage in a regional Australian city. Direct relevance is limited unless you hold Amazon…
At the G7 summit, President Trump said the Strait of Hormuz (closed since the February Iran conflict, carrying ~20% of global oil) will "fully reopen" by Friday under a US-Iran memorandum to be signed in Switzerland. Caveat: as of writing, ship-tracking analysts report most vesse…
