Selling premium products on marketplaces without cheapening the brand
Marketplaces bring volume and bring price erosion with it. These are the distribution controls premium brands use to sell there safely.
Karolina Skwira
Returnless refunds: when writing off a return is the cheaper option
Keep-it refunds can be the cheaper decision on low-value returns. Here is how to set the threshold and guard against abuse.
Right to repair laws and what they change for retailers
Right to repair legislation is spreading across states and product categories. This explains what it asks of retailers and where duties sit.
Chargeback representment: building evidence that actually wins
How to assemble a representment case a bank will accept, and how to tell quickly which disputes you should simply write off.
New Jersey bans surveillance pricing: retail algorithms hit a wall
Governor Mikie Sherrill signed the Fair Price Protection Act on July 23, 2026, banning retailers from using personal data to set individualized prices. The law also freezes new electronic shelf labels for a year as New Jersey joins Maryland and Connecticut.
ATA carnet: temporary imports for samples and trade shows
Cross-border Commerce deep dive: ATA carnet: temporary imports for samples and trade shows.
Aldi and Lidl Face a Property Rules Reckoning as the CMA Ruling Nears
Britain’s two biggest discounters are one regulatory decision away from a very different growth plan. The Competition and Markets Authority is expected to publish a …
Why a second retail media network is likely to buy into connected TV before year-end 2026: 3 signals
The June 2026 rush into connected TV, led by Walmart’s Vibe.co deal and Amazon’s shoppable Samsung ads, points to a clear next step: a second major US retail media network is likely to announce a CTV consolidation move before year-end 2026.
Why Shein’s Hong Kong IPO likely prices near $40bn in H2 2026: 3 signals
Shein’s Hong Kong listing likely prices at or below roughly $40bn, a discount of about 60% to its 2022 peak, most plausibly in H2 2026. Three signals from June and July, across capital markets, trade policy and consumer regulation, point the same way.
Why US merchant stablecoin checkout is likely to inflect in H2 2026: 3 signals
Merchant stablecoin acceptance looks set to break out of its ~6% niche in H2 2026, with a top-tier US retailer or marketplace likely to enable stablecoin checkout before the Q4 peak. Three fresh signals point the way: the Open USD coalition, the GENIUS Act deadline, and live-but-idle rails.