Mercado Libre catalog listings: winning the buy box in Mexico and Brazil
On a catalog listing your product page is shared. The only thing that separates you from the next seller is how you sell.
Yuki Tanaka
Are extended warranties worth it? What shoppers should check first
The plan is usually offered when you have already decided to buy, which is exactly when nobody reads the exclusions.
Commerce proposes 25% tariffs on 14 goods: comments close August 27
The Commerce Department has proposed adding 14 product groups to the Section 232 aluminum, steel and copper tariffs, most at 25%. Public comments close August 27, 2026, and the list reaches consumer shelf goods including fire extinguishers, propane cylinders and extension cords.
Estée Lauder Q4 lands August 19: $3.55bn tests a $100m tariff bill
The Estée Lauder Companies reports fiscal 2026 fourth quarter and full-year results on August 19, with consensus at $3.55 billion in revenue and 32 cents of adjusted EPS. Nine months of $2.12 already banked leave the full-year guidance range with almost no tolerance for a miss.
Home Depot Q2 lands August 18: interim CEO meets a $47.5bn bar
Home Depot reports second quarter fiscal 2026 results on Tuesday, August 18, with consensus near $4.71 per share on about $47.5 billion of revenue. The quarter is being presented by an interim office of the chief executive, one day before 50% Section 338 duties on Canadian goods take effect.
Micro-fulfillment centers versus dark stores: which fits a grocer
Both put stock closer to shoppers, but the capital profiles are nothing alike. Here is how grocers should compare the two models.
Klarna Goes Live on J.P. Morgan Payments, Opening BNPL Checkout to U.S. Merchants
Klarna’s flexible payment options went live on J.P. Morgan Payments’ Commerce Platform on August 6, 2026, giving U.S. merchants a way to add buy now, …
WARN notices and retail layoffs: what the filings actually tell you
WARN notices surface before the press release. Here is how to read them and what they do and do not prove.
Cohort retention reporting for brands selling replenishable products
Blended repeat rate flatters every brand. Cohort tables show whether new customers are actually behaving like the old ones.
Case study: a pet brand that moved from Amazon-first to its own site
Moving revenue off Amazon is slow and expensive before it pays. This case study follows the sequence, the numbers and the mistakes.