Coverage of global e-commerce marketplaces, online shopping platforms, and cross-border selling.
TikTok Shop’s reported plan to open Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Australia in Q1 2027 is unlikely to land as three simultaneous launches. Three signals from August 2026 point to at most two shipping local storefronts by March 31, 2027, with Australia the most likely to slip.
MercadoLibre’s Mexico GMV grew 26% FX-neutral in the second quarter against Brazil’s 39%, a 13 point gap inside the same company and the same quarter. Signals point to a Mexico-specific defensive move, on membership, shipping thresholds or local capacity, disclosed by the Q4 2026 results in late February 2027.
On a catalog listing your product page is shared. The only thing that separates you from the next seller is how you sell.
Buyer friendly refund rules are a feature of the platform, and the cost of them lands somewhere in your margin.
Approving a sample too quickly is the most expensive shortcut in sourcing. A structured test costs a few weeks and saves a container.
The EU removed the small consignment relief years ago. Every parcel now carries VAT, and the only question is who collects it.
Your first overseas stockist order looks like a big win until the customs paperwork and the payment terms arrive.
A low inventory performance score turns into a storage limit, and a storage limit turns into lost sales in Q4.
Registry is the gate to most of the tools that make an Amazon listing look like a brand rather than a commodity.
Vine trades inventory and a fee for reviews you cannot otherwise get on day one. Whether that is a good trade depends on your margin.