Building a D2C bundle strategy that raises AOV without discounting
A bundle is a pricing decision dressed up as merchandising. Get the combination and the discount depth wrong and you fund your own discount.
E-commerce
Coverage of global e-commerce marketplaces, online shopping platforms, and cross-border selling.
PDD profit falls 12% as Temu meets EU parcel duty: revenue misses bar
PDD Holdings reported second quarter revenue up 8% to RMB 112.4 billion, roughly 3.4% below consensus, while net income fell 12% to RMB 27.2 billion. Adjusted earnings beat and the shares rose, but management warned the EU’s new parcel duty will hit the international business.
Core Web Vitals for D2C stores: what actually moves mobile revenue
Chasing a perfect lab score is not the same as making a phone checkout feel fast. These are the fixes that show up in revenue.
Why Amazon Business likely breaks MRO distributor pricing by Q2 2027: 3 signals
Amazon Business began rolling out palletized dock-delivery trucks across 13 US states in August 2026, closing the last structural gap that let industrial distributors charge a service premium. Three signals point to distributor pricing power breaking by the April 2027 reporting round.
PDD Holdings reports Q2 August 24: Temu meets a $17.1bn bar
PDD Holdings publishes second quarter 2026 results before the US open on Monday, August 24, with consensus near $17.1bn in revenue. It is the first full quarter in which every Temu parcel entering the United States carried duty.
Push notifications versus SMS for D2C brands: cost, opt-in and fatigue
One channel is free but locked behind an app install. The other reaches almost everyone and bills you per send.
Mobile wallet checkout: what Apple Pay and Shop Pay do to conversion
Express wallet buttons are the fastest checkout most stores can offer. They also quietly rewrite what you know about the buyer.
Wholesale operations for consumer brands: buyers, purchase orders and terms
Wholesale is not just another sales channel bolted onto a D2C brand. It has its own pricing, paperwork and cash cycle, and it punishes improvisation.
Temu faces August 28 DSA deadline: EUR 200m fine enters remedy
Temu must file a remediation action plan with the European Commission by August 28, 2026, following the EUR 200 million Digital Services Act fine over its systemic risk assessment. An inadequate plan opens the door to daily penalty payments.
Why Temu suppresses listings: pricing rules, compliance and quality flags
A listing that stops selling overnight is usually suppressed, not unlucky. These are the triggers and the fixes that work.