E-Commerce · Enforcement
Shein Agrees To Pay FTC $100 Million Over Delivery Delays; Check Expected To Arrive In 7 To 21 Business Days
Regulators call the settlement a win for consumers and say they will be notified by text when it ships
E-Commerce
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E-Commerce · Memberships
Walmart Unveils $120 Bundle Letting Shoppers Forget To Cancel Two Memberships For The Price Of One
The package combines free delivery, a warehouse club, a streaming service and the quiet dread of an annual renewal email
E-Commerce · AI Shopping
Target’s New AI Shopping Assistant Also Unable To Explain Why You Left With $214 In Throw Pillows
‘Ask Target’ can suggest gifts, compare options and build a wishlist, but some questions remain beyond the reach of technology
E-Commerce · Returns
TikTok Shop Buyers Can Now Return Impulse Purchases At Ulta, Where New Impulse Purchases Await
Box-free, label-free returns arrive at nearly 10,000 drop-off points, conveniently located near other things to buy
E-Commerce · Agentic Commerce
AI Shopping Agent Buys Household 412 Phone Chargers, Notes Each Purchase Was Individually Under Spending Limit
As big retailers open their checkouts to autonomous agents, families learn the bots follow instructions exactly, which is the problem
E-Commerce · Marketplaces
Etsy Now Requires One Real Photo Per Listing, Sending Thousands Of Sellers On Frantic Search For Their Products
‘I know it’s around here somewhere,’ says shop owner whose bestselling ceramic mug has existed only as a prompt
E-Commerce · Marketplaces
eBay Announces Roughly 1,000 Job Cuts In Listing Marked ‘Final Sale, No Returns’
Second round this year described in item condition field as ‘Used — Acceptable’