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Google has ended a test in which it was returning basic “blue link” search results for hotel-related searches in a handful of markets in the European Union, in response to compliance complaints related to the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). These blue links appeared instead of v

A California district court judge on Tuesday ruled that Automattic and its CEO Matt Mullenweg must restore WP Engine’s access to WordPress.org, a theme and plug-in repository owned by Mullenweg. Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin noted that WP Engine’s access to WordPress.org, themes, plugi

Amazon on Tuesday said it is piloting a quick commerce service in India that will see the U.S. tech giant delivering grocery and other items in 15 minutes or less. The firm is the sixth major entrant in India’s quick-commerce market, which is currently clocking more than $6 billion in annual

French unicorn Mirakl is announcing its third acquisition in three years with the acquisition of Adspert, a German adtech startup focused on e-commerce advertising. Mirakl isn't disclosing the terms of the acquisition, but the entire Adspert team of 30 employees will join Mirakl. As a reminder

Myntra, India’s largest fashion e-commerce firm, on Thursday launched “M-Now,” its quick-commerce offering that promises to deliver apparel and other lifestyle accessories within 30 minutes. Retailers in India are rushing to meet changing consumer behavior and expectations, parti

Fashion resale marketplace ThredUp has divested its European business to focus on its core domestic U.S. market. ThredUp expanded into Europe in 2021 with the acquisition of Remix, a Bulgarian startup that operates across a handful of central and eastern European markets. Back in May, ThredUp anno

The figures are now in for consumer spending on Cyber Monday, the third big online spending day — alongside Thanksgiving and Black Friday — in the first critical week of the holiday shopping season.  On Monday, as many U.S. consumers returned to work after the long weekend, online shoppin

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered Goat, an online marketplace for sneakers and apparel, to pay more than $2 million to consumers over illegal shipping practices. The FTC also alleges that Goat fails to honor its “Buyer Protection” policies. In a complaint, the agency

BlackRock has cut the worth of its stake in web hosting provider Automattic by 10%, the asset manager said in its latest quarterly disclosure report. The company, which invested in Automattic during its Series E round in 2021, valued its investment in the WordPress-hosting company at $37.5 per sha

Swiggy, a leading food delivery and quick-commerce app in India, said on Monday that it has expanded its 10-minute food delivery service, Bolt, to more than 400 cities and towns across the country. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup, which went public last month, said it has partnered with over 4

The momentum of Thanksgiving — which saw consumers spend a record $33.6 billion globally online on the day — looks like it continued into Black Friday, with a bang. Adobe said that in the U.S., consumers made a record-breaking $10.8 billion of purchases, up 10.2% on last year. Meanwhile, Salesf

Thanksgiving weekend has long been seen as the traditional start of the most important sales period for retailers, and so far, the indication is that we're in for a strong holiday season for e-commerce. Salesforce is tracking activity in real time and said that yesterday, Thanksgiving, genera

Amazon has rolled out its answer to the discounted, low-cost storefronts of Temu and Shein. The Amazon Haul store, currently available on the mobile app or mobile web browser exclusively, offers similar mass-produced, discounted items, most of which ship from China. It’s a departure from Amaz

Secondhand clothing has exploded as a category over the past couple of decades. A London startup that's built a first-of-its-kind platform to improve how this very fragmented industry operates is now announcing funding to double down on the opportunity.  Fleek, an online marketplace that conn