The Latest Breaking News from e-commerce

Consumer protection experts are raising alarms about a surprising source of identity theft: online purchases of everyday items from unfamiliar retailers. Credit card fraud surged to record highs, with a growing number of cases traced back to seemingly harmless transactions on lesser-known e-commerce sites. If you’ve ever bought a phone…

Return fraud is making an appearance going into 2026, with fraudsters figuring out new and increasingly convoluted schemes to acquire goods from clothing stores, retailers, and e-commerce platforms.

After a tough 2025, it seems analysts are quite gung-ho about the e-commerce giant this year.

A couple of weeks ago, I was on a call with a client who runs an e-commerce website.

Dubai’s digital space is crowded, fast-moving, and honestly, a little noisy

The world’s biggest retailer is playing offense again.

Beauty bars, robot-applied eyelashes and 18th-century VR chateaus: beauty departments of major department store chains have gone all out as social media and e-commerce reshaped the $129bn US beauty market.

Competition among retailers for a slice of the $129 billion U.S. beauty and personal care market is fiercer than ever due to the ease of e-commerce and the advice shoppers seek on social media instead of in stores

E-commerce giant Shein avoided suspension by the French government after authorities found childlike sex dolls and weapons in their platform.

A French court rejected the government's bid to suspend Shein, ruling the measure “disproportionate.” However, the platform must implement reliable age verification before resuming sales of adult products.

A Paris court on Friday rejected the state's request to suspend e-commerce site Shein in France over the sale of illicit products, saying the platform had removed harmful items from its marketplace.