Texas has settled with Temu for $3M. Texans' data must move to US-owned servers within 180 days. Failed security audits can cost $8M each. Unsafe products can mean listing removal and closure of the seller's store and any affiliated stores.

Walmart now bundles Walmart+ and Sam's Club Plus for $120 a year. Walmart+ members pay $22 more to upgrade, and basic Sam's Club members pay $60 more.

From November 4, eBay will automatically enroll eligible US sellers in its balance account and switch scheduled bank transfers to manual withdrawals. Sellers have to restore their payout schedule themselves.

Etsy is testing a platform-funded shipping discount on some US orders. In the seller notice's example, a $10 shipping charge drops to $7.99 and Etsy pays the other $2.01. Seller earnings stay unchanged.

Walmart is testing third-party Marketplace inventory held inside its stores for pickup and local delivery. The participating stores, sellers and launch date haven't been disclosed.

Argos is rolling out its "Trusted Sellers" marketplace at scale after a July test with 40 partners. It expects 130,000+ products by the end of 2026, with 70,000 already live. Beauty, gifting and electricals join furniture, home and toys.

IFH Köln says Amazon handles about 63% of German online retail, with marketplace sellers alone at 46.1%. Amazon added €3.2B in 2025, against about €1.4B for Otto and Zalando combined.

Shein, Temu and AliExpress German revenue fell 35.5% to €566M in Q3, according to trade body bevh. It blames the EU's new small-parcel duty.

The UK reportedly plans to make Amazon, eBay and other marketplaces collect more seller VAT. A prior consultation floated a £90,000 per-platform sales threshold. Sellers would lose the cashflow float they hold before tax is paid.

Etsy's print-on-demand test, run with Printify and Printful's parent FYUL, lets buyers order a physical print of a digital file through a second checkout. Digital designers get no extra payment, and Etsy hasn't disclosed the test's size or financial impact.

eBay will set postage prices and supply prepaid Australia Post labels for eligible fee-free Australian sellers from November 11. Sellers who want shipping control back have to move to a Pro plan, which brings transaction fees.

Germany's Federal Court of Justice has struck down Amazon's 2022 Prime price hike (€69 to €89.90/year) for lack of transparency in its terms — Amazon is now cutting the fee for long-standing members while refunds remain pending in a separate class action

Shein's first results as a listed company show profit down 67% to $228M, with European sales falling 13.9% after it raised prices and cut ad spend ahead of the EU's new €3-per-category parcel fee

Poshmark is ending its $45 contribution toward hazmat-noncompliance penalties on October 19 — raising the seller's out-of-pocket charge per flagged parcel from $5 to $50, even for reused packaging with old warning labels

Kaufland opened its 9th European marketplace in Spain on October 6, launching with over 3,100 sellers and 10 million+ articles across 6,400+ categories via its single-registration model

eBay is warning that wireless-device listings (phones, Wi-Fi routers) may be hidden from US buyers starting October 13 unless sellers add the product's FCC certification ID — including for overseas sellers

Amazon is giving FBA sellers two new China-to-US air freight options for restocking — a 7-10 day regional route that skips the inventory-placement fee, and a cheaper 11-15 day "Economy Air" service from Shanghai/Shenzhen to LA

Walmart launched one-hour Express Pickup at 500 US stores, free and unlimited for Walmart+ members, with nationwide expansion planned before Thanksgiving

Gumtree has rolled out "Pay & Collect" for UK listings under £250 — payment is held until the buyer inspects the item in person, adding marketplace-backed trust to local pickup deals.

YouTube is expanding its Shopping affiliate program to 35 countries by year-end, letting brands book creators for specific products directly through new Affiliate Campaigns