Live · Apr 10, 2026 · Issue No. 247 · Independent ecommerce media
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Live · Commerce Pulse
TIKTOK SHOP Q1 GMV$50.4B+184% AMAZON FBA FEES15.0%+0.4 pp SHOPIFY PLUS ARR$1.94B+22.1% WALMART MP SELLERS152K+22% DTC FUNDING APR$847M-12.4% RETURN RATES Q118.7%-1.2 pp AI TOOL ADOPTION63%+11 pp AMAZON ACOS AVG29.4%-2.1 pp
Amazon FBA · Case Study

How a 7-figure brand beat a $2.3M counterfeit claim and got back online in 11 days

A real audit of the evidence package, Plan of Action, and the four documents that flipped the verdict. We have the file numbers and the dollar figures.

By EcomNewsHQ Desk13 min readApr 9, 2026
AI Briefing · 06:00 ET

What sellers need to know today

  • 01TikTok Shop Q1 GMV crosses $50B — half the take rate of Amazon, double the growth.
  • 02Amazon rolls out 4-second video verification for new sellers across 6 EU marketplaces.
  • 03Shopify "Markets Plus" margins now cover 38% of plan revenue, up from 24% YoY.
  • 04Walmart Marketplace fees stay flat at 8–15% — last platform without a 2026 hike.
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Market Pulse · Live
TikTok Shop GMV
$50.4B
▲ 184% YoY
Amazon Take Rate
15.0%
▲ 0.4 pp
DTC Funding · Apr
$847M
▼ 12.4%
Return Rate Q1
18.7%
▼ 1.2 pp
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Amazon FBA · Investigation

Buy Box suppression cost this seller $300K — here's exactly what went wrong

A 90-day forensic audit of how pricing-algorithm changes silently killed a profitable Amazon business. The four signals every seller should be monitoring.

Apr 8 · 12 min read · By Editorial Desk
TikTok Shop

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Shopify

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Apr 7 · 10 min
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Amazon video verification: pass on the first attempt

Apr 10 · 11 min
Commerce Terminal · Real-time

The numbers behind the news.

Updated 06:02 ET · 8 channels tracked
TikTok Shop · Q1 GMV+184%
$50.4B
▲ $32.6B YoY
Half the take rate of Amazon. Strongest growth in beauty & home.
Amazon FBA · Take Rate+0.4pp
15.0%
▲ from 14.6%
Referral + FBA + storage. Aged-inventory surcharge starts day 271.
Shopify Plus · ARR+22.1%
$1.94B
▲ $352M YoY
Markets Plus now 38% of plan revenue. International is the engine.
Walmart · Marketplace Sellers+22%
152K
▲ 27K YoY
Take rate held flat at 8–15%. WFS expanding to 32 fulfillment hubs.
DTC Funding · April-12.4%
$847M
▼ $120M MoM
31 deals. Median round size down. Beauty + supplements still leading.
Return Rates · Q1 Avg-1.2pp
18.7%
▼ from 19.9%
Apparel still 28%+. AI sizing tools driving the apparel drop.
Live signals · Last 4 hours 8 events
06:02 ET Amazon rolls out 4-second video verification for new EU sellers across 6 marketplaces. Account Health High impact
05:48 ET TikTok Shop US commission tier drops to 6% for verified sellers above $500K GMV. Fees ↑ Margin
04:31 ET Shopify opens Markets Plus to all plan tiers — $39 add-on across 28 countries. Platform Expansion
03:14 ET Helium 10 ships Cerebro v4 with AI keyword clustering and competitor-listing diffs. Tools Product
02:09 ET Walmart Marketplace expands WFS to 32 fulfillment centers, adds 2-day to 95% of zip codes. Logistics Coverage
23:42 ET Amazon aged-inventory surcharge schedule confirmed for Q3 — base rate up 9%. Fees ↓ Margin
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Maya R.
$4.2M/yr · Amazon FBA

Anyone else seeing aged-inventory surcharges hit at day 181 now?

Got two SKUs flagged this week — didn't see anything in seller central announcements. Pulled my reports and noticed the schedule shifted forward by 90 days quietly. Curious if this is rolling out by category.

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Devon C.
Founder · DTC Beauty

TikTok Shop affiliate program: posting our 90-day numbers

Ran 47 creators, $180K spend, 6.2x ROAS. Sharing the full breakdown — creator tiers, content categories, commission structures that actually converted. AMA in the comments.

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Klaviyo flow audit: the three triggers nobody's setting up correctly

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