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Introduced on September 8, the system can purchase... Uğur Gürbes•5 hours ago](https://worldef.com/2026/09/21/amazon-blocks-metas-ai-agent-muse/)[MARKETPLACES### Temu Rises to the Top in Four Countries in European E-Commerce Temu continued its rapid growth in the European e-commerce market by taking the lead in four countries, according to 2025 data. According to ECDB data, the platform, which operates under... Editor•11 hours ago](https://worldef.com/2026/09/21/temu-rises-four-countrie-european-ecommerce/)[STARTUP### Russian E-Commerce Market Faces Loss of 400 Million Orders and 400 Billion Rubles in Revenue The Russian e-commerce market has faced a significant revision in its 2026 growth expectations following drone attacks on logistics facilities belonging to Wildberries and Ozon. According to reports based on... Uğur Gürbes•3 days ago](https://worldef.com/2026/09/18/russian-e-commerce-market-faces-loss/)[E-COMMERCE### Ferrari and Rakuten Form Global Partnership for 2027 Ferrari has signed a multi-year global partnership with Japanese technology group Rakuten, set to begin on January 1, 2027. Under the agreement, Rakuten will become a team partner of Scuderia... Uğur Gürbes•3 days ago](https://worldef.com/2026/09/18/ferrari-and-rakuten-global-partnership-2027/)[AI### Shopify Integrated with ChatGPT Ads Shopify has become one of the first e-commerce platforms to be integrated into OpenAI’s ChatGPT Ads system. With the new integration, online retailers will be able to connect their product... 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