E-commerce 13 February 2026 - 29 May 2026

FitLife Shares Slip With Kroger Rollout and Amazon Push in Focus
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FitLife Shares Slip With Kroger Rollout and Amazon Push in Focus

FitLife Brands dropped 3.0% to $9.91 by Monday afternoon on Nasdaq, pressured by thin trading. Traders kept an eye on the supplement stock with a June retail launch coming up and new Amazon figures expected soon. Shares last changed hands at 2:44 p.m. EDT, with 14,588 traded and market cap near $99 million. Stocks moved during a standard U.S. session, not a holiday-shortened market. Nasdaq’s posted trading is 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. The exchange shows the next full U.S. market holiday after Memorial Day is on June 19 for Juneteenth.
June 1, 2026
Yunji Stock Near $1.57: Tiny Nasdaq China E-Commerce Bet Faces a Bigger Test
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Yunji Stock Near $1.57: Tiny Nasdaq China E-Commerce Bet Faces a Bigger Test

Yunji Inc.’s Nasdaq-listed American depositary shares, U.S.-traded receipts for foreign shares, were last shown at $1.57, up 1.3%, on the company’s delayed quote page, with volume of about 1,500 shares and a market value near $7.7 million. The thin trade, not a new company announcement, was the story before the U.S. cash market opened. Friday was a normal Nasdaq trading day, not an exchange holiday. Nasdaq lists regular stock-market hours as 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, with premarket trading from 4:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.; May 29 was not on its 2026 closure list.
May 29, 2026
eBay Bounces Back; Focus Turns to GameStop Moves
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eBay Bounces Back; Focus Turns to GameStop Moves

eBay Inc. shares climbed 1.6% to $112.13 on Thursday, breaking a four-day losing streak. Traders are watching to see if GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen will push forward after eBay rejected his $56 billion takeover offer. eBay shares are still trading well under GameStop’s $125-a-share cash-and-stock offer. The gap, known as the deal spread, is the difference between what GameStop is offering and where eBay trades now, and it signals investors have doubts the deal will close as pitched.
May 28, 2026
MercadoLibre Up After Earnings, One Key Metric Keeps Focus
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MercadoLibre Up After Earnings, One Key Metric Keeps Focus

MercadoLibre Inc. shares were at $1,696.17 in last trade before the U.S. regular session Thursday, up $48.04, or 2.9%, from their previous close. That puts the Latin American e-commerce and fintech firm’s market cap around $86 billion. The price-to-earnings ratio held close to 44.8, keeping attention on growth vs. margin strain. The stock is moving outside regular Nasdaq hours, in pre-market trading. Nasdaq runs pre-market from 4:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Eastern. The 2026 U.S. equity holiday schedule has the market closed Memorial Day, May 25, but not on May 28.
May 28, 2026
GameStop’s $56 Billion eBay Bid Turns Ryan Cohen’s Amazon Ambition Into a Market Test
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GameStop’s $56 Billion eBay Bid Turns Ryan Cohen’s Amazon Ambition Into a Market Test

GRAPEVINE, Texas, May 5, 2026, 17:21 GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen is trying to buy eBay for about $55.5 billion, a surprise offer that would move the video-game retailer far beyond its store base and into the center of online resale. The bid is not a signed deal; GameStop called it a non-binding proposal at $125 a share in cash and stock.
May 6, 2026
Amazon Opens Its Logistics Machine To Everyone, And UPS And FedEx Feel The Hit
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Amazon Opens Its Logistics Machine To Everyone, And UPS And FedEx Feel The Hit

Amazon.com is now letting other businesses tap into its logistics network, transforming what started as an in-house delivery operation for its retail juggernaut into a broader service—one that stores, ships, and moves products for firms from all corners of the economy. Amazon is stepping up its game in third-party logistics, diving further into handling freight, storage, and delivery for other companies. This latest move lands squarely in the territory of United Parcel Service and FedEx, both of which have long catered to big corporate shippers—now they're up against a competitor with its own warehouses, aircraft, trailers, and delivery routes. The company introduced Amazon Supply Chain Services, a new offering that spans freight, distribution, fulfillment, and parcel shipping for businesses of
May 5, 2026
Amazon Supply Chain Services Launch Puts UPS and FedEx Under New Pressure
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Amazon Supply Chain Services Launch Puts UPS and FedEx Under New Pressure

Amazon.com on Monday rolled out Amazon Supply Chain Services, a fresh package that gives outside firms access to its entire logistics stack—freight, warehousing, fulfillment, and parcel delivery—no Amazon storefront required. The company says businesses can tap into the system to handle goods at any stage, from raw materials up to final products. Amazon’s latest push into third-party logistics comes as retailers and manufacturers look to cut vendors and speed up deliveries. The company is now offering logistics services—originally developed for its own retail arm and third-party sellers—to players in healthcare, auto, manufacturing, and retail. The expansion lets Amazon handle transportation, storage, and delivery for outside businesses.
May 4, 2026
Experian PLC’s AI Commerce Push: Agent Trust Aims to Police Bot Buying
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Experian PLC’s AI Commerce Push: Agent Trust Aims to Police Bot Buying

Experian PLC rolled out Agent Trust, a new framework aimed at confirming the connection between consumers and AI agents, as software increasingly handles searching, selecting, and buying for individuals. The FTSE 100 data company described the product as using a “Know Your Agent” approach—essentially, checks to ensure any bot involved is truly representing a legitimate, authorised person. Timing is key here: AI shopping agents are no longer just handling chat and search—they’re starting to execute transactions. That’s a headache for banks, card networks, and retailers, all now forced to figure out if the party making the purchase is a real customer, an authorized bot, or just a fraudster posing as automated software.
May 1, 2026
Visa Inc launches AI payment tool as stablecoins and AI shopping reshape checkout
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Visa Inc launches AI payment tool as stablecoins and AI shopping reshape checkout

Visa Inc rolled out its new payment-processing service on March 9, targeting merchant-facing banks with a promise: speedier transaction approvals, even as AI-driven shopping and stablecoins push old infrastructure to the limit. Dubbed Visa Intelligent Authorization, the platform allows acquirers—banks and financial institutions serving merchants—to tap into multiple card networks using just one software integration. Machine learning runs under the hood, scanning each transaction in real time. Company figures show 99.999% uptime and a 96.3% average approval rate for the 12 months ending February 2025, excluding India. Axel Boye-Moller, who heads value-added services for Asia Pacific, described the launch as “built for what’s happening now, and what’s coming next.” Timing is key here: AI shopping assistants are edging nearer to
March 10, 2026
Costco Holds Off on Special Dividend as Digital Personalization Adds $470 Million in E-Commerce Sales
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Costco Holds Off on Special Dividend as Digital Personalization Adds $470 Million in E-Commerce Sales

ISSAQUAH, Washington, March 9, 2026, 09:54 PDT Costco Wholesale isn’t committing to another special dividend just yet, despite its cash pile returning to pre-payout territory. Chief Financial Officer Gary Millerchip said the retailer is still funneling funds into warehouses, logistics, and digital investments. When asked by analysts, Millerchip noted the board keeps evaluating another one-time dividend, but for now, there are “no plans” to announce.
March 9, 2026
Shopify rolls out POS Hub and faster checkout tools as SHOP shares climb
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Shopify rolls out POS Hub and faster checkout tools as SHOP shares climb

Shopify Inc climbed roughly 3% on Thursday, building on gains from a sharp rally in Toronto the previous day. LSEG data showed the Canadian e-commerce company's stock recently changing hands at $133.76 in New York. Shopify, largely recognized for its e-commerce storefront tools, is now working to shore up the in-person shopping experience. Its point-of-sale product, Shopify POS, is grabbing a larger share of attention, especially as more of its merchants juggle both physical and online sales at checkout.
March 5, 2026
Affirm shares climb after Stripe adds its buy-now-pay-later option to AI checkout tokens
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Affirm shares climb after Stripe adds its buy-now-pay-later option to AI checkout tokens

Affirm Holdings, Inc is deepening its link with Stripe, aiming to offer its buy-now, pay-later loans—including those short installment options at checkout—inside so-called “agentic commerce,” where software agents handle shopping and payments for users. “Consumers will want to see the total cost upfront,” said Vishal Kapoor, senior vice president of product at Affirm. Shares of Affirm climbed about 6% in premarket action. Payment companies are scrambling to keep AI-powered shopping from funneling all purchases through a single, often preloaded card—shutting out competitors. Stripe rolled out Shared Payment Tokens last year; now it’s broadening coverage to include new “agentic” payment credentials from Visa and Mastercard, plus buy-now, pay-later players like Affirm and Klarna.
March 5, 2026
Etsy stock jumps as $1.2 billion Depop sale to eBay resets the story
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Etsy stock jumps as $1.2 billion Depop sale to eBay resets the story

New York, Feb 19, 2026, 15:04 EST — Regular session underway. Etsy shares jumped roughly 9% to $48.04 Thursday afternoon, bouncing around between a low of $45.06 and a high of $54.03. The stock’s rally came after Etsy said it would unload its secondhand fashion app Depop to eBay for $1.2 billion in cash—a transaction both companies anticipate will wrap up in the second quarter.
February 19, 2026
Shopify stock price in focus as buyback nears and AI “shopping agents” debate drags on
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Shopify stock price in focus as buyback nears and AI “shopping agents” debate drags on

New York, February 16, 2026, 18:24 — The market finished the session closed. Shopify Inc’s U.S. shares are set to trade actively Tuesday, with Wall Street divided over the threat posed by generative AI “shopping agents” steering shoppers away from the platform, according to Barron’s. But analysts like Anthony Chukumba at Loop Capital and J.P. Morgan’s Reginald Smith point out that Shopify’s ecosystem — covering payments, shipping, inventory — is stickier than just a storefront builder. About 70% of analysts still rate the stock a buy, Barron’s noted.
February 17, 2026
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