Platforms pushed deeper into money as shipping costs rose.
TikTok, Zillow, Just Eat and DoorDash added shopping, lending and ad services, while small retailers braced for higher holiday shipping costs amid tensions with Iran.
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// This week’s mix
- Pushback4
- Money3
- Adoption9
- Attention1
Stories in the trends to the right. One story can sit in more than one trend.
// What’s moving in Commerce Rewired
- 01Global tensions raise shipping costsShips near subsea cables after Iran warnings, holiday shipping costs up8 weeks0 → 2 stories2 pushback
- 02Struggling brands fade or sell offSalon shut down and the Cybertruck faded8 weeks0 → 6 stories2 pushbackSee the timeline →
- 03Apps add new services to keep buyersTikTok Shop app launch and DoorDash buying Instacart8 weeks0 → 5 stories0 pushbackSee the timeline →
- 04Finance and fees built into everyday buyingZillow mortgage gains and car feature subscriptions on top of payments8 weeks1 → 4 stories0 pushbackSee the timeline →
// Stories behind it
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- MoneyMicrosoft teaches schools that free email was just a phase
- MoneyAnd because the AI boom pulled in companies far outside Silicon Valley, the unwind will, too.
- MoneyThe unwinding of the AI trade promises big consequences
- Build-outWelcome to Weed Island
- PushbackChina’s debt collectors are chasing as many as 100 million consumers struggling to repay loans, fueling a shadow market for bad debt as the...
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Every trend’s claims, sources and contradictions, plus the stories that cut against what’s moving.