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Back to EpisodesThe Digital Commerce Daily — May 26, 2026
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The Digital Commerce Daily — May 26, 2026
Your 8-minute briefing on ecommerce, social commerce, and digital marketing.
In today's episode:
• Shein's acquisition of Everlane signals that Chinese ecommerce giants are pivoting from pure price competition to brand legitimacy in Western markets.
• London-based Fresha has hit unicorn status with a €68.9M KKR round, making it one of the UK's most significant marketplace exits in beauty and wellness commerce.
• Rising fuel surcharges are forcing ecommerce brands to rethink carrier strategy and shipping economics at exactly the wrong moment — when tariff costs are already squeezing margins.
Fun fact: The average B2B ecommerce order takes 2.2 years to fully close when you factor in contract renewals and upsells — yet most B2B platforms still measure conversion the same way B2C does, at the moment of first purchase. Salesforce found that companies treating B2B ecommerce like a long-term relationship rather than a transaction see 30% higher lifetime revenue per account.
Hosted by Marco and Klara.