Commerce News | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/category/commerce/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:29:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-cropped-favicon-gradient.png?w=32 Commerce News | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/category/commerce/ 32 32 Instacart acquires Instaleap to expand its enterprise platform internationally https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/instacart-acquires-instaleap-to-expand-its-enterprise-platform-internationally/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:29:23 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3112164 An Amazon warehouse worker died on the job at Oregon facility https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/an-amazon-warehouse-worker-died-on-the-job-at-oregon-facility/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:26:18 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3112039 Walmart-owned Flipkart, Amazon are squeezing India’s quick-commerce startups https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/11/walmart-owned-flipkart-amazon-are-squeezing-indias-quick-commerce-startups/ Sun, 12 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111566 Apple moves to take its App Store fight back to the Supreme Court https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/06/apple-epic-games-lawsuit-supreme-court-appeal-app-store-commission/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:38:05 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3109630 Amazon hits sellers with ‘fuel surcharge’ as Iran war roils global energy markets https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/02/amazon-hits-sellers-with-fuel-surcharge-as-iran-war-roils-global-energy-markets/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:56:29 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3108999 Allbirds is selling for $39M. It raised nearly 10 times that amount in its IPO. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/30/allbirds-is-selling-for-39-million-it-raised-nearly-10-times-that-amount-in-its-ipo/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:30:20 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3107849 Meta turns to AI to make shopping easier on Instagram and Facebook https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/meta-turns-to-ai-to-make-shopping-easier-on-instagram-and-facebook/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:16:17 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3105918 Ads are coming to Apple Maps, as Apple expands its business offerings https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/apple-maps-ads-apple-business/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3105253 Bengaluru food delivery startup Swish raises $38M, its third round in 18 months https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/23/bengaluru-food-startup-swish-raises-38m-in-its-third-round-in-18-months/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:30:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3104957 Grab to buy Foodpanda Taiwan from Delivery Hero for $600 million https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/23/grab-to-buy-foodpanda-taiwan-from-delivery-hero-for-600-million/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:41:40 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3104784 DoorDash launches a new ‘Tasks’ app that pays couriers to submit videos to train AI https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/doordash-launches-a-new-tasks-app-that-pays-couriers-to-submit-videos-to-train-ai/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:14:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3104019 Patreon CEO calls AI companies’ fair use argument ‘bogus,’ says creators should be paid https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/18/patreon-ceo-calls-ai-companies-fair-use-argument-bogus-says-creators-should-be-paid/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:54:31 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3103690 Amazon adds 1-hour and 3-hour delivery options in the US https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/17/amazon-adds-1-hour-and-3-hour-delivery-options-in-the-us/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:34:35 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3103173 Shopify is preparing for AI shopping agents to change everything, exec says https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/16/shopify-is-preparing-for-ai-shopping-agents-to-change-everything-exec-says/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:56:39 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3102378 Apple drops commission rates in China without a fuss https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/13/apple-drops-commission-rates-in-china-25-percent/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:12:14 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3102290 Facebook Marketplace now lets Meta AI respond to buyers’ messages https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/12/facebook-marketplace-now-lets-meta-ai-respond-to-buyers-messages/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:20:33 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3102101 Ride-hailing inDrive acquires Pakistan’s Krave Mart to bolster grocery delivery https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/11/ride-hailing-indrive-acquires-pakistans-kravemart-to-bolster-grocery-delivery/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:45:35 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3101699 Quince hits $10B valuation with giant $500M round led by Iconiq https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/11/quince-series-e-10b-valuation-with-500m-round-led-by-iconiq/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:50:17 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3101620 Meta’s Moltbook deal points to a future built around AI agents https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/11/metas-moltbook-deal-points-to-a-future-built-around-ai-agents/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:11:31 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3101205 Amazon expands a program that lets customers shop from other retailers’ sites https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/11/amazon-expands-a-program-that-lets-customers-shop-from-other-retailers-sites/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:48:30 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3101353