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Pattern debuts LLM Access Audit and GEO Scorecard in Australia to help brands track and optimise visibility across generative AI tools.

Pattern appoints ex-Amazon eCommerce Specialist David Jennison as Europe MD to spearhead marketplace-driven growth and AI-powered expansion.

In eCommerce, clean verified customer address data is now essential to cut costs, stop fraud and keep shoppers loyal worldwide.

Reolink launches an autumn smart security sale in Australia, with up to 42% off 4K cameras, floodlights and PoE doorbells until 22 March.

Australian-built Sign Customiser says its online design and pricing tools have powered more than USD $75m in global sign sales.

Constructor rides AI retail search boom with 82% customer growth, 116% EMEA revenue jump and 322bn annual product discovery interactions.

Syndigo has snapped up Taggstar, folding its real-time social proof messaging into a wider product data cloud for retailers and brands.

Elastic argues that in an AI-obsessed market, robust search across messy data is the real foundation of trustworthy, profitable experiences.

New BS ISO 21800 standard aims to cut fine print and make online contracts clearer for consumers across booming UK digital markets.

Vudoo partners with PubMatic to bring shoppable, commerce-enabled ads to its programmatic marketplace via a single deal ID integration.

Criteo joins OpenAI's ChatGPT ad pilot as first adtech partner, testing conversational commerce ads across ChatGPT Free and Go in the US.

Shoddy search tools are driving Australians from favourite online retailers, with 72% abandoning brands and many paying rivals more.

Australian shoppers are deserting online retailers over clunky site search, with many paying more elsewhere for AI‑style, natural language results.

Courier and home-delivery firms have powered transport to become Australia's fastest-growing new business sector over the past decade.

Ecommpay launches a free fraud guide for online retailers as UK payment fraud hits GBP £1.17 billion and AI-driven scams rapidly escalate.

Global mobile app installs jumped 10% in 2025 as sessions rose 7%, fuelled by surging finance and eCommerce usage in APAC and beyond.

Retailers risk USD $796bn in losses from returns and shrink in 2025, with omnichannel gaps fuelling preventable fraud and abuse.

Fashion and electronics see the sharpest online price swings, as Decodo data shows retailers repricing items every few hours worldwide.

Fake Olympics shop ads on Meta push fans to cloned sites mimicking Milano Cortina 2026 store to steal card and personal details.

More consumers now treat generative AI as an everyday aide and even a companion, using it for routine decisions despite trust concerns.