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      "title": "How to review a store or marketplace change",
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      "format": "brief",
      "headline": "Shopify variants now support multiple barcodes, search matches any",
      "published_at": "2026-09-16T09:12:50+00:00",
      "standfirst": "Shopify now supports multiple barcodes per product variant through a new barcodes connection, and the product and variant search filters now match any barcode on a variant.",
      "url": "https://commerce.briefpulse.com/stories/ecommerce-shopify-variants-now-support-multiple"
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      "headline": "Shopify admin gets new look from September 15, 2026",
      "published_at": "2026-09-16T09:10:41+00:00",
      "standfirst": "Shopify's admin will roll out a new look progressively to merchants starting September 15, 2026, moving search, notifications, and the store picker to a collapsible side navigation and turning Sidekick into a floating chat.",
      "url": "https://commerce.briefpulse.com/stories/ecommerce-shopify-admin-gets-look-september"
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      "format": "brief",
      "headline": "Stripe unveils global revenue tools including localized checkout and Adaptive Pricing",
      "published_at": "2026-09-14T05:24:18+00:00",
      "standfirst": "At Sessions 2026, Stripe announced dozens of products and capabilities to help businesses turn global demand into revenue, but the announcement provides only broad categories without merchant-specific details.",
      "url": "https://commerce.briefpulse.com/stories/ecommerce-stripe-unveils-global-revenue-tools"
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      "headline": "Nuvei to Pay $4.85M and Tighten Merchant Screening in FTC Settlement",
      "published_at": "2026-09-14T05:22:35+00:00",
      "standfirst": "Global payment processor Nuvei will pay $4.85 million and must implement robust merchant screening practices to settle FTC charges that it facilitated merchant fraud, including tech support scams.",
      "url": "https://commerce.briefpulse.com/stories/ecommerce-nuvei-pay-85m-tighten-merchant"
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      "headline": "FTC settles with Humboldt Merchant Services over processing for allegedly fraudulent merchants",
      "published_at": "2026-09-14T05:21:53+00:00",
      "standfirst": "Humboldt Merchant Services will pay $12 million and be permanently barred from processing payments for merchants with a heightened risk of potential fraud, under a proposed order settling FTC allegations that it processed payments for merchants that defrauded consumers.",
      "url": "https://commerce.briefpulse.com/stories/ecommerce-ftc-settles-humboldt-merchant-services"
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      "format": "brief",
      "headline": "Rugs Direct rolls out Ask Cleo AI assistant for site search and PDP support",
      "published_at": "2026-09-12T21:48:52+00:00",
      "standfirst": "Rugs Direct has launched Ask Cleo, an on-site AI-powered conversational assistant that handles site search and product detail page support, and says it is driving increases in key performance indicators.",
      "url": "https://commerce.briefpulse.com/stories/ecommerce-rugs-direct-rolls-ask-cleo"
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      "format": "brief",
      "headline": "FedEx launches Global Trade Navigator for cross-border ecommerce",
      "published_at": "2026-09-12T21:46:15+00:00",
      "standfirst": "FedEx has launched Global Trade Navigator, a set of digital trade tools for cross-border ecommerce. The carrier says the tools let businesses look up tariff codes, estimate costs and handle customs requirements before packages reach international borders.",
      "url": "https://commerce.briefpulse.com/stories/ecommerce-fedex-launches-global-trade-navigator"
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