In this sprint, we delivered a set of improvements designed to make Icecat even more AI-ready, secure, and partner-friendly. Our updates span two key areas: new capabilities within the Icecat MCP (Model Context Protocol) tools, which provide smarter and more efficient access to product data, and a series of platform enhancements that improve security, performance, and overall user experience. Together, these changes ensure that both AI agents and our partners can work with Icecat data more effectively and reliably than ever before. For additional details, please refer to the previous Icecat Release Notes. New Capabilities in Icecat MCP Tools In…
On 27 January 2026, the European Union and India concluded negotiations on a landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that both sides have framed as their biggest bilateral deal to date. While the headlines focus on tariffs, the agreement also includes customs facilitation, services, and digital trade rules, the parts that matter most for how online sellers source, list, ship, and support products in Europe. For European e-commerce teams, this is not just “trade policy.” It is a potential catalog expansion event and a compliance and operations shift that will benefit retailers and marketplaces by providing clean product identifiers, consistent data,…
