Meta Launches AI Ad Tools, DHL Buys Into Eastern Europe

Meta just handed performance marketers a new AI-driven playbook heading into Q4 — and DHL is quietly buying up Eastern Europe's delivery infrastructure. Here's what both moves mean for your business. In this episode: Meta announced a suite of AI-powered advertising tools at Advertising Week New York, automating creative selection, audience targeting and bid optimisation — putting pressure on brands to decide how much control to cede heading into peak Q4 spend. Sweden's ecommerce market grew 8% year-on-year in Q2 2026 across all online retail sectors, bucking a trend of flat or declining sales seen in several other European markets during the same period. DHL eCommerce confirmed plans to acquire Baltic parcel carrier Venipak and signalled it is actively pursuing further acquisitions across Eastern Europe to secure last-mile infrastructure in one of the continent's fastest-growing ecommerce regions. The Digital Commerce Daily is a concise briefing for ecommerce, retail media and digital commerce professionals, hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every day. Enjoying the show? A quick rating or review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify helps other marketers find us. Also from Marco & Klara: The FMCG Marketing Daily · The Health Marketing Daily