# Latin American e-commerce expansion > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/latin-american-e-commerce-expansion > Updated: 2026-08-31T03:00:25.000Z. Sources: 7. Developments: 2. E-commerce companies in Latin America are expanding their operational and service capabilities through infrastructure investments, strategic alliances, and new digital offerings. Initial developments focused on logistics and digital service integration. Mercado Libre announced plans to triple its logistics capacity in Chile by 2027, aiming to increase storage from 140,000 to 450,000 square meters and create over 2,500 jobs. Additionally, Infracommerce and Tiendanube formed a strategic alliance to provide integrated technology and logistics to enterprises across Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, and Colombia. Following these infrastructure moves, major marketplaces including Mercado Livre, Shopee, Magalu, and Amazon have begun expanding into financial and advertising services. These platforms are increasingly offering credit to sellers by leveraging transactional data to compete with traditional banks. Simultaneously, the sector is seeing growth in retail media, highlighted by a partnership between VTEX Ads Platform and Magnite to expand programmatic advertising opportunities, starting with testing at Casas Bahia in Brazil. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-31: Marketplaces expand credit and retail media services in Latin America Marketplaces are expanding credit offerings to sellers using transactional data, while VTEX Ads and Magnite partner to boost programmatic retail media in Latin America. 4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/marketplaces-expand-credit-and-retail-media-services-in-latin-america ### 2026-08-28: E-commerce players expand logistics and digital services in Latin America Mercado Libre plans to triple its Chilean logistics capacity by 2027, while Infracommerce and Tiendanube partner to expand e-commerce solutions across Latin America. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/e-commerce-players-expand-logistics-and-digital-services-in-latin-america --- Cite as: Latin American e-commerce expansion. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/latin-american-e-commerce-expansion