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Everything on Walmart Ships from Walmart

Everything on Walmart Ships from Walmart

80-90% of search results on Walmart ship from its warehouses. Over the past few years, Walmart has pushed its third-party sellers to offload fulfillment to Walmart.

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Temu Is Most-Downloaded Shopping App in the US

Temu Is Most-Downloaded Shopping App in the US

Temu is the most-downloaded shopping app in the U.S. It is the latest shopping app, launched by China's Pinduoduo in early September to bring China-made goods to Western consumers.

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Amazon Launches in Belgium

Amazon Launches in Belgium

Amazon launched in Belgium on October 18th. The marketplace is Amazon's tenth active marketplace in Europe and brings the total number of countries to 21.

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Amazon Stole the World From eBay

Amazon Stole the World From eBay

Ten years ago, Amazon was more popular than eBay only in the U.S. It has since dethroned eBay around the world, and Australia is the last remaining country to fall.

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The World’s Top eBay Sellers

The World’s Top eBay Sellers

The largest eBay sellers have each sold tens of millions of items. And despite eBay struggling to grow over the past few years, those sellers still run massive businesses.

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Brooklyn is Still the Amazon Seller Capital

Brooklyn is Still the Amazon Seller Capital

Most Amazon sellers are based in Brooklyn. The city has double the number of sellers as the second most common city, New York.

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Boom and Bust of Amazon Aggregators

Boom and Bust of Amazon Aggregators

Funding for Amazon aggregators is down over 80% in 2022. However, much of the previously committed capital is yet to be deployed. Thus, despite little new funding, acquisitions have not stopped.

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DTC Brands Can Now Buy Ads on Amazon

DTC Brands Can Now Buy Ads on Amazon

DTC brands can now buy ads on Amazon that will drive traffic to the brand's website. The customer journey is convoluted but hints at Amazon's bigger ambitions to become a discovery platform for DTC brands.

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Amazon-Native Brand Hero Cosmetics Sells for $630M

Amazon-Native Brand Hero Cosmetics Sells for $630M

Hero Cosmetics, an acne care brand born on Amazon, was acquired for $630 million this week. Hero launched on Amazon in 2017 with one SKU that has since become the #1 beauty product on Amazon.

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Shopify Tries To Fight Buy With Prime

Shopify Tries To Fight Buy With Prime

Shopify doesn't want merchants using Amazon's Buy with Prime. It is warning them that installing Buy with Prime removes Shopify's ability to protect against fraudulent orders and could lead to stolen customer data.

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