Amazon Paused Global Expansion in 2023
Amazon planned to launch marketplaces in Chile, Colombia, Nigeria, and South Africa in early 2023. It did not launch in any of those new markets.
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TikTok Shop Is a Content-First Shopping
Influencers and their content, not brands, drive shopping on TikTok. TikTok is a content-first shopping platform.
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16 Million People Who Love eBay
eBay's new goal is to "reinvent the future of e-commerce for enthusiasts." It says it has 16 million of them.
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US Seller Market Share on Amazon Hits Record Low
American sellers on Amazon are losing market share to international sellers and are now making up less than 50% of the sellers.
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TikTok’s Aggression vs. Amazon’s Passivity
TikTok officially launched its in-app e-commerce platform TikTok Shop in the U.S. Its ambition is to create a market for social commerce while its competitors like Amazon are undecisive about committing.
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Walmart Reaches 100,000 Active Marketplace Sellers
Walmart's marketplace now hosts 100,000 active sellers as new sellers joining the platform continue to accelerate.
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Amazon's Supply Chain as a Service
Amazon can't make the whole world shop on Amazon. But, it will try to be the retail infrastructure even when shopping happens elsewhere.
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AI and the Job of an Amazon Seller
AI will take over most of the seller's tasks on Amazon. It will remove the gap between new and experienced sellers and between domestic and international sellers. But it's never been harder to launch the next Anker, and no AI has the answer.
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Shopify Unblocks Amazon’s Buy With Prime
Amazon and Shopify announced a partnership to allow Shopify merchants to add the Buy with Prime fulfillment and checkout service.
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Facebook, Instagram, TikTok Want On-Platform Commerce
Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok are making forceful moves to stop directing people to external e-commerce websites to complete a purchase.
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