Amazon's Growth Persists Through Year of Pushback
In 2024, Amazon again had a record-breaking year despite growing criticism from workers, sellers, governments, and shoppers.
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66% of Walmart Sellers Use Its Fulfillment Service
Two-thirds of top Walmart marketplace sellers use WFS, a fulfillment service Walmart launched less than five years ago.
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Shopify’s Shop App Is a Maybe $1 Billion Marketplace
Shopify's almost-marketplace Shop app is approaching a $1 billion GMV run rate. It's not a shopping destination but drives sales as a by-product of the Shopify ecosystem.
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Walmart Turns to China to Grow Marketplace
In April, three-quarters of new sellers on the Walmart marketplace were from China, surpassing records set just a month prior. Walmart wants to sell what Temu is selling.
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Threecolts Acquires Marketplace Pulse
Threecolts has acquired Marketplace Pulse, an e-commerce industry publication founded by Juozas Kaziukėnas in 2015.
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Amazon's "Significant" Reliance on Chinese Sellers
Amazon acknowledged the Chinese seller market share on its marketplace for the first time, calling it "significant."
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The Amazon Aggregator is Dead
The original class of Amazon Aggregators now span from bankruptcies to success to pivots. None call themselves aggregators anymore.
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Long-Time Sellers Drive Half of Amazon's 3P GMV
Amazon continues to grow its marketplace by both new sellers joining and long-time sellers staying on for years. There is no measurable fleeing by sellers crushed by changing conditions, nor is there a loss in interest by new sellers.
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Shopify’s Marketplace Expands to the Web
Shopify's marketplace is now available on the web, and from afar, it looks like Amazon or any other online retailer. The new marketplace allows shoppers to search and buy all products hosted on Shopify.
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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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