The Order : Weekly Aggregator Roundup - Growve

Chart of the Week

Scott Galloway featured Christopher Mims new book Arriving Today who looks at supply chain efficiency: from container ships to labor shortages and Amazon's efficiencies. This NPR interview with Mims covers the core of his analysis.

Amazon Process Time from order processing to shipment loading [Scott Galloway / Christopher Mims]

New funding this week: $225M

Funding Craze 💰

• US: Growve added credit facilities worth $225M led by Truist Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and Bank of America to add to their current portfolio of 26 brands across supplements & active nutrition, home & leisure, beauty & personal care, lifestyle foods, and pet care & nutrition verticals. [Newswire]

Strategy 📈

• "The cost of just-keep-it refunds could tick up to $4.4 billion for 2021 as retailers like Amazon and Target face record-high holiday returns" [Business Insider]

• Shopee, Shein & Meesho lead in 2021 global eCommerce app downloads: "Amazon Slips to 4th in Global Shopping App Rankings" [Marketplace Pulse]

• "4 Trends that will define eCommerce in 2022" [Techcrunch]

• Digital payment trends: "How US Shoppers paid during the holiday season" [PYMNTS]

• The next offline ad & checkout evolution: "A patent quietly filed by Shopify shows it edging closer to brick-and-mortar retail with a type of tech also used by Amazon" [Business Insider]

Events 🎤

• Jan 28-29 2022: Brands of New India Mega Summit 2022, virtual [YourStory]

Let's make this week count,

Christian