The Order : Weekly Aggregator Roundup - Shopify flywheel

Chart of the week: The Shopify Flywheel

Marketplace Pulse outlines Shopify's flywheel as the company pushed for stronger positioning around its consumer-facing brand.

Shopify flywheel [Marketplace Pulse]

Chart of the week #2: Grocery store

Business Insider details the market share of grocery stores as the outlet predicts that Amazon's new retail CEO is to make the grocery business a priority.

Grocery market share [Business Insider via Numerator]

New funding this week: -

Funding Craze 💰

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Strategy 📈

• "Amazon is ready to deliver for customers and sellers this Prime Day" [Amazon]

• Broader data access for merchants and app developers? This regulatory change may facilitate that: "EU Approves Landmark Legislation to Regulate Apple and Other Big Tech Firms" [MacRumors]

• "EU forces Amazon to make it easier to cancel Prime subscriptions in Europe" [The Verge]

• "Insiders say Amazon's new retail CEO is an 'introverted big thinker' without any major wins, drawing whispers of 'show me the money'" [Business Insider]

• Target digital sales surge 31% in Q2 YoY [CNBC]

• Same day delivery powering Target online growth: "Target CEO says cost of handling online orders drops 90% when shoppers use same-day options" [CNBC]

• "How e-commerce companies can brave the new retail environment" [Techcrunch]

Events 🎤

• PowWow July 12-13 in Palm Beach Florida | considering to attend/exhibit? Let me know & happy to connect you with the team

• Billion Dollar Seller Summit, Aug 14-18 in Austin

Let's make this week count,

Christian