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📦 The Order : Weekly Aggregator Roundup - Amazon category highlights & layoffs

Issue #92

Christian Umbach
Jan 8
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Happy Sunday,

Here’s a quick roundup of last week’s news :

Chart of the week #1

Influencer Marketing Hub puts a number to choice:

The article also features an interactive breakdown of Top 20 products by category and Amazon marketplace, here’s an example for pet supplies on Amazon.com

Chart of the week #2

Shopify published its Commerce Trends 2023 report. One of the highlights below:

Funding Craze 💰

No new funding announced this week.

Movers & Shakers 🤝

A continuing wave of job cuts:

  • Aggregator: Indian roll-up firm UpScalio cuts 15% of workforce [Tech in Asia]

  • DTC: Everlane Slashes 17% of Corporate Workforce [Business of Fashion]

  • Amazon layoffs part 2: 18,000 (or 1.2% of its workforce) [Amazon]

Strategy 📈

  • “Shopify in advertising push to fill void left by Apple privacy crackdown” [Financial Times]

  • Shopify making enterprise moves: “Shopify enters its next era of growth: redefining enterprise retail. Introducing Commerce Components by Shopify” [Shopify]

  • TikTok uncertainty: “Wh​y India​ banned​ TikTok​ — and what the US can learn from it,​ as pressure mounts for Biden to follow suit” [Business Insider]

  • Sea freight is a key demand indicator: Price drops a plus but demand drops may indicate broader downturn: “Flexport’s Ryan Petersen Says a ‘Great Recession’ Is Here For Ocean Shipping” [Bloomberg]

  • The ads space is changing: “‘The duopoly has been disrupted’: Why 2023 could be a huge year for retail media” [Modern Retail]

  • “Chewy Looks to Open More Automated Fulfillment Centers in Drive to Control Costs” [Wall Street Journal]

Events 🎤

  • eCom Camp, Jan 8-10, Orlando, FL

  • National Retail Federation: Retail’s Big Show, Jan 14-17, NYC

  • Prosper Show, Mar 13-15, Las Vegas, NV

Make this week count 🙌

Christian

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