Happy Sunday,
Here’s a quick roundup of last week’s news:
Chart of the Week:
As trade teams from China and the US are negotiating in Switzerland, Marketplace Pulse in ‘Paradoxical Tariffs Will Benefit Chinese Sellers’ digs into how the current setup is hurting US SMBs. Flexport’s CEO in ‘Tariffs could be extinction level event for small businesses’ [CNBC] further details this:
AI News of the Week 🤖
Retailgentic’s deep dive into the shopping agent ecosystem and it’s current evolution outlines recent launches of Perplexity, Amazon, OpenAI and Microsoft:
Movers & Shakers 🙌
10Club Files for Insolvency with NCLT Amid Financial Struggles [StartupNews]
Strategy ♟
‘Made in USA’ is trending on Amazon, and sellers are leaning in [Modern Retail]
Amazon and Shopify Sellers Face Crunch as E-Commerce Lenders Pull Back [The Information]
Marketplace Briefing: Sellers say Amazon’s 'buy box' rules mute tariff relief [Modern Retail]
Amazon creates "more empathetic smile" for first logo update in 20 years [Dezeen]
What Mother’s Day sales trends (so far) say about consumer sentiment and tariffs [Modern Retail]
Retailers are turning the trade war into a sales event [NBC News]
Shopify stock slips on light guidance, company notes tariff 'uncertainty' [CNBC]
Job Opportunities 👩💻
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Events 🎤
NRF Nexus, Ranchos Palos Verdes, CA July 14-16
Amazon Solution Provider Summit, Seattle July 15-17
Amazon Accelerate, Seattle Sep 16-18
Make this week count 🙌
Christian