Happy Sunday,
Here’s a quick roundup of last week’s news :
Chart of the Week:
Jungle Scout’s Q2 Consumer Trends Reports is a treasure box of category & consumer insights. Here are a few of my highlights:
Strategy 🦈
Amazon AI chatbot Rufus is now live for all US customers [TechCrunch]
EU asks Amazon for information on algorithm, ads [The Information]
From Ads to Zeitgeist - Shopping Trends Report [Amazon]
The Big Amazon Vendor Study: Industry Insights & Key Statistics (2024) [Martin Heubel]
What the merger between Saks and Neiman means for Amazon [Modern Retail]
Amazon and Temu Swap Strategies [Marketplace Pulse]
Shopify denies it was hacked, links stolen data to third-party app [Bleeping Computers]
Flood of Temu and Shein packages sparks delivery startup gold rush [The Information]
Temu, Shein: China’s landfills expose the dark side of fast fashion [EuroNews]
Job Opportunity 👩🚀
Operations Specialist - Amazon Automation Control Center ]with Autopilot]
Events 🎤
Amazon Accelerate, Sep 17-19 in Seattle
Amazon unBoxed, Oct 14-16 in Austin
Make this week count 🙌
Christian