Happy Sunday,
Here’s a quick roundup of last week’s news :
Chart of the Week
Marketplace Pulse digs into the Amazon marketplace dynamics:
Movers & Shakers 🙌
Society Brands Acquires Akron, Ohio-Based Primal Life Organics to Further Expand Business and Spread "The Clean Beauty Movement" [Yahoo Finance]
Strategy 🦈
CES 2024: 7 key announcements from Amazon [Amazon]
Research Briefing: Amazon’s new AI tool attempts to solve brands’ sizing problems [Modern Retail]
Amazon Briefing: Confusion over 2024 strategy leaves 1P brands in a bind [Modern Retail]
Amazon sets the tone for sustainable delivery packaging [Sustainability Mag]
Amazon’s Twitch to Cut 500 Employees, About 35% of Staff [Bloomberg]
Walmart debuts generative AI search and AI replenishment features at CES [Techcrunch]
Google Cloud rolls out new gen AI products for retailers [Techcrunch]
X partners with Shopify for in-stream product promotion [Media Post]
Shopify Study Reveals Enterprise Shift Towards More Agile E-Commerce Platforms [Retail Insider]
Casper tests a new store design as it rethinks its retail strategy [Modern Retail]
Events 🎤
National Retail Federation - Retail’s Big Show, Jan 14-16, New York, NY — NRF Primer by Modern Retail “NRF’s Big Show is all about AI in 2024, as retail’s biggest conference has become a tech event”
The Fortia Group’s eCommerce Summit for Acquirers, Jan 16, New York, NY
ShopTalk, Mar 14-16, Las Vegas, US — Exhibitor opportunities
Make this week count 🙌
Christian