📦 The Order : Weekly Roundup - NBA, Stord & WPP

Issue #173

Happy Sunday,

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

Chart if the Week

This weeks article “1% of U.S. Amazon Sellers Sell Outside the Continent” by Marketplace Pulse spotlights US Amazon sales, and seller activity:

First a look at how US marketplace traffic compares to the next 10 marketplace:

Then a deep dive into the extent of which US sellers go abroad:

Movers & Shakers 🙌

• Logistics Startup Stord buys part of Pitney Bowes eCommerce Business [The Information]

• Big Brand Activity: Colgate-Palmolive selects WPP as Amazon agency of record in Europe [WPP]

Strategy 🦈

• Prime Video reaches a landmark 11-year streaming deal with the NBA and the WNBA [Amazon]

• Why did Amazon create the Prime Days sale? [Indian Express]

• How Amazon Brands Are Leveraging AI Today, & What’s Ahead for Tomorrow [Dan Brownsher]

• Italy cracks down on local Amazon unit over tax and labour practices [Financial Times]

• Then, now, and what’s next for TikTok Shop [Tech in Asia]

• TikTok Targets Spain, Ireland to Revive Europe E-Commerce Push [Bloomberg]

• Decode the New Temu [Substack]

• Eighty nations strike deal over e-commerce, but lack US backing [Reuters]

• FTC is investigating how companies are using AI to base pricing on consumer behavior [TechCrunch]

• Offline retail challenges: “Saks Fifth Avenue in San Francisco Shifts to Appointment-only Shopping” [WWD]

Job Opportunity 👩‍🚀

• Operations Specialist - Amazon Automation Control Center ]with Autopilot]

Upcoming Webinar 🎙

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Events 🎤

• ASGTG AI Session, Jul 31 in New York

• Amazon Accelerate, Sep 17-19 in Seattle

• Amazon unBoxed, Oct 14-16 in Austin

Make this week count 🙌

Christian