📦 The Order : Weekly Roundup - US Retail Data & Sea

Issue #176

Happy Sunday,

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

Chart of the Week

US retail data for July is in, as Jason Goldberg comments:

Year to date, Core retail is up 3.4% over last year, which is a bit slower growth than the historical average of 3.9%. The bulk of this growth is going to a handful of retailers (Walmart, Amazon, Temu, Shein, and Tik Tok Marketplace), which means lean times for many other retailers.

Strategy 🦈

• Amazon moves up Black Friday inventory deadline for sellers [Supply Chain Dive]

• Amazon and other online retailers are winning more back-to-school sales as technology takes over classrooms [Modern Retail]

• Business of Fashion Feature: How Amazon Fits Into the New Beauty Playbook |[Front Row Group]

• Amazon Didn’t Pay Tax Then, Temu Doesn’t Now [Marketplace Pulse]

• How 3 brands are using TikTok to drive awareness & sales [Modern Retail]

• DoorDash, Instacart Try New Angles to Gain Grocery Share [PYMNTS]

• Federal Trade Commission Announces Final Rule Banning Fake Reviews and Testimonials [FTC]

• Sea Raises Sellers’ Fees to Above TikTok, Temu to Fatten Margins [Bloomberg]

• Shopee-owner Sea signals strong online shopping momentum with revenue beat [Reuters]

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