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📦 The Order : Weekly Roundup - Walmart & Wonder Brands

Issue #124

Christian Umbach
Aug 20, 2023
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Happy Sunday,

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

Chart of the week 📈

The store as a fulfillment center. Having 90% of US population within 10miles of a Walmart store makes this possible. In “Walmart Fulfills 50% of Online Orders From Stores” Marketplace Pulse digs in:

Movers & Shakers 🙌

  • Wonder Brands’ pivot to acquiring e-commerce infrastructure pays off [Techcrunch]

  • Keith Rabois' startup OpenStore is launching a new program to boost Shopify merchants who aren't big enough to sell their stores yet [Business Insider]

  • AnyMind posts strong profit bump in Q2, beats projections [Tech in Asia]

Strategy 🦈

  • Big ads push: “Amazon Sponsored Product Ads will appear on pinterest, buzzfeed, and other sites” [Ad Age]

  • How Amazon continues to improve the customer reviews experience with generative AI [Amazon]

  • “Amazon sellers are preparing for a slightly less hectic holiday season” [Modern Retail]

  • Listing heads up: “Amazon Adds More Required Product Attributes for New Listings” [eCommerce Bytes]

  • Amazon Imposing Fee on Sellers Who Ship Products Themselves [Bloomberg]

  • This test doesn’t sit well with everyone: “Amazon's overcomplicated new product star ratings are no bright idea” [Android Police]

  • Amazon Ads eating into Google, Meta’s digital marketing pie [Economic Times India]

  • Amazon Offers Influencers $25 Per Video, Sparking Chorus of LOLs [Bloomberg]

  • Shopify's ecosystem is about to face a major test: Large partners like Klaviyo are eying an IPO, while smaller startups may struggle to compete [Business Insider]

  • DTC brands are struggling to turn a profit. Shopify and some software startups aim to solve this by paying customers to shop. [Business Insider]

  • Strong eCom earnings: “Walmart Lifts Sales Outlook, Fueled by Consumers Looking for Deals” [Wall Street Journal]

  • Walmart earnings smash expectations after weaker second quarter from Target [Yahoo]

  • Walmart+ Ramps Up Pressure on Amazon Prime [Bloomberg]

  • Video interview following Walmarts results: “Walmart's Becoming a Tech Powerhouse: Teikametrics CEO” [Bloomberg]

  • Internet Firm Sea Misses Sales Estimates on Slowing E-Commerce Demand [Yahoo]

  • Overstock’s rebrand as Bed Bath & Beyond may go down as the best in marketing history [Fast Company]

Events 🎤

  • Amazon Accelerate, Sep 12-14, Seattle, US

  • eClimb Summit, Sep 21, London, UK

  • Seller Velocity Conference, Oct 11-12, New York, US

  • Amazon Ads unBoxed, Oct 24-26, New York City, US

Make this week count 🙌

Christian

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