Happy Sunday,
Hereβs a quick roundup of last weekβs news :
Chart of the week π
In βWalmart reaches 100,000 active marketplace sellersβ Marketplace Pulse digs into the recent growth on the platform. The platform keeps close control on their active sellers: With 10,000-20,000 sellers applying to join every month, about 10% eventually become active.
Movers & Shakers π
A big homerun for the eCommerce tools space: βKlaviyoβs strong IPO pricing should give unicorns an idea of what they are worthβ [Techcrunch]
Strategy π¦
π FTC Poised to Sue Amazon for Antitrust Violations Next Week [Bloomberg[
Amazon Scraps Planned Merchant Fee With Antitrust Suit Looming [Bloomberg]
Amazon to Hire 250,000 Logistics Workers for Holidays,Β Boost Hourly Wages [Bloomberg]
Amazon brings e-commerce to Prime Video with a merch shop, starting with βGen Vβ [Techcrunch]
Amazon Briefing: This year, Amazon is bringing in more bells and whistles to push Thursday Night Football ads [Modern Retail]
Amazon will now allow cashierless checkout for clothing [CNBC]
π₯ The Besties chatting with Shopifyβs CEO: βAll-In Summit: Tobi Lutke on consumer spending, teams, Amazon, AI, and moreβ [Youtube]
India Expansion: βAmazon India Launches Multi-Channel Fulfilment For D2C Brands, Other Sellersβ [Inc42]
Alibaba Unveils $2 Billion Turkey Investment in Erdogan Meeting [Bloomberg]
Temu has overtaken Shein in several key metrics, but both have a long way to go to catch up to Amazon [Business Insider]
Showdown in Seattle: βTikTok Plans Seattle Beachhead for Shopping Expansionβ [The Information]
The Lex Newsletter: TikTok wants to be Amazon for Gen Z [Financial Times]
TikTok is cracking down on sellers that make homemade foods like freeze-dried Skittles as it looks to clean up its e-commerce platform [Business Insider]
With the help of Amazon, Pinterest is hoping its latest full-funnel advertising pitch will stick [Modern Retail]
Intra-Asian trade is on the rise: βHow Asia is reinventing its economic modelβ [The Economist]
Need some inspiration? βThe best branding of 2023β [Fast Company]
Events π€
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
Amz Innovate, Nov 13-14, New York City, US
Make this week count π
Christian