Happy Sunday,
Hereβs a quick roundup of last weekβs news:
Chart of the Week:
Marketplace Pulse digs into a particular commerce vertical experiencing rapid grow: βWhatnot Found Live Commerce's Sweet Spotβ
Strategy β
Jeffrey Cohenβs Cannes Reca:p: βCannes Lions 2025: Redefining Advertising's Futureβ [Linkedin]
Amazon Expands Prime Delivery Services Across Rural U.S. [Wall Street Journal]
Amazon's Longest Prime Day and Biggest AI Test [Marketplace Pulse]
This yearβs 4-day Prime Day is a βwinner-takes-allβ test for Amazon sellers [Modern Retail]
Walmart Unveils New AI-Powered Tools To Empower 1.5 Million Associates [Walmart]
Kevin King on the Future of AI Driven UGC [Linkedin]
Nike says itβs making progress with its wholesale turnaround as it readies for its return to Amazon [Modern Retail]
Study Shows LLM Conversion Rate Is 9x Better β AEO Is Coming [Forbes]
Events π€
NRF Nexus, Ranchos Palos Verdes, CA July 14-16
Amazon Solution Provider Summit, Seattle July 15-17
Amazon Ads Developer Summit, New York Aug 5-6
Amazon Accelerate, Seattle Sep 16-18
Amazon UnBoxed, Nashville Nov 10-12
Make this week count π
Christian