TikTok Shop's First Year in the US
TikTok Shop launched in the U.S. twelve months ago and sold billions worth of goods since. However, the things selling on TikTok and how they become top sellers is counterintuitive.
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Temu Now Ranks as World's No. 2 E-Commerce Site
Two years after its launch, Temu overtook eBay to become the world's 2nd most visited e-commerce website.
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66% of Walmart Sellers Use Its Fulfillment Service
Two-thirds of top Walmart marketplace sellers use WFS, a fulfillment service Walmart launched less than five years ago.
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E-Commerce Alone Keeps Retail Sales Growing
E-commerce growth is slowing again, but not because shoppers are returning to physical stores. Online shopping accounted for 51 cents of every new dollar spent in retail.
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Amazon's Unhelpful AI Shopping Assistant
Amazon's AI shopping assistant is great at answering questions about a specific product but cannot help sort through the endless aisles of its infinite catalog.
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Top 5 E-Commerce Marketplaces in 2024
Amazon, Walmart, and TikTok Shop are the three top marketplaces for U.S. brands. However, if Temu and TikTok achieve their goals this year, they will overtake Walmart in the marketplace ranking.
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Amazon To Launch a Direct-From-China Marketplace
Amazon will launch a Temu, Shein, and AliExpress competitor featuring low-price items shipped directly from China. Amazon's main quest remains Prime, but it has accepted a new side quest.
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Amazon Launches in South Africa
Amazon launched in South Africa today. The marketplace is Amazon's first in sub-Saharan Africa, bringing the total number of active markets to 22.
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Amazon’s Fast Delivery Moat
Amazon's same-day and next-day delivery is widening the gap between it and the rest of e-commerce.
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Amazon Fees Only Go Up
Amazon offers dozens of services that sellers and brands can use to grow their businesses. It insists these are optional, and strictly speaking, that is correct. But while Amazon itself doesn't require them, it has created an ecosystem that does.
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