The EU proposes customs reforms that make ecommerce platforms such as Temu, Shein, and Amazon Marketplace liable for dangerous or illegal products they sell
Proposed customs reform would allow officials to better inspect and control packages from China — The EU plans to make ecommerce platforms …
The UK CMA says Meta pledged to let Facebook Marketplace users opt out of Meta using their data and limit how the company uses ad data for product development
instead it backtracked on its commitment & misled Congress. The lesson is Big Tech won't reform itself. Richard Blumenthal / @senblumenthal : Breaking: A new Meta whistleblower has come forward to sha...
A look at Chinese fast fashion online retailer Shein, as 2020 sales reportedly hit $10B thanks to knockoff items, a nimble supply chain, and social media
By connecting China's garment factories with Western Gen-Z customers, Shein ushered in a new era of “ultra-fast” shopping. Tweets: @lmatsakis , @shiraovide , @lmatsakis , @lemonsand , @lmatsakis , @mi...
Intrinsic, which consolidates Amazon Marketplace brands, comes out of stealth with $113M Series A led by Define Ventures
Luxembourg-based factory14, which consolidates Amazon Marketplace brands, comes out of stealth with $200M in funding
It doesn't feel like a week goes by at the moment that another startup doesn't emerge armed with a huge wallet of cash to pursue a strategy of consolidating …
Singapore-based Rainforest, which wants to consolidate Asia-Pacific Amazon Marketplace brands, raises $36M in seed funding led by Nordstar
Seven startups, including Thrasio and Heyday, hoping to become conglomerates like P&G have raised a combined $950M to acquire small Amazon Marketplace sellers
Start-ups including Thrasio, SellerX and Heroes are rolling up small brands, hoping to become the new P&G or Unilever Tweets: @fercany , @macrotactical , @tim , and @colarusso42 Tweets: Fercan Yalinki...
Amazon to suspend Amazon Shipping, its delivery service for Amazon Marketplace sellers that was being beta-tested in some US cities, with last pickups on June 5
- Amazon told sellers on Tuesday that in June it would pause its in-house shipping service that was being beta tested in a few US cities. Source: Wall Street Journal .
“Amazon nomads” crisscross the US looking for cheap, sometimes rare, goods at small-town superstores and outlet clearance sales to sell on Amazon Marketplace
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Amazon Marketplace lets sellers offer lithium-ion batteries and other products that can cause injuries, causing some to ask who is to blame when things go wrong
Alana Semuels / The Atlantic : Tweets: @alanasemuels , @alanasemuels , and @alanasemuels Tweets: @alanasemuels : Though Amazon has banned the sale of 18650 lithium ion batteries since August, it's st...