e-commerce

Consumer

Temu Faces a Supplier Revolt

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Suppliers are upset Temu is swapping to a more Amazon-esque supplier model and trying to drive prices ever-downward.

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Patent Drop

Walmart AI Patent Signals Continued Pressure to Compete with Amazon

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A patent from Walmart for an in-house machine learning development framework highlights that the company’s strategy to compete with Amazon extends to…

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Big Tech

Who has Liability in the Shifting World of e-commerce?

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Amazon has largely dodged liability for the products sold on their virtual shelves. But could the legal tides be shifting?

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Consumer

Amazon Sets up a Rival to Shein and Temu

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Amazon’s setting up a discounted shop that will fly products to consumers from China. It’s meant to copy Shein and Temu’s business models.

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Patent Drop

eBay Patent Utilizes Blockchain for Security, Seller Reputation

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This patent follows another from eBay aiming to play into blockchain’s strength as a security tool.

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Markets

Most Pandemic-Darling Stocks Aren’t Too Healthy

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The 50 companies with the biggest pandemic-era gains have collectively lost $1.5 trillion in market value since the close of 2020.

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Big Tech

Amazon Reignites its Warehouse and Logistics Expansion

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The e-commerce king has either leased, bought, or announced the addition of 16 million square feet of warehouse space this year.

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Patent Drop

Shopify Image Patent Highlights Convergence of AI, Advertising

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It’s recent patent expands upon its current AI tools as it aims to keep up with the rest of the tech and e-commerce industry.

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