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Amazon 3rd party brands raise $1B
“According to Marketplace Pulse, around $1B has been invested this year in firms that buy successful brands in the Amazon marketplace.” | learn more
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How Amazon wins
The WSJ is still salty at Amazon for using their advantages, as evidenced by the second part of the title: “by steamrolling rivals and partners.” Here’s the summary: “CEO Jeff Bezos still runs the e-commerce giant with the drive of […]
better doing
Jeff Bezos: Here’s how I make Amazon’s highest-stakes decisions
One interesting highlight is the difference in the decision-making pace between top executives and their direct reports. The more senior, the slower pace, and Bezos points out the risk of junior execs modeling the slower speed. “In an excerpt from a […]
to your health
Amazon jumps deep into the pharmacy business
This goes well beyond their PillPack acquisition from 2018. The new offering, Amazon Pharmacy, allows customers to order prescription medication with free delivery, accepts most insurance, and even lets you compare your insurance price to the cash price (which is […]
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Amazon sues counterfeiters
Sorry influencers, using Tiktok and Facebook to drive traffic to your counterfeit products on Amazon’s marketplace isn’t going to fly. | learn more
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Amazon pilots CBD sales in UK
You might be surprised to learn that CBD, the substances seemingly sold in every corner store nowadays, is banned from Facebook and Google ads. I’ve seen Facebook workarounds that offer C-🐝-D instead. Amazon testing the category is a break with […]
big ideas
On battery recycling and the future
JB Straubel, the Tesla co-founder and former CTO, is deep in the battery recycling game. Historically recycling compliance for batteries has been low, but that must change as the volume keeps increasing. “Why Amazon and Panasonic are betting on this […]
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Deep dive into recyclability of Amazon’s Prime Now freezer bags
I’ve learned much about recycling and composting in the past week. Since Austin offers a more nuanced system for waste management than Chicago, I’ve trying harder to sort our household trash. Frozen foods from Prime Now arrive in insulated bags. […]
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Amazon employee bribes lead to indictments
This sort of enforcement is great for consumers. I hope it discourages other sellers from going this route. “The U.S. Department of Justice has charged six people with bribing Amazon employees and contractors in an attempt to supply third-party sellers […]
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Amazon 1st party, 3rd party and private label by category
One of many highlights: “Fashion has been a “throw everything at the wall” private label endeavor, and it’s working.“ | learn more