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July 11 · Issue #130 · View online
A weekly digest of SUMO blog content, plus eCommerce news, events and job listings.
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Amazon drives 80% of US e-commerce
Amazon’s gross merchandise value this year is on pace to rise 29% year over year to $258.22 billion, blowing past past total U.S. e-commerce growth of 16% expected for the year, according to eMarketer. Prime Day will only accelerate that, with eMarketer forecasting participation by U.S. Prime members to rise 12.5% to 58.7 million households and 109.5 million users.
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Deliver What Millennial Customers Really Want: Convenience
Millennials are looking for convenience, and rigid product and service verticals are failing to provide them with that.
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2018 Internet Trends Report: E-commerce Growth Relies on Data Analytics
According to Mary Meeker’s 2018 Internet Trends Report, online shopping makes up 13% of retail sales worldwide. Although e-commerce has steadily won a larger share of physical retail over the last decade, it doesn’t mean online companies can rest on their heels.
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Voice Assistants Are the New Marketing Battleground
Advertisers are using the smart devices to reach customers who have an aversion to traditional ads.
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Alibaba vs. Tencent: Taking the Fight to Southeast Asia
Alibaba and Tencent are investing in startups in Singapore, Indonesia and beyond–and going head-to-head outside China for the first time.
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Now available on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
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A Pizza Box Designed For Eating In Bed - Simplemost
Getting pizza delivered is already preferable to actually going to a restaurant or cooking a meal for yourself, but it just got even more convenient. There’s now a pizza box that was designed specifically for eating in bed — so your favorite hobby will now be even easier to enjoy.
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