Financial Times:
Marketplace Pulse: funding for startups that acquire and grow third-party Amazon sellers drops to $2B+ in 2022 so far, down from $12B+ in 2021 — So-called aggregators are suffering from slowing ecommerce growth and wary investors — In 2021, investors poured more than $12bn into a new breed …
Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
Mozilla acquires Pulse, which made an automated status updater for Slack before shuttering, and plans to use its ML tech to improve personalization in Pocket — Firefox developer Mozilla is making a rare foray into the world of mergers and acquisitions, with news that it has snapped …
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Trendsi, which helps sellers and manufacturers predict demand, raised a $25M Series A led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, bringing its total funding to $30M — In the traditional business-to-business world, sellers often don’t know how much of a product they should order.
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Amazon plans to delist large seller Appario, in which it has a stake, from its Indian marketplace in the next year, following scrutiny on some large sellers — Amazon plans to delist large seller Appario Retail, in which it maintains a stake, from the marketplace, the two said Monday …
Spencer Soper / Bloomberg:
Amazon says its new “Tailored Audiences” tool, available to all US sellers in early 2023, will let brands and merchants send marketing emails to shoppers — Amazon.com Inc. will let brands and merchants send marketing emails to shoppers, a risky bid to boost sales that could inundate inboxes with spam.
Paul Hill / Neowin:
Amazon announces the US launch of Veeqo, a shipping software that lets sellers connect their sales channels and access discounts on UPS, USPS, DHL, and FedEx — Amazon has announced that it’s launching a new version of Veeqo in the United States. Veeqo is a multichannel shipping service …
Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon agrees to settle two EU antitrust cases related to third-party sellers on its platform, won’t pay a fine, and will adhere to commitments for seven years — Amazon.com Inc. has agreed to settle two European Union antitrust cases related to allegations about its treatment of third-party sellers …
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