Further Tariff Impact Looms, Next-Gen Walmart Supercenter, Amazon Ser Struggles, Breaking Through AI Paralysis Update - This week in Amazon & eCommerce - May 7

Everyone watching for the next move…

1. Tariff Tempest Threatens to Shake the Foundations of E-Commerce: Escalating U.S.-China trade tensions are setting the stage for significant disruption in the e-commerce sector, with early indicators like record U.S. tariff income and declining import volumes at key ports pointing to larger issues ahead. [Learn more]

2. Walmart Unveils Latest Weapon in War with Amazon in High-Tech Supercenter: Walmart's new Supercenter in Cypress, Texas, marks a significant step in the company's broader national growth strategy, highlighting its commitment to innovation, community investment, and modernizing U.S. retail… But for all its fancy features, will it successfully bring customers back from Amazon? [Learn more]

3. Amazon Gating Chaos Leaves Sellers Feeling Betrayed and Uncertain: Amazon's "gating" system, where it restricts sellers from selling specific brands, has left many frustrated, as evidenced by a recent seller's experience. After being ungated for a particular brand, the seller was required to buy 10 units to list them, only to be re-gated 10 days later with a demand for 100 units instead. [Learn more]

4. Why CEOs Are Hesitant to Embrace AI and How to Overcome the Barriers: Many CEOs are hesitating to implement AI solutions in their businesses despite its transformative potential due to factors like lack of understanding, high implementation costs, data challenges, resistance to change, fear of unpredictability, talent shortages, and uncertainty about ROI. [Learn more]

5. The 5 Steps We Used to Remove 84 Resellers in 6 months: This is one of our internal playbooks that breaks down exactly how we helped one of our partners remove their unauthorized resellers. It includes template legal docs that you can copy and paste for your own business. [Access the Playbook]

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