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Use AI in YOUR eCommerce, Amazon Robots, and Shopify Axing Meetings - This Week in Amazon and eCommerce - Jan 11

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Isaiah Fritz
January 11, 2023

This week in Amazon & eCommerce - Jan 11

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How do you know AI isn't writing these?

1. Practical Amazon uses for ChatGPT. This free tool has been all the rage since its recent release. Many people may not know, however, that the AI can be used for SEO and many other applications on Amazon such as customer service messages, product review analysis, listing copywriting, brainstorming, and more. [Learn more].

2. Amazon testing robots for fulfillment centers. The selling giant is, as we all knew, continuing to push for more automation. They are testing robots for moving large pallets, picking, placing items on conveyor belts, and even assisting employees with moving heavy carts using a map of the building to navigate. [Learn more].

3. Poshmark sold for 1.2 billion. Poshmark, the ecommerce platform largely known for its fashion products, has sold to Korean company "Naver Corp" for over a billion dollars. The online store is an interesting addition for Naver Corp, as it already maintains 70% market share in Korean ecommerce and is the #1 search engine in the country. [Learn more].

4. Shopify cutting back on meetings. Should you do the same? Shopify's VP and COO Kaz Nejatian is encouraging employees to decline meetings, announcing the removal of recurring meetings with over 3 people, and keeping Wednesdays free. One expert provided important tips for organizations thinking along similar lines. [Learn more].

5. USPS officially gets green light to raise rates in 2023. The postal service announced that the PRC (Postal Regulatory Commission) approved a jump in postal rates. As a result of this, the USPS shared that a general increase of around 5.5% for priority mail service rates will take effect this month, as well as some steeper increases and even some decreases. [Learn more].

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