Tag: insights

The Shelf Space Weekly #22: On TikTok Shop, the Product Has to Be the Demo

Amazon is built to carry everything. Type almost any product into the search bar and a result comes back —.

The Shelf Space Weekly #20: Amazon Is Taking Back First-Party Share — And That Should Get Your Attention

For years, the direction seemed obvious. Amazon was steadily stepping back from first-party retail, letting third-party sellers take over more.

The Shelf Space Weekly #19: When 16% of Sellers Generate Half the Sales

A small minority of sellers now drive roughly half of all third-party gross merchandise volume on Amazon. That statistic sounds.

The Shelf Space Weekly #18: E-Commerce Is Now a $10 Trillion Industry. That Changes the Conversation.

Global e-commerce has crossed an important milestone. Online retail now represents roughly ten trillion dollars in annual sales worldwide. It’s.

The Shelf Space Weekly #17: ChatGPT’s 4% Fee and the Reality of How Commerce Actually Works

When news surfaced that ChatGPT would take a roughly 4% fee on transactions, the reaction online followed a familiar pattern..

The Shelf Space Weekly #16: Amazon Seller Registrations Hit a Decade Low — And That’s Not a Bad Thing

For more than a decade, Amazon’s growth story was told through a single lens: how many new sellers joined the.

The Shelf Space Weekly #15: ChatGPT’s Instant Checkout Is an Instant Threat to Traditional E-Commerce

For two decades, e-commerce competition has revolved around traffic acquisition. Brands fought for clicks. Platforms fought for attention. Advertising budgets.

The Shelf Space Weekly #14: Amazon’s New Gold Rush: Monetizing the Software Layer Sellers Depend On

For years, Amazon’s ecosystem has thrived on a paradox. The company built the world’s most sophisticated third-party marketplace, yet allowed.

The Shelf Space Weekly #13: Amazon’s Global Marketplace Opportunity: The Next Frontier for E-Commerce Expansion

Amazon’s marketplace has always been defined by scale. But what’s changing now isn’t the size of its catalog — it’s.

The Shelf Space Weekly #12: Death by Valuation: The Rise and Fall of the Amazon Aggregators

Thrasio’s collapse didn’t kill the aggregator idea—it exposed the illusion that cheap capital could replace disciplined execution. The model was.