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Allison Smith

Allison Smith

Allison Smith is an e-commerce platforms reporter at Modern Retail. Her coverage includes Amazon and its competitors such as TikTok, Shopify and Temu. Allison previously covered corporate finance at Bloomberg News. Her reporting has also appeared in The Guardian, Grub Street and Crain’s Detroit Business. Allison lives in New York and can be reached via email at allison@modernretail.co or through text message or Signal at 972-742-0191.

Allison Smith

Allison Smith is an e-commerce platforms reporter at Modern Retail. Her coverage includes Amazon and its competitors such as TikTok, Shopify and Temu. Allison previously covered corporate finance at Bloomberg News. Her reporting has also appeared in The Guardian, Grub Street and Crain’s Detroit Business. Allison lives in New York and can be reached via email at allison@modernretail.co or through text message or Signal at 972-742-0191.

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Marketplace Briefing: Amazon says customers make three times more purchases using Alexa+ on devices than the original version

March 19, 2026
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Marketplace Briefing: Amazon expands AI-powered Shop Direct program that lets customers buy from other retailers’ sites

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Marketplace Briefing: TikTok Shop recruits U.S. sellers for cross-border push into Mexico

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Marketplace Briefing: Online merchants aren’t lowering prices despite Supreme Court ruling

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Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s global tariffs

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Marketplace Briefing: Inside Marc Lore and Melissa Bridgeford’s AI shopping agent Wizard

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