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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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