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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: Ulta bets on marketplace to reclaim lost market share as Amazon’s beauty sales grow

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The New Supply Chain

Why killing de minimis won’t end the direct-from-factory model popularized by Temu & Shein

March 18, 2025
New Economic Realities

Countermeasures and retaliatory tariffs add another layer of complexity for U.S. brands

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Marketplace Briefing: How Amazon sellers are optimizing for AI as the SEO playbook changes

March 13, 2025
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M.M.LaFleur bets on Substack as its next big marketing play amid branded newsletter boom

March 12, 2025
New Economic Realities

A boycott aimed at Amazon could hit small businesses instead

March 07, 2025
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Marketplace Briefing: Amazon sellers face new financial hit as Trump’s tariffs add to rising fees

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Marketplace Briefing: How creator-affiliate platform ShopMy is carving out a bigger share of the social shopping pie

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February 24, 2025
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Marketplace Briefing: Amazon’s pitch to DTC brands is evolving as it courts big names like Adidas to Buy With Prime 

February 20, 2025
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The Amazon Effect

Amazon sunsets its TikTok-like feature Inspire in favor of AI-powered chatbot Rufus

February 18, 2025
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Marketplace Briefing: How Wolf & Badger is winning U.S. shoppers despite luxury retail’s slowdown

February 13, 2025
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