Ecommerce aggregator sees 'amazing opportunities' in 2023

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Stephen Babcock
March 30, 2023

Upexi is helping brands scale with shared services ranging from logistics to adtech. Coming off a quarter that posted 444% revenue growth, CEO Allan Marshall talks about the company’s approach to acquiring brands, and offers perspective on how the aggregator market is emerging from the hyperactive pandemic years.

As search becomes a more important tool to dig through ever-growing items available on ecommerce marketplaces, the ability to surface products that consumers “might” want to buy will be increasingly valuable to retailers. Andreessen Horowitz General Partner Connie Chan looks at how AI is being employed in discovery-based shopping. – Andreessen Horowitz 

The National Retail Federation projects U.S. retail sales will grow between 4 and 6% in 2023 – above pre-pandemic trends but below the last three years. Meanwhile, ecommerce is expected to see growth bounce back up after slowing in 2022. Here’s a look at the economic factors behind the projections.

When it comes to web traffic, Amazon is seeing the fastest growth in Brazil, Mexico, and Australia over the last three years, Marketplace Pulse reports. It comes as the company is planning more international expansion into Colombia, South Africa, Nigeria and Chile.  –Marketplace Pulse

Many brands are launching metaverse activations on a single platform. Tommy Hilfiger is taking its latest rollout across platforms, ranging from Roblox to Decentraland. Powered by Emperia, the interoperable experience allows users to move between worlds, with variations of digital fashion that is tailored to the platform.

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