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Marketplace Universe News 20.01.2025 – TikTok chaos in USA / Zalando exceeds forecast / Amazon stops “try before you buy”

TikTok chaos in the US: Facing an impending ban, TikTok shut itself down on Saturday, only to start up again on Sunday after Donald Trump declared that he would issue an executive order on Monday immediately after taking office to delay it. He can imagine a joint venture in which the US would hold half of TikTok’s shares. In the meantime, many users have fled to the Chinese app RedNote in protest.

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Marketplace Movers & Shakers in December 2024

Kadir Batgi, International Marketplace Account Manager at Defacto has left the company after nine years and started a new position as International Marketplace Senior Executive at Jimmy Key.
Stephanie Hölzlwimmer has left Bosch after 16 years to look for new challenges elsewhere. So far, she keeps quiet about her new workplace.
Wandrille Lerfebvre has left 24S.com to join Loiuis Vuitton as Digital Business Performance Senior Manager.

Marketplace Universe Greatest News 2024

2024 – an exciting year for the entire marketplace industry draws to a close. Time to look at the greatest news – from ABOUT YOU to Zalando, from Amazon to Temu and many more

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Marketplace Movers & Shakers in November 2024

Alina Bechte is now Head of Marketplaces, Price Comparison & Affiliate at DocMorris.
Alexander Hally started a new position as Director Digital Sales and Revenue Growth Management at Weleda AG.
Christin Kemper has returned to Amazon after a short spell at Shopify and is now Senior Program Manager Last Mile Logistics for Europe. Lots of job changes in November!

Marketplace Universe News 25.11.2024 – AI-powered marketplaces / Big Retail Media alliance / Fnac Darty takes over Unieuro

How could a AI-powered marketplace look like? Perplexity might give as a glimpse of the future. The AI service has introduced a shopping assistant last week, which can help you with complex, multi-step shopping requests. The AI finds answers to shopping prompts like “Find the comfiest headphones” by looking through the assortment of connected Shopify shops. So far, the Perplexity shopping experience is just available in the U.S., but other markets are likely to follow.

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