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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 Ads’ ex-principal evangelist on the company’s retail media rise and customer-led approach

September 11, 2025
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What’s In Your Cart?: American Eagle CMO Craig Brommers on Honey Deuce cocktails, hotel toiletries and New Balance sneakers

September 09, 2025
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Q&A

Why telehealth provider Wisp is the first brand of its kind on TikTok Shop

September 05, 2025
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Marketplace Briefing: How Shopify is revamping its logistics ‘side quest’ with partnerships and software at the core

September 04, 2025
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On Amazon, the ‘Made in USA’ boom fizzles as price wins out

September 02, 2025
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Marketplace Briefing: 5 takeaways from e-commerce company Pattern’s IPO filing

August 28, 2025
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Supply Chain Shakeup

Resale is winning in the tariff economy — here’s how ThredUp, Depop, OfferUp and Goodwill plan to keep shoppers coming back

August 26, 2025
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The Amazon Effect

Amazon quietly blocks AI bots from Meta, Google, Huawei and more

August 21, 2025
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Marketplace Briefing: A guide to retailer-run marketplaces from Best Buy, Target, Walmart and more

August 21, 2025
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The Amazon Effect

Inside the $35 billion-plus marketplace powering Amazon’s B-to-B growth

August 20, 2025
The Amazon Effect

Inside Amazon’s Prime playbook: How the subscription giant chooses what benefits to add next

August 19, 2025
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Marketplace Briefing: Amazon appears to be sticking to its 2-day format for October Prime Day

August 14, 2025
Supply Chain Shakeup

Tariff whiplash throws a wrench in brands’ supply chain diversification plans

August 13, 2025
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New Economic Realities

Brands cut customer service reps for AI chatbots as tariff costs climb

August 04, 2025
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Marketplace Briefing: Consultants that support online merchants see business slowdown amid tariff pressure 

July 31, 2025
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