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It’s another newsie edition of Nerds Without Pants! You know the drill by now. 00:00 -10:17 The Roman Empire 10:52 – 1:14:02 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Closing thoughts on Starfield, Cyberpunk 2077 1:14:21 – 2:59:59 HEADLINES! Hideki Kamiya leaves Platinum Games: https://www.polygon.com/23888882/hideki-kamiya-bayonetta-leaves-platinum Epic lays off 16% of staff: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-28/epic-games-is-cutting-about-900-jobs-or-16-of-staff Epic raises the price of V Bucks in Fortnite: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/10/01/heres-how-much-fortnite-v-bucks-prices-will-increase-in-october/?sh=7da80bd86e5d Jim Ryan leaves Sony: https://www.businessinsider.com/playstation-ceo-jim-ryan-resigns-says-travelling-for-work-tiring-2023-9 FTC error leads to a massive Xbox strategy leak: https://www.engadget.com/everything-we-learned-from-the-biggest-leak-in-xbox-history-161027198.html NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: What are some of your LEAST favorite activities or quests in video games? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT! Sonic and the Rings vs Elden Ring SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 10/6! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.
Today on the flagship podcast of The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890: 01:43 - The Verge's David Pierce chats with policy editor Adi Robertson and reporter Makena Kelly about US v. Google, and what we've learned so far. They also talk about the FTC's lawsuit against Amazon, which could be the next big tech trial. US v. Google antitrust trial: updates Amazon reportedly used a secret algorithm to jack up prices Satya Nadella tells a court that Bing is worse than Google — and Apple could fix it Why the US is suing Amazon 28:46 - Later, senior correspondent Liz Lopatto joins the show to preview the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of FTX. FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried is on trial for fraud and conspiracy 52:36 - Keep listening for this week's Vergecast hotline question with Alex Cranz. Email us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Liberty at Night :: Ian Freeman sentencing :: Gov shutdown averted, Fire AlarmGate :: Why are people stealing from stores? :: FTC vs. Amazon :: Dumb bleep of the week pt 1 :: Dumb bleep of the week pt 2 :: 2023-10-03 Nate, Chuck
Is Amazon an illegal monopoly? The Federal Trade Commission is arguing yes — and it's taking that argument to court. We take a look at what's behind the FTC's lawsuit against Amazon and the implications for your everyday online shopping experience.Read more:The lawsuit tech policy nerds like Cat Zakrzewski have been waiting for is finally here. Last week, the Federal Trade Commission filed a landmark antitrust suit against the online retail giant Amazon. And the consequences for the future of online shopping could be enormous. Zakrzewski, a tech reporter for The Post, explains the ins and outs of the FTC's argument, how Amazon might fight back, and what's behind the latest Biden administration push to crack down on Silicon Valley.
Joining us for our second episode recorded live in the Vantage remote podcast studio at GrocerShop is Barbara Conners, Vice President of Strategy & Acceleration at 84.51° Kroger's retail data science, insights and media company. We start out big picture with Barbara's view of how consumer preferences continue to evolve and which Covid era behaviors are likely to persist. Then we go deep on the move to healthier choices, the growth of private brands, how loyalty is changing, and the blurring of the lines between digital and physical channels. We also explore whether the one-to-one future is (finally) here and how Kroger and 84.51 are leveraging artificial intelligence for greater speed, relevance, and personalization.As usual we kick-off with the week in retail news. We briefly delve into what appear to be growing economic headwinds before unpacking quarterly earnings from Nike and Costco--which were rather tepid-and JC Penney, which were quite disturbing. Then it's on to Amazon news which includes the new anti-trust suit filed by the FTC. as well as the company's investment in AI start-up Anthropic. We also try to sort out what's really behind Target's decision to close nine urban stores, before wrapping up with Gamestop's new CEO Ryan Cohen warning that without "extreme frugality" his company's days may be numbered. NRF National Retail Security Survey 2023 About BarbaraVP, Strategy & Acceleration, 84.51°As Vice President of Strategy and Acceleration for 84.51°, Barbara Connors is an innovator, problem solver and strategist for Kroger and many of the most recognizable consumer packaged goods companies in the global grocery retail industry. She is responsible for long-range innovation planning and near-term go-to-market strategy for 84.51° Insights. Barbara brings customer-centric thought leadership to the industry and supports acceleration of 84.51°'s entire alternative profit portfolio by driving strategic alignment between Kroger and 84.51°'s 1000+ CPG clients. Barbara brings 15 years of customer data science experience to her role at 84.51°. She joined dunnhumbyUSA / 84.51° in 2008 and has held several leadership positions associated with both Kroger and CPGs. Her roles include work in merchandising analytics, data insights, loyalty, and media. As a graduate of the University of Georgia's Terry School of Business, she earned a master's degree in marketing research. Barbara is a recipient of the 2022 Top Women in Grocery among Senior Executives and 2023 Path to Purchase 40 Under 40. About UsSteve Dennis is a strategic advisor, keynote speaker, and bestselling author of focused on growth, innovation, and the impact of digital disruption. He is widely considered one of the foremost and influential voices in the retail industry. You can learn more about Steve on his website. His #1 bestselling book Remarkable Retail: How To Win & Keep Customers in the Age of Disruption is available at Amazon or just about anywhere else books are sold. Steve regularly shares his insights in his role as a Forbes senior contributor and on Twitter and LinkedIn. You can also check out his speaker "sizzle" reel here.Michael LeBlanc is the Founder & President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice. He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience, and has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career. Michael is the producer and host of a network of leading podcasts including Canada's top retail industry podcast, The Voice of Retail, plus Global eCommerce Leaders podcast, and The Food Professor with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois. You can learn more about Michael here or on LinkedIn. Be sure and check out Michael's latest venture for fun and influencer riches - Last Request Barbecue, his YouTube BBQ cooking channel!
The battle for the future of America's children has divided into two distinct camps: The party of America's parents, and the party of America's perverts. Pastor John Amanchukwu is one of the leaders fighting for the rights of parents and the innocence of children. Charlie chats with him, then talks to Dr. Eric Nepute, who just successfully won a multi-million-dollar staredown with the FTC for promoting a successful but less profitable preventative measure for Covid-19.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
#FTC: Unforced errors of the FTC & What is to be done? Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/ftc-s-case-against-amazon-is-stronger-than-expected-but-still-faces-uphill-battle/ar-AA1hlMWA 1907 CARTHAGE
TONIGHT: The show begins 2014 in Crimea when the Obama Administration chose not to contest the Kremlin brutality. Then to Kyiv and the missing negtotiations with Moscow. From the talk of a Xi-Biden summit in San Francisco to a tangle of obligations in the Pacific. From the Western Balkans to the Mexican border. From Quito, Ecuador to Islamabad, Pakistan. From Havana to Kabul... Kyiv 1910 CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 #Ukraine: The strategic error was 2014 when the Obama Administration did not defeat the Little green Men on crimea. Brad Bowman, FDD https://www.fdd.org/podcasts/2023/09/29/ukraine-in-the-balance/ 915-930 #Ukraine: Dissent grows in the US and in the EU. Katrina vanden Heuvel, Nation.com https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66977467 930-945 #PRC: #POTUS. Summitry in San Francisco & What is to be done? Jonathan Ward, author of the just-released The Decisive Decade: American Grand Strategy for Triumph Over China. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.wsj.com/world/china/u-s-china-talks-gather-momentum-paving-way-for-xi-biden-summit-8db7d00a 945-1000 #Oceania: The atomic bomb tests in the Marshall Islands and the Congress. .Cleo Paskal, non-resident fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democrcies. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.voanews.com/a/7290553.html SECOND HOUR 10-1015 1/2: #Balkans: Serbia and Russia attack Kosovo and NATO & What is to be done? Ivana Stradner, FDD. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/09/30/putin-is-opening-up-a-new-front-against-the-west/ 1015-1030 2/2: #Balkans: Serbia and Russia attack Kosovo and NATO & What is to be done? Ivana Stradner, FDD. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/09/30/putin-is-opening-up-a-new-front-against-the-west/ 1030-1045 #FirstAmendment: Freedom of Speech on campus. Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution. https://www.hoover.org/research/campuses-struggle-free-speech 1045-1100 #FTC: Unforced errors of the FTC & What is to be done? Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/ftc-s-case-against-amazon-is-stronger-than-expected-but-still-faces-uphill-battle/ar-AA1hlMWA THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 #NewWorldReport: Mexico says the border is a crisis. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexican-foreign-minister-sees-crisis-us-mexico-border-2023-09-29/ 1115-1130 #NewWorldReport: Telenovela star aims for the 2024 Mexico presidency. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/former-telenovela-star-looks-ignite-mexicos-right-presidential-bid-2023-09-29/ 1130-1145#NewWorldReport: Candidate Noboa wears a bulletproof vest to the presidential debate. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ecuador-presidential-rivals-agree-tough-stance-crime-differ-economy-2023-10-02/ 1145-1200 #NewWorldReport: #Russia grows popular in the AmericasJoseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire https://www.reuters.com/world/whatsapp-war-how-cubans-were-recruited-fight-russia-2023-09-30/ FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 #Pakistan: The jailed and threatened Imran Khan grows more popular with the voters. Arif Rafiq, GlobelyNews.com https://globelynews.com/south-asia/imran-khan-most-popular-politician-2024-elections/ 1215-1230 #DC: The Federal government under continual cyberattack & What is to be done? Francis Rose, Fedgovtoday.com https://fedgovtoday.com/2023/09/29/va-survey-results-meeting-cyber-challenges-inside-task-force-lima/ 1230-1245 #Pakistan: Pakistani Taliban (TTP) bombs mosques on Mohammed's birthday & What is to be done. Bill Roggio, FDD. Husain Haqqani, Hudson Institute 1245-100 am #Afghanistan: Why won't the Biden Administration State name the August 26, 2021 Kabul bomber? Bill Roggio, FDD. Husain Haqqani, Hudson Institute
Understand how to avoid “dark patterns” companies use to trick you, then learn different financial approaches for buying a car. 01:11 This Week in Your Money: Dark patterns are manipulative tactics used by companies to influence customer decisions, often to the consumer's detriment. To start the show, hosts Sean Pyles and Liz Weston explain how you can spot dark patterns, which are not exclusive to sketchy websites. Sean and Liz also discuss confirmshaming, a tactic companies use that could make it difficult for you to cancel paid subscriptions. 12:12 Today's Money Question: A 19-year-old listener named Belenus joins Sean and Liz to get help thinking through how to navigate the financial predicament of needing to pay for both a new car and tuition for college. Despite having $20,000 in savings, Belenus is cautious about going into debt. Sean and Liz talk to him about the advantages and disadvantages of leasing versus buying a car and offer some tips for how to prepare before going into a dealership to make a car purchase. They also discuss the differences between student loans and auto loans. In their conversation, the Nerds discuss: car buying and selling, the auto industry, dark patterns, FTC crackdowns, private mortgage insurance, auto loans, federal student loans, budgeting, car payments, student loan debt, roadside car buying, vehicle history reports, car appraisals, and depreciating assets. To send the Nerds your money questions, call or text the Nerd hotline at 901-730-6373 or email podcast@nerdwallet.com. Like what you hear? Please leave us a review and tell a friend.
Strike Support Toolkit: https://uaw.org/standwithus/dealershipcanvass/ Another huge week in labor as the militancy of workers has become contagious across the country. We start out discussing the move to shutter Moog Music in North Carolina following a union drive. Then, we cover the new anti-trust complaint filed against Amazon by the FTC. Also this week, Gavin Newsom vetoed a very popular bill to keep people safe from driverless trucks. 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers may launch the largest healthcare workers strike in history this week after years of understaffing. Culinary Union workers in Las Vegas may join them as well, as they are also fighting for a new contract. Of course the biggest story this week was the stunning victory of the WGA over the Hollywood studios this week. We break down the tentative agreement reached this week and discuss the wins the studios said were impossible just a few weeks ago. Finally, we cover developments in the UAW Stand Up strike against the Big 3. We discuss new plants on strike, tactics in the plants still operating, and how the union is responding to violence against picketers. Join the discord: discord.gg/tDvmNzX Follow the pod at instagram.com/workstoppage, @WorkStoppagePod on Twitter, John @facebookvillain, and Lina @solidaritybee
The end of Netflix's DVD mailing service Meta's new AI avatars and the uncanny valley Microsoft's massive certificate breach FTC's antitrust lawsuit against Amazon X CEO Linda Yaccarino not having Twitter on her phone AI regulation and safety concerns Differences between books and magazine fact-checking Walter Isaacson's Elon Musk biography and fact checking Twitter ruled biggest source of disinformation by EU Supreme Court to review Florida and Texas social media laws Apple's compliance with China's app store rules New Raspberry Pi 5 features Jimmy Carter turns 99 years old Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Keith Shaw, Louise Matsakis, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Stamps.com promo code TWiT ZipRecruiter.com/Twit kolide.com/twit nureva.com/twit
The end of Netflix's DVD mailing service Meta's new AI avatars and the uncanny valley Microsoft's massive certificate breach FTC's antitrust lawsuit against Amazon X CEO Linda Yaccarino not having Twitter on her phone AI regulation and safety concerns Differences between books and magazine fact-checking Walter Isaacson's Elon Musk biography and fact checking Twitter ruled biggest source of disinformation by EU Supreme Court to review Florida and Texas social media laws Apple's compliance with China's app store rules New Raspberry Pi 5 features Jimmy Carter turns 99 years old Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Keith Shaw, Louise Matsakis, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Stamps.com promo code TWiT ZipRecruiter.com/Twit kolide.com/twit nureva.com/twit
The end of Netflix's DVD mailing service Meta's new AI avatars and the uncanny valley Microsoft's massive certificate breach FTC's antitrust lawsuit against Amazon X CEO Linda Yaccarino not having Twitter on her phone AI regulation and safety concerns Differences between books and magazine fact-checking Walter Isaacson's Elon Musk biography and fact checking Twitter ruled biggest source of disinformation by EU Supreme Court to review Florida and Texas social media laws Apple's compliance with China's app store rules New Raspberry Pi 5 features Jimmy Carter turns 99 years old Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Keith Shaw, Louise Matsakis, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Stamps.com promo code TWiT ZipRecruiter.com/Twit kolide.com/twit nureva.com/twit
@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and ThreadsJoin Clara's Crusade Fundraising TeamCo-HostsAdam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post)Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO (Twitter and Post)https://heartlandpod.com/JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK!“Change The Conversation”Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/True or FalseGOP Will Continue their sisyphus like push on Abortion, Ultimately handing Dems major 2024 victoriesNorth Carolina: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/30/north-carolina-abortion-law-block-00119288Missouri - Talked about on Friday with Sean, Judge in Missouri completely destroyed Jay Ashcroft's attempted language on ballot initiative in MODemocracy Docket Watchhttps://www.democracydocket.com/cases/montana-double-voter-registration-penalty-challenge/Not an Expert of the week - new drophttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/rcna118140Scott Hall, one of the 18 defendants charged along with former President Donald Trump for allegedly interfering with the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia, pleaded guilty Friday.Hon mention: Rep. Jamaal Bowman from NY - fire alarm (low key: Nancy Mace…)Buy or Sell - This is the nail in McCarthy's coffinhttps://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/government-shutdown-deadline-09-30-23/index.htmlhttps://www.politico.com/live-updates/2023/09/30/congress/stopgap-passes-00119280https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/30/us-government-shutdown-congress-senate-kevin-mccarthyFrom Guardian Summary: The House passed a bill Saturday to extend government funding for 45 days, sending the legislation to the Senate with just hours left to avert a federal shutdown. Unless Joe Biden signs a funding bill before midnight, the government will shut down.The bill passed the House in an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 335 to 91, with 209 Democrats joining 126 Republicans in supporting the legislation. Ninety Republicans opposed the bill.Highlight - $0 for aid to Ukraine How did heartland folks vote? https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023513Big One: Amazon Price Manipulation Suithttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/26/amazon-ftc-price-inflation-lawsuit?CMP=Share_iOSApp_OtherThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 17 state attorneys general have sued Amazon, alleging the e-commerce behemoth uses its position in the marketplace to inflate prices on other platforms, overcharge sellers and stifle competition.Related (and just a fantastic read re: platforms): https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/
Welcome to Q4 2023, the period in which we are all going to pretend to have gotten enough done this year.Here's what we got into on the show today:Stocks are mixed around the world while crypto tokens are enjoying a nice price-upswing in recent days.A recent article argues that Apple has all the ingredients it needs to build a search engine to take on Google and Microsoft. At issue? The fact that Apple makes so much money not having a search engine. For startups, more competition here could be good.EU telcos want to get paid twice, unsurprisingly.While the Amazon-FTC case is still big news, this week we'll see the trial of former FTX maven SBF kick off. TechCrunch is ready.And to close out, why are we seeing so many Seed-stage fintech deals? Here's the answer.Stick close to TechCrunch this week, it's going to be busy.For episode transcripts and more, head to Equity's Simplecast website.Equity drops at 7 a.m. PT every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto, a show that interviews founders and more!
This week on Prof G Markets, Scott shares his thoughts on OpenAI's new valuation and Amazon's investment in Anthropic. He also debates the FTC's case against Amazon with Ed. Finally, he explains why he thinks a recession is on the way (for real this time). Vote now for Prof G Markets at the Signal Awards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The end of Netflix's DVD mailing service Meta's new AI avatars and the uncanny valley Microsoft's massive certificate breach FTC's antitrust lawsuit against Amazon X CEO Linda Yaccarino not having Twitter on her phone AI regulation and safety concerns Differences between books and magazine fact-checking Walter Isaacson's Elon Musk biography and fact checking Twitter ruled biggest source of disinformation by EU Supreme Court to review Florida and Texas social media laws Apple's compliance with China's app store rules New Raspberry Pi 5 features Jimmy Carter turns 99 years old Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Keith Shaw, Louise Matsakis, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Stamps.com promo code TWiT ZipRecruiter.com/Twit kolide.com/twit nureva.com/twit
The Federal Trade commission sued Amazon this past week, accusing it of monopolistic practices. This episode from our archive explores the history of federal antitrust regulation and how FTC chair Lina Khan has championed new thinking about monopolistic power in the U.S.
Ralph welcomes award-winning foreign correspondent Stephen Kinzer to discuss America's bloody history of proxy wars. They'll also discuss the mainstream media's "shameful" coverage of the war in Ukraine, the warhawks on Capitol Hill, and the catastrophic trickle-down effects of American military meddling.Stephen Kinzer is an award-winning foreign correspondent who has covered more than 50 countries on five continents. Mr. Kinzer spent more than 20 years working for the New York Times, most of it as a foreign correspondent. After leaving the Times in 2005, Mr. Kinzer taught journalism, political science, and international relations at Northwestern University and Boston University. He is now a Senior Fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University and writes a world affairs column for The Boston Globe.We attacked Libya in complete violation of international law, but in accordance with the system that we have used as a substitute for international law. And that's what we call the “rules-based international order.” That's our alternative to international law. And the rules-based international order is great for us because we're the ones that make the rules. We decide everything. We decide who's making war, who's not making war, who's good, who's bad, who needs to be punished, who doesn't need to be punished. Under international law, we can't do that because countries are treated more equally. So I think this is the real way we have turned away from both international law and our own domestic law—we've said that they're all superseded by the rules-based international order, which is a nice way of saying everybody has to do what the United States decides.Stephen KinzerA mantra in Congress is “Israel has a right to defend itself.” But no one ever says in Congress “the Palestinians have a right to defend themselves,” and they take casualty counts anywhere from 40 to 100 times greater in terms of innocent civilians, killed or injured. The Iranians apparently have no right to defend themselves… What is this inverted sense that these countries that are legitimately threatened, that have been overthrown… What's this mindset in official Washington that nobody threatened by the US or Israel has a right to defend themselves?Ralph NaderIn Case You Haven't Heard with Francesco DeSantis1. On Monday, the Writers' Guild of America announced that they have reached an interim agreement with the studios. The proposed deal includes minimum writing room sizes, pay increases, a ban on writing by generative AI programs, and disclosures of streaming numbers with residuals to match, to name just a few of the top line wins for the union. The agreement still needs to be formally submitted to the Guild membership for ratification, but this marks the end of the second longest strike in the WGA's history.2. AP reports that earlier this week, President Biden joined the United Autoworkers on the picket line. This is the first time ever a sitting president has joined a picket line. “Donning a union ballcap and exchanging fist bumps, Biden told United Auto Workers strikers that ‘you deserve the significant raise you need'” and urged the workers to “stick with it.” Biden made this move in part because former President Donald Trump also addressed autoworkers in a speech this week, though he did so at a non-union plant away from the picket line. UAW president Shawn Fain deemed Trump's address to non-union workers “pathetic irony,” per FOX 2 Detroit.3. Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey is facing a mammoth corruption scandal involving fraudulent halal meat from Egypt and $100,000 worth of gold bars. Per the BBC, Menendez has been forced to resign his chairmanship of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Yet, the powerful New Jersey Senator has not resigned his seat, even as a growing chorus of top Democrats have called on him to do so – including New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman, Nancy Pelosi, Bernie Sanders, and many more. One possible upside to all of this is that Menendez's departure from his post on the Foreign Relations Committee could pave the way for a more rational American policy towards Cuba.4. In more Cuba news, NBC reports that on September 24th, the Cuban embassy in Washington was attacked. The assailant hurled two molotov cocktails at the diplomatic mission; fortunately, the diplomatic staff were unharmed. No arrests have been made. This follows a 2020 attack, when a man shot “nearly three dozen rounds” at the embassy from an AK-47.5. CNN reports that the FTC and the attorneys general of 17 states have filed a lawsuit against Amazon, alleging that “Amazon unfairly promotes its own platform and services at the expense of third-party sellers who rely on the company's e-commerce marketplace for distribution.” Specific examples of the e-commerce giant's anticompetitive practices include “requiring sellers on its platform to purchase Amazon's in-house logistics services in order to secure the best seller benefits, [and forcing] sellers to list their products on Amazon at the lowest prices anywhere on the web, instead of allowing sellers to offer their products at competing marketplaces for a lower price.” Hopefully, this reinvigorated consumer protection regime will serve as a deterrent to other would-be corporate criminals.6. Kyodo News reports Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki recently addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, and used the opportunity to rail against the proposed US military base in the Japanese-controlled territory. Tamaki noted that the base “was clearly opposed by Okinawan voters in a democratically held referendum" and that the installation of the base would threaten regional peace. Okinawa already hosts most of the American military presence in Japan.7. Variety reports that Anil Kapoor, an A-list actor in India, has won his legal battle against AI. The court “granted an order…acknowledging [Kapoor's] personality rights and restraining all offenders from misusing his personality attributes without his permission in any manner…across all modes and media worldwide.” Kapoor also noted that “My intention is not to interfere with anyone's freedom of expression or to penalize anyone. My intent was to seek protection of my personality rights and prevent any misuse for commercial gains, particularly in the current scenario with rapid changes in technology and tools like artificial intelligence.”8. Finally, the Orchard reports that On September 22nd, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy addressed the Canadian House of Commons. In attendance was Yaroslav Hunka, a 98 year-old veteran who, according to the CBC “fought for Ukrainian independence against the Russians during the Second World War.” Students of history quickly put two and two together, deducing that this “veteran” was in fact a soldier in the 14th Grenadier Division of the Waffen SS, otherwise known as the Galician Division. Prime Minister Trudeau also held a private audience with this Nazi. Uproar in Canada proved so great that the Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons, Anthony Rota, was forced to resign, per the CBC. Furthermore, Polish officials have now formally requested that Hunka be extradited to Poland to face charges for atrocities committed by the Galician SS Division during WWII. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are the two-percent! Well, not Emily, to be clear. They dig into what's going on with all the changes to Delta Sky Miles, the newest lawsuit by the FTC against Amazon, and why LinkedIn is and is not the worst. In the Plus segment: What do you do with a concrete banana? If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and an additional segment of our show every week. You'll also be supporting the work we do here on Slate Money. Sign up now at slate.com/moneyplus to help support our work. Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are the two-percent! Well, not Emily, to be clear. They dig into what's going on with all the changes to Delta Sky Miles, the newest lawsuit by the FTC against Amazon, and why LinkedIn is and is not the worst. In the Plus segment: What do you do with a concrete banana? If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and an additional segment of our show every week. You'll also be supporting the work we do here on Slate Money. Sign up now at slate.com/moneyplus to help support our work. Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are the two-percent! Well, not Emily, to be clear. They dig into what's going on with all the changes to Delta Sky Miles, the newest lawsuit by the FTC against Amazon, and why LinkedIn is and is not the worst. In the Plus segment: What do you do with a concrete banana? If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and an additional segment of our show every week. You'll also be supporting the work we do here on Slate Money. Sign up now at slate.com/moneyplus to help support our work. Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of the GeekWire Podcast, we dive deep into the landmark lawsuit filed by the FTC against Amazon with insights from former Amazon seller Jason Boyce, co-author of "The Amazon Jungle," host of the Day 2 podcast, and CEO of Avenue7Media, an agency that works with online sellers. We discuss the implications of the lawsuit for Amazon, consumers, and sellers in the context of the changing dynamics of the online retail. Boyce, with his 17 years of experience as a seller and his current role working with third-party sellers, offers a unique perspective on Amazon's practices and the broader e-commerce landscape. We also touch upon Amazon's evolving relationship with sellers, the challenges of omni-channel retail, and the rise of new online marketplace competitors. GeekWire coverage FTC and 17 states sue Amazon for maintaining alleged monopoly power that stifles competition FTC targets alleged secret Amazon pricing algorithm ‘Project Nessie' in antitrust complaint FTC's case against Amazon hinges on internal messages and secrets yet to be revealed Lawsuit: FTC et al vs. Amazon, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington New York Times: For Amazon's Andy Jassy, a Cleanup Job Just Got a Lot Bigger Reuters: Amazon drops planned merchant fee as FTC lawsuit looms CNBC: FTC Chair Lina Khan: Amazon lawsuit is about protecting free and fair competitionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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This week on the Modern Retail Rundown, in which the editorial team talks about the biggest industry news, we dive into the FTC's antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. Then, we discuss Target's announcement that it plans to close nine stores due to increased theft. Last, we look into recent shakeups at Peloton and what it means about its business.
Amazon evolved from a place to get cheap used books to the “everything store”—one encompassing warehouses, logistics and shipping. But with the FTC now run by Lina Khan—who wrote the essay ‘Amazon's Antitrust Paradox” while at Yale Law School—a new contender for “antitrust trial of the century” has begun. Guest: Leah Nylen, antitrust reporter for Bloomberg If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you'll be supporting the work we do here on What Next TBD. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Amazon AntiTrust Lawsuit Roundtable with Steve Simonson, Tim Jordan, Adam Hiest, Liran Hirschkorn and Paul Rafelson Today, I am joined by Steve Simonson, Tim Jordan, Adam Hiest, Liran Hirschkorn and Paul Rafelson. The topic of this roundtable is the lawsuit filed by the FTC which has been gaining momentum over the last few days. Key parts of the lawsuit Anti-Discounting Measures: Amazon's fair pricing policy makes it impossible for sellers to offer lower prices on competing platforms. Prime Eligibility: It's claimed that Amazon conditions a seller's ability to have their products marked as "Prime" on using Amazon's fulfilment service, which can be costly. Search Result Biases: There are concerns that Amazon might be prioritising its own products in search results, even if other products are of better quality. High Fees for Sellers: The FTC points out that Amazon charges various fees to sellers, which can amount to nearly 50% of their total revenues. Degrading the customer experience by replacing relevant, organic search results with paid advertisements—and deliberately increasing junk ads that worsen search quality and frustrate both shoppers seeking products and sellers who are promised a return on their advertising purchase. Amazon's surmised response? Amazon is contesting a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), arguing that the lawsuit is misguided and would, if successful, harm consumers and the many businesses that sell on Amazon. 1. *Customer-Centric Innovations:* - Amazon believes its innovations and customer-centric focus have benefited consumers through low prices and increased competition in the retail industry. - The company has cooperated with the FTC in the past and respects its role in protecting consumers and promoting competition. 2. *Misguided Lawsuit:* - The current lawsuit by the FTC is seen as a radical departure from its role, with Amazon arguing that it is misguided and would force Amazon to engage in practices that actually harm consumers and businesses, such as featuring higher prices and making Prime more expensive and less convenient. 3. *Allegations of Anticompetitive Practices:* - The FTC alleges that Amazon's pricing practices, Fulfilment by Amazon offering, and Amazon Prime are anticompetitive, revealing a fundamental misunderstanding of retail by the Commission. - Amazon argues that its model is pro-competitive, and the lawsuit could negatively impact consumers and businesses selling on Amazon. 4. *Low Prices and Competitive Offers:* - Amazon is proud of the low prices and competitive offers it provides to customers and has enabled third-party businesses to sell their products alongside Amazon's. - The company invests in tools and education to help third-party businesses offer competitive prices and does not highlight or promote offers that are not competitively priced. 5. *Support to Independent Sellers:* - Amazon has lots independent businesses selling on its platform and provides support and services to help them succeed. - The company has invested billions in resources and services to support sellers at every stage of their journey, providing them with data, insights, and various features to manage their businesses effectively. 6. *Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA):* - FBA is an optional service where Amazon handles product storage, packaging, shipping, returns, and customer service, allowing sellers to focus on growing their businesses. - Amazon argues that FBA is competitively priced and offers significant benefits to independent businesses, contributing to job creation and investments in the economy. 7. *Innovation and Amazon Prime:* - Amazon continues to innovate to delight customers, with Prime being a prime example, offering more than just free shipping. - The company has invested in making Prime better for customers, achieving faster shipping speeds and allowing sellers to offer Prime shipping on their own sites, which has been beneficial to both consumers and sellers. 8. *Thriving Retail Industry:* - Amazon operates in a vibrant and varied retail industry where over 80% of all retail products are still bought in physical stores. - The company argues that the FTC's complaint grossly mischaracterizes the retail industry and ignores the dynamic competition that benefits consumers, with numerous options available to consumers and sellers. - Amazon sees itself as a part of a massive and robust retail market and not as a monopolistic entity, with the FTC attempting to narrowly define markets to make Amazon appear more dominant than it is. 9. *Commitment to Consumers and Sellers:* - Amazon is proud of its role in spurring low prices, innovation, and competition across retail. - The company fundamentally disagrees with the FTC's allegations and approach to antitrust, vowing to contest the lawsuit and continue inventing to put consumers and businesses first. - Amazon believes that the FTC's approach, if successful, would harm consumers, hurt independent businesses, and upend long-standing and well-considered doctrines. Final Summary: Amazon is defending its practices and innovations, asserting that they have always been in favor of consumers and sellers, providing low prices, options, and competition in the retail market. The company sees the FTC lawsuit as fundamentally flawed, misrepresenting the retail industry and Amazon's role in it. Amazon is committed to contesting the lawsuit, maintaining that the success of the FTC in this case would result in anti-consumer and anti-competitive outcomes, harming both consumers and the independent businesses selling on Amazon.
Amazon evolved from a place to get cheap used books to the “everything store”—one encompassing warehouses, logistics and shipping. But with the FTC now run by Lina Khan—who wrote the essay ‘Amazon's Antitrust Paradox” while at Yale Law School—a new contender for “antitrust trial of the century” has begun. Guest: Leah Nylen, antitrust reporter for Bloomberg If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you'll be supporting the work we do here on What Next TBD. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Amazon evolved from a place to get cheap used books to the “everything store”—one encompassing warehouses, logistics and shipping. But with the FTC now run by Lina Khan—who wrote the essay ‘Amazon's Antitrust Paradox” while at Yale Law School—a new contender for “antitrust trial of the century” has begun. Guest: Leah Nylen, antitrust reporter for Bloomberg If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you'll be supporting the work we do here on What Next TBD. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Friday's deadline for government funding seems like it will pass without a resolution. We talk through the latest government shutdown and what it means for the market. (00:21) Jason Moser and Andy Cross discuss: - The government shutdown and how investors and federal employees should be processing the news. - The FTC's antitrust case against Amazon and what it means for big tech. - Earnings updates from Costco, Nike, and Carmax. (19:11) Motley Fool analyst Rick Munarriz gives a rundown on Rover, the petcare marketplace, and explains the tailwinds and tailwags pushing the company forward. . (33:01) Jason and Andy break down two stocks on their radar: EPAM Systems and Intercontinental Exchange. Stocks discussed: AMZN, META, COST, NKE, KMX, ICE, EPAM Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Jason Moser, Andy Cross, Ricky Mulvey, Rick Munarriz Engineers: Dan Boyd
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Congress – Senate Committee voted to advance a cannabis bill – The Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation Banking Act – SAFER Bill – Now this bill moves to the Senate Floor House committees have voted on Safe Banking Act – and was never given a vote on the house floor. This announcement had some cannabis stocks rise 1-3% Next this has to go to the Senate Floor and Pass – then the house and pass and then would go to the white house for Biden to sign. There have been other bills – safe banking and others – and none went to a vote on the floor. Durbin and the Credit Card Competition Act – MasterCard finally spoke up and sent a letter to Senators and Representatives. Electronic Payments coalition – has been in the battle – with Keep your hands off our rewards and getting consumers and businesses to oppose the CCCA – Visa and Mastercard both spoke Wednesday on the Senate Floor. This bill makes no sense – Durbin has had since 2010 to get a 3rd network and no business has stepped up to be the 3rd network – this action failed in Europe and Australia The result of passing credit card caps on interchange had done away with rewards, cash back etc in Canada, EU and Australia Now in Canada most people pay with Debit – same In EU and AU – Credit cards are impossible to get – and buy now pay later was born in Austraiia as a word around to the public having the lack of credit card options In the EU – there are a few companies that offer buy now pay later to help businesses – because of the lack of credit there as well. Square had an outage that lasted almost 2 days Jack Dorsey is taking the company back over – and restructuring sales And adding more services to the Square – Block offering They want to focus on larger clients – the issue they will face is that there will be margin compression Because larger companies will want cost plus pricing not the usual pricing from Square – X is trying to be a payment app – Elon Musk going out and getting money service license in a few states in preparation for this – paypal like service Chase Bank – Banning Crypt payments in EU and its rumored to be coming to the usa as well Binance shut down it's crypto payment services FTC going after Amazon – saying they have a monopoly on how people pay during checkout. Amazon is going to fight this - Paze a service by Zelle to help make e-commerce payments more secure – by using texts to confirm the card holder has delayed the launch until 2024 – maybe quarter 2
Amazon evolved from a place to get cheap used books to the “everything store”—one encompassing warehouses, logistics and shipping. But with the FTC now run by Lina Khan—who wrote the essay ‘Amazon's Antitrust Paradox” while at Yale Law School—a new contender for “antitrust trial of the century” has begun. Guest: Leah Nylen, antitrust reporter for Bloomberg If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you'll be supporting the work we do here on What Next TBD. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Amazon evolved from a place to get cheap used books to the “everything store”—one encompassing warehouses, logistics and shipping. But with the FTC now run by Lina Khan—who wrote the essay ‘Amazon's Antitrust Paradox” while at Yale Law School—a new contender for “antitrust trial of the century” has begun. Guest: Leah Nylen, antitrust reporter for Bloomberg If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you'll be supporting the work we do here on What Next TBD. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Amazon evolved from a place to get cheap used books to the “everything store”—one encompassing warehouses, logistics and shipping. But with the FTC now run by Lina Khan—who wrote the essay ‘Amazon's Antitrust Paradox” while at Yale Law School—a new contender for “antitrust trial of the century” has begun. Guest: Leah Nylen, antitrust reporter for Bloomberg If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you'll be supporting the work we do here on What Next TBD. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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We're back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10's Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, interview someone you need to hear from, and provide a training tip for the week. Five takeaways from America's landmark lawsuit against Amazon https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/28/tech/amazon-ftc-lawsuit-takeaways/index.html The FTC's lawsuit against Amazon would lead to higher prices and slower deliveries for consumers—and hurt businesses https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-ftc-antitrust-lawsuit-full-response Walmart Marketplace Increases Third-Party Seller Activity https://www.forbes.com/sites/walterloeb/2023/09/27/walmart-marketplace-increases-third-party-seller-activity/ Indonesia bans e-commerce transactions on social media in major blow to TikTok https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/27/tech/indonesia-tiktok-ecommerce-ban-hnk-intl/index.html Amazon to invest up to $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/25/amazon-to-invest-up-to-4-billion-in-ai-startup-anthropic/ Walmart Deals Holiday Kickoff sales event will coincide with Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days https://www.wvtm13.com/article/walmart-deals-holiday-kickoff-october/45318835# An update on Prime Video https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/prime-video-update-announces-limited-ads Up to tenth of Amazon shoppers in Great Britain ‘bribed' by sellers to offer good review, poll finds https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/28/up-to-tenth-of-amazon-shoppers-in-great-britain-bribed-by-sellers-to-offer-good-review-poll-finds Amazon's biggest competitor gets bad grade from the BBB https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/amazons-biggest-competitor-gets-bad-grade-bbb/QAGKNI77WZDWTOXMEHSNEDGVUQ/ Shopify invests in wholesale platform Faire https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/shopify-invests-wholesale-platform-faire-2023-09-27/ Eligible Walmart Marketplace sellers can use Walmart's Self-Serve Marketing portal in Seller Center to invest in Search Engine Marketing (SEM) and promote their products in Google search results through Shopping Ads. https://sellerhelp.walmart.com/s/guide?language=en_US&article=000011195 We aren't stopping at that! Don't miss our spotlight discussion on how you can unlock more profits with Helium 10's Managed Refund Service. This new service aims to recover funds for sellers from Amazon errors by identifying and submitting recovery claims on behalf of the sellers. Lastly, Carrie Miller gives us the training tip of the week about how to see which ASINs are the most clicked and bought from Amazon Brand Analytics data but inside Helium 10. It's a packed episode, so buckle up! n this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley talks about: 00:51 - Amazon FTC Lawsuit 03:25 - Walmart Marketplace Increases 03:51 - Amazon Holiday Inventory 04:18 - Seller Fulfilled Prime 05:21 - TikTok Shop Trouble 06:20 - Manage Experiments Update 06:55 - Amazon AI Move 07:45 - Walmart Holiday Deals 08:27 - Prime Video Ads 09:45 - Incentivized Reviews Rampant 11:06 - Temu Trouble 11:45 - Shopify Wholesale 12:57 - Walmart Google Ads 14:15 - Try Helium 10's New Managed Refund Service 15:30 - ProTraining Tip: How To See Brand Analytics Data Inside Helium 10 Transcript Bradley Sutton: Amazon replies to the FTC lawsuit. Walmart marketplaces on the rise. Tiktok shop is having trouble in Southeast Asia, manager experiments gets an update. Walmart holiday deals coming. Incentivize reviews are going crazy in the UK. These stories and much more on today's episode of the Weekly Buzz. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the series sellers podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, bradley Sutton, and this is a show that is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown on all the news stories that are going on in the Amazon, walmart, e-commerce world and we also give you training tips of the week that will give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Let's see what's buzzing. All right, tons of articles out today, so let's go ahead and hop right into it. The first article here is actually from CNN Business and it was a five entitled five takeaways from Amazon's landmark lawsuit, or America's landmark lawsuit against Amazon, and you know, they weren't too far off in this article. Bradley Sutton: I remember last week I talked about how ridiculous some of these articles were, like just people not understanding even what was going on in the Amazon. And basically it's you know. They're kind of summarizing and saying that, hey, this landmark case targets Amazon's retail platform, alleging that it's harm shoppers and sellers alike at a massive scale. All right Quote. It has a self-reinforcing cycle of dominance and harm. The plaintiffs claim oh, my goodness gracious, and it has. Amazon is running an illegal monopoly in ways that are paying off for Amazon, but at a great cost to tens of millions of Americans of households and hundreds of thousands of sellers. All right now Amazon, you know, check out the CNN article. It talks about the you know five takeaways you know from it. But Amazon replied in another article that we also have linked in the comments and entitled the FTC's lawsuit against Amazon would lead to higher prices, slower deliveries for consumers and hurt businesses. Hmm, if we only didn't say that, like weeks ago, like anybody who actually knows anything could have told you this that there's nothing good that's gonna come out of this for Amazon sellers nor Amazon buyers. And this article that Amazon releases, kind of like in reply to this FTC lawsuit kind of, you know, talks about that how, yeah, if this goes through, it's gonna make Prime more expensive, it's gonna have more shipping fees or more fees for sellers, et cetera. And it's kind of funny, like some of the things that you know I talked about was how Amazon kind of like I guess you can say, punishes sellers for having lower prices on other marketplaces. Some sellers don't like I mean to me, like it is what it is, you know, like we should be having, you know, same, similar prices, you know across the board. But even, let's say, an Amazon seller thought that was a bad thing. You know, if this FTC lawsuit is for the public, like Amazon is making sure that people, you know, don't gouge customers on the platform. You know, like sellers like like no, hey, if it's cheaper outs outside there, you should have a cheap price on Amazon. But how is that harming the consumers? You know, maybe, maybe could be considered harming the sellers, but you know the millions and millions of prime members now get the benefit of having low prices. So it's like Amazon, or the FTC, is like talking out of like two sides of its, of its mouth there. So it's kind of interesting. Bradley Sutton: So the next article actually switching to Walmart is from Forbes and says Walmart marketplace in increases third-party Seller activity. Not many stats and figures from here, just the writer here is talking about how there's a lot more investment in advertising in this Q4. He expects sellers to have a lot more sales on Walmart Compared to the past, as Walmart's really been expanding their focus on third-party marketplace. Next article here this is from seller central dashboard, just as a reminder to send in FBA and MCF inventory by October 26 before a holiday deal events. So there's less than five weeks left. So like, if you're trying to to have something you know, go for black Friday, cyber Monday deals you actually need to have your inventory in by October 26th. So that's. That's actually not that that far away, so well in advance. Bradley Sutton: Next article is a reminder that seller fulfilled prime is coming back. All right, so seller fulfilled prime, it's gonna be without that 2% fee that we talked about earlier before. We're gonna have a blog later today or tomorrow You'll see at Helium 10 comm forward slash blog that talks about how to enroll in seller fulfilled prime. Me I'm not gonna roll it like I have. You know I don't ship too much stuff. So like there's no way. I'm not gonna use Amazon FBA you know like for to try and get the prime back. Remember to do prime badge for seller fulfilled prime. You've got to have a way to ship to like same day, next day or two-day delivery, including weekend delivery. Obviously, I can't. You know most of us can't, can't do that, but some of you bigger sellers out there who have, you know really good, you know shipping agreements with companies. You might want to take advantage of this and then for your fulfill by merchant you can actually get a prime badge now. So just look out for that announcement or that blog and it's actually gonna be officially announced by Amazon In a couple of days. You'll see some big comms coming out of Amazon about seller fulfilled prime, but you'll be able to get that blog before the Amazon announcement on our blog later today or tomorrow. Bradley Sutton: Next article today we're gonna talk about is actually coming out of Indonesia, all right, and it says Indonesia bans e-commerce transactions on social media in a major blow to tick tock. So Indonesia is actually the biggest you know platform for tick tock in Southeast Asia. I believe. It has something like a hundred and twenty, a hundred and twenty five million monthly active Users and tick tock shop has, you know, released worldwide. But now the government is saying no, you can't have e-commerce and social media together. So you're gonna have to, you know, within the next week or so I forgot when the deadline is you're gonna have to, like, take tick tock shop out and make it a separate app. So this will be interesting to follow, like if something like this happens in other marketplaces and that's gonna be obviously a big blow to tick tock shop. I don't foresee that happening here in in America, but you know kind of is gonna hurt tick tock shop for those who are trying to sell Products in Indonesia. Bradley Sutton: The next article here was also from seller central. It says expand single asin AB test to multiple stores. So now, with manage your experiments, you're gonna be able to run separate AB tests on your asins across multiple stores, all right. So, like to different marketplaces in different regions, you can kind of see how how imagery works, you know, between you know, like Amazon Canada, amazon USA, etc. And you can add, like, for example, it says a brand logo to your a plus content to see performs performs differently in different countries, to pay on how well Established your brand is. Bradley Sutton: A next article here is from tech crunch entitled Amazon to invest up to four billion in AI start startup and Anthropic all right, so this you know a anthropic is this startup who's kind of making waves in the industry. You know that I've heard about them a while back, but you know the interesting thing here. You know we've been talking for a long time that that it's gonna AI Generative AI is gonna definitely change the the shopping experience and that's gonna affect sellers. Andy Jassy, amazon's CEO, says Amazon believes this deal can improve many customers experiences short and long term through our deeper Collaboration with Anthropic. So, again, improve many customer experiences All right. So again, ais. That's gonna change the way people shop eventually on Amazon and that means it's eventually gonna change the way that you know we sell or sell on Amazon. Bradley Sutton: Next article is just from a local TV station, but we talked about this before. It's kind of funny that you know every time Amazon does something, you know Walmart might reply and do something similar or vice versa. You know we're in a competitive matchup here, so this article is entitled Walmart Deals Holiday Kickoff Sales Event Will Coincide with Amazon's Bing Prime Day deals All right. So it's not you know big or Amazon's big deal days, All right. It's Walmart deals holiday, all right. So this is actually happening a little bit earlier than big, big deal days. It's coming on the end from the ninth to the 12th and it's available even to non-Walmart Plus sellers or what non-Walmart Plus buyers? It'll be available to. Bradley Sutton: Next article from Amazon, an update on Prime Video. So you know, prime Video has a lot of like you know, tv shows and and and movies and different things, and so they they talked about some of their, their. You know what they've achieved lately with Amazon Prime Video. But the key is that in early 2024, amazon Prime Video shows and movies will include limited advertisements. All right, and there's going to be a people are going to have to pay $2.99 a month if they don't want to see these ads. But again, you know, anytime we talk about you know advertisements coming on Amazon. You know properties, whether it's in store or other ways. It's eventually another way to get your products in front of of buyers. All right, it's new ways. Bradley Sutton: You know a lot of people are watching Amazon Prime Video. What was that? It's like a, not Game of Thrones, but it's like a Lord of the Rings prequel or something like that. I think was on Prime Video. But you know millions of people watch that. Imagine, you know, somehow for the people who aren't paying that $2.99, you know they're seeing an ad for a coffin shelf on there. I don't think you know we are big enough to advertise on Game of Thrones or or Lord of the Rings or anything like that, but just shows you an example of what could be possible in the future. You know, if you are a big enough seller you could start having your ads potentially on some of these big TV shows from Amazon Prime Video. Bradley Sutton: Now an interesting article from the Guardian in the UK. It says up to a 10th you know, 10% of Amazon shoppers in Great Britain were found to have been bribed by sellers to offer a good review. So they pulled 1500 adults who had bought from Amazon in the UK in the past 12 months and they all got like like gift card offers or free products or refunds in order to cheat the system. This article said all right. So you know Amazon obviously does not want anybody having, you know, any kind of incentivized reviews you know happening. So there's a lot of sellers who are breaking the rules. They're probably going to get caught. You know a lot of them. Some of them. Don't get caught. But don't don't try this, guys, all right. So it also said that 4% of those polls said that they were offered a reward for changing a negative review to a positive one. All right. So, like, how did they even get a hold of that that customer? It's kind of a interesting All right. So you know UK government is looking into how to tackle this a little bit more, but it'd be curious to see what you know how this is in the US. You know, I just ordered a ring light or something and I got like a little gift card saying, hey, you know, try to or not a gift card, but a little card, insert card offering a gift card to to like, have a positive review. So this kind of stuff still happens. But, guys, don't do it. Don't do it, not worth it, not worth it. Bradley Sutton: Our next article here is from Kiro7. It was just about a Temu, all right. So it says Amazon's biggest competitor gets bad grade from the BBB. Temu is not Amazon's biggest competitor, first of all, but not a thousand. You know it's the number one app on on Google and Apple, yeah, okay. So in that sense, maybe it's it's an Amazon competitor, but you know, Temu sales are very low compared to Amazon, but according to the Better Business Bureau, they've received a thousand recent you know complaints about the service. But you know, like what do you expect when you're getting like a $2 address or something like that? But it's probably one of the many reasons why nobody you know Amazon sellers. Amazon itself isn't really concerned with Temu being too much of a threat. Bradley Sutton: Switching platforms. Now Shopify invested this week into a wholesale platform called Fair. You know, a lot of people knew about Fair, a place where people can get wholesale products but now Shopify is investing there and it wants to see this startup adopt Shopify technology for its clients. All right, so. Fair was founded in 2017. It's valued at $12 billion. That's a pretty big company. It's now going to become the recommended wholesale marketplace for Shopify merchants. All right, so this is going to make it easy for Shopify merchants to find wholesale buyers and also enable retailers to source from Fair's network of brands. It's kind of interesting because, for example, fair said the most popular search filter on its platform is not on Amazon. Bradley Sutton: All right so you know hey if they're going to find some stuff for Shopify that's only on Shopify and not on Amazon. You know this. This kind of like a match seems to be made in heaven. It'll be interesting to see if you know how this changes, how Shopify sellers sell. You know, let me know in the comments below if you are selling on Shopify and you know this is good, if you're going to start, you know, perhaps maybe selling your products on the Fair platform. A last news article was from Walmart seller help. It's actually interesting. They have a. They're launching self-service search engine marketing. Say that three times fast. All right Now, basically, eligible Walmart marketplace sellers can use this portal in Seller Center to invest in search engine marketing. Bradley Sutton: So you're going to be able to do Google shopping ads. Now, I don't know too much about this stuff, but I could be wrong. But I believe that this is like. These are like those. You know, when you search a keyword in Amazon or in Google, at the very top right there would be those ads where you can like, click directly into the results and it'll go directly to the storefront you can buy the product. I don't believe Amazon is available for this. So this is another potential advantage you can have of, of doing Google ads, where it can go directly to your store, right there in the shop, the shopping ad section of Google. So you know, if you're a Walmart seller, go into a Seller Central, you can create campaigns right now. You can even bulk create it and then we have the article here linked in the comments below if you want to get more information on this. Bradley Sutton: So, whoo, a lot of articles today, a lot going on in the ecommerce world. Quick, quick note. You know, if you missed it, last week Helium 10 launched a reimbursement service. So a lot of you guys are ready to use refund genie where you can, you know, download reports for your loss and damage things from Amazon, things that Amazon might owe you money on, and you're able to go ahead and, and you know, file your own claims and get your money back. But now we have a service that is designed to where we're going to do the work for you, you know, for a percentage of it, and we'll also find other money that you know, refund genie, you know it's not looking for. So if you want to find out more information about this, the service is actually free, you know, to use. We only can get money if we get money for you, and some sellers are getting thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars back by using it. So if you'd like a free demo of it or to get more information, go to h10.me/mrs h10.me/mrs to be able to sign up for a free demo. Alright, now let's go into a quick training tip of the week from Kerry, talking about how you can see who's getting the most clicks and the most purchases from brand analytics. But right inside of Helium 10 Cerebeo, Carrie, take it away. Carrie Miller: Did you know that you can see click share and conversion share within Cerebro? That's right. If you have your Helium 10 account connected to seller central and you have a diamond and above, you can actually see this click share. So it's a really great tool when you're doing your keyword research. So the first thing you want to do is you want to log into Cerebro. So I've done a multi search here. It doesn't matter really the position for this particular strategy, but usually I always like to make sure my own, mason, is first, so I can compare it to all others. But if you scroll down here, you can actually see that we have a whole entire column for ABA, total click share and then conversion share. Okay, so what we're gonna do is we're gonna actually drill into this a little bit more and if you go to let's see here a wooden egg holder, we can click on this graph and get a little bit more details. Now I will say not all of these keywords have information. It really just depends on what is provided in brand analytics, and if it's in brand analytics, we can pull it in here. So it has to have, you know, a good amount of search volume in order to get this information. So let's take a look at wooden egg holder. So if we click on this, we can actually see the last few months or six months or so of click share and conversion share, and you can actually, you know see this this most recent month we're in September right now. We can actually go back to see August and you can click along on this graph and hover along this graph and you can actually see at the bottom there which were the top three Clicked and converted on. So when we take a look at this, you can actually see, okay, this one has an 18% click share and a 19% conversion share. So that's, they're doing something right. That means you know a lot of people are actually purchasing when they do actually click on their listing. This one is, you know, 8% and a conversion share of 6.5 you know they're doing pretty well as well and then 7% and 9.1. So now, if you see, you know a really large click share and pretty much no conversion share, that probably means people are clicking on it, thinking it's something, but they're not seeing what they actually want to buy. So one really cool thing that you can actually do if you want to, you know, see what maybe one of these competitors are doing that has the most click share and conversion share. You can see what they're actually doing by running listing analyzer. Now you can actually go ahead and see it in here and when you click on run listing analyzer or you can go straight to listing analyzer and add things in yourself. Carrie Miller: I'm just going to click on run listing analyzer. Let's see what we have here. Are these the top ones? Yes, these are the ones I want to look at. So I'm going to click on run listing analyzer and I'm going to be able to see all of the information for all three of these listings and includes price. It'll include the images and everything that we really need to know, kind of stacked on top of each other. All right, so all of this data is is now uploaded into listing analyzer from that click share, conversion share, so we can see, maybe, the difference. Okay, so this top one was the topped clicked and we can look at the price. Now it has a pretty good price. It's not the lowest price. This one is actually the lowest price, but you know, between these two especially that does have a lower price, so $20 might be the best. And then another thing you can do is you can take a look at the images and see if there's something that this Particular listing has done that this one didn't. Maybe they did. You know better close-up images here. These one, these have a little bit better lifestyle images. Carrie Miller: So it's kind of a mystery there as to why the first one would get the the most clicks. But usually what you can do is kind of drill down a little bit more into the details and you can see, you know, what people are looking for. Potentially it has to do with the actual structure of the product. This one has a little bit more sturdy look. This one looks a little bit more Shaky and it has a lot more eggs on it. So this one probably fits better into your, into your refrigerator. So there's a lot of different components that can go into that. But you can kind of see it a little bit better when you take a look at the media all stacked on top of each other and then also the pricing. So that is just basics click share and conversion share and ways you can kind of analyze that to see if there are ways that you can improve your listing to get some more click share and conversion share. So check it out and let us know what you think. Bradley Sutton: Alright, thank you very much, Carrie, for that training tip. I hope you guys enjoyed this episode. We'll see you guys next week to see what's buzzing.
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