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Industry

Amazon's Slowdown vs Shopify Surge: Q4 Signals for DTC Brands

Amazon’s Cooling E-commerce Growth: Q4 2025 in Review Amazon's Q4 2025 results tell a story of plateauing momentum. After years of pandemic-driven growth, Amazon's core e-commerce business has slowed noticeably. Online store sales rose at a single-digit pace year-over-year, a stark contrast to the explosive surges seen in the early 2020s. Third-party sellers, vital for many DTC brands, now account for nearly 60% of all items sold on Amazon (Wikipedia). However, even this sector shows only mode

Aleena HassanMar 6, 20265 min read

Industry

Same-Day Delivery Showdown Raises the Bar for Shopify Brands

In early August 2025, a new study made one thing crystal clear: Walmart now edges out Amazon in same-day grocery delivery—48% of its grocery customers opt for it vs. 36% for Amazon. Even for mixed carts, Walmart still leads 41% vs. 29% (PYMNTS). Walmart Outpaces Amazon in Same-Day Deal Days Showdown | PYMNTS.comIn the race to dominate modern retail’s final frontier of instant convenience, Walmart has done what once seemed improbable: outpace Amazon in the battlePYMNTS.comPYMNTS Amazon isn’t si

Aleena HassanAug 13, 20254 min read

Strategies

Prime Day 2025: Shopify DTC Brands' Ultimate Playbook

Prime Day isn’t just Amazon’s game anymore. In 2024, U.S. shoppers dropped $14.2 billion during the 48-hour event—an 11% jump from the previous year (Reuters). And in 2025, the stakes are even higher: Amazon’s extending the event to four full days (July 8–11), transforming it into a summer-long moment for all of eCommerce (Retail Dive). Here’s the catch: you don’t need to sell on Amazon to win Prime Day. In 2023, non-Amazon retailers still pulled $12.7 billion in sales during Prime Week (Linear

Aleena HassanJun 19, 20253 min read

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