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The Walmart-owned e-commerce platform has an ongoing $1 billion funding round, and Google wants in.

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The Latest in E-Commerce and Tech

Patent trolls. This is what Shopify called companies that “orchestrate hundreds of patent litigation cases each year with no accountability.” This week, the e-commerce company was successfully able to overturn a 2022 patent infringement decision against it.

Alexa, you want me to pay you? Amazon’s voice assistant is getting an AI makeover. Unfortunately for users, this means its services won’t be free.

Fast deliveries. According to Walmart’s earnings call, the company had around 4.4 billion same- or next-day deliveries over the last 12 months—and 20% of those were delivered in less than 3 hours.

Amazon Seller Spotlight: Mr. Pen

• Third Party Seller Rank: 12th overall
• Amazon Link: Mr. Pen
• Company Website: mrpen.com
• Date Established: 2013
• Business model: Retail 
• Estimated Revenue: $5 million

Our top Amazon seller of the week was founded by teachers. One of the founders, Kaelyn James, was a teacher at an at-risk school for almost a decade before they started the brand.

Kaelyn observed that most of the school supplies her students were using would often break and be easily damaged, so she wanted to come up with affordable but high-quality items. It started out as a way to help the community but has grown to be one of the most successful businesses on Amazon.

To check out other successful businesses on Amazon, visit our Top Seller Profiles Page.

This Week’s Trending Product: Mascara Shield

• Search Term: mascara shield
• Yearly Growth 1,258%
• Monthly Growth 601%
• Monthly Search Volume 154,868

Lashes can make or break a makeup look, and Amazon customers know this because more and more of them are looking up mascara shields on the site.

These plastic tools guard the skin around your eyes from mascara smudges and are especially helpful to those who are not that handy with the wand.

You can find more trending Amazon products here.