EComWeekly - EComWeekly #2

Here are the 10 biggest stories in E-commerce this week:

• Social media ranks the least important omnichannel channel, finds a new survey of 7,000 global luxury consumers Link
• An in-depth look at Amazon's ubiquitous presence in California's Inland Empire Link
• A great read on how brands are using Amazon Posts, which lets brands curate a social feed of photos, similar to Instagram Link
• Abound, a wholesale marketplace for both e-commerce and brick-and-mortar retailers, raises $22.9M Link
• Shippo, a shipping software and services startup, raises $45M at $495M valuation Link
• A great read on Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries, which controls 14% of the market Link
• VidMob, which provides tools to create and improve digital ads, raises $50M in funding Link
• Emotive, which enables e-commerce businesses talk to customers using conversational text messages, raises $50M Link
• Amazon Air is close to building a freighter network that will carry third-party volumes Link
• A great guide on how to how to optimize your Shopify site for Google Link

This week's sponsor:

• This newsletter is made possible by Blueprint, which enables eCommerce stores to increase retention and revenue by 14% with 1:1 conversation.

E-commerce Jobs:

• StudioForty9 is hiring a remote Performance Marketing Manager Link
• StrikeTru is hiring a Technical Lead in Hyderabad, India Link
• Virto Commerce is hiring a Marketing Operations in Los Angeles Link

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