Tech Infused Retail Monday Morning Reads #336 - YouTube Size, Fornite Concerts, Macy's Deathbed

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  • Google to stop charging for placement in Google Shopping. Link

  • Macy’s looking to tap real estate to remain alive. Link

  • Brands find online growth on Facebook Marketplace. Link

  • Fortnite concert drew 12.3 million concurrent viewers. Link

  • Ads still coming to WhatsApp and Facebook invests BIG in India. Link

  • Trump: Postal Service must raise prices on Amazon or ‘I’m not signing anything’ for USPS aid. Link

  • Amazon scoops up data from its own sellers to launch competing products. This one tends to pop up every 6 months or so. This is no different than traditional retailers launching generic or private label items in stores right next to branded items on shelf. Link

  • Everyone bullish on eCommerce. This assumes the decline in consumer spending post stimulus is offset by the growth. Link

  • MrBeast. Fastest growing YouTuber profile. Link

  • Walmart finally realizes it should have never been in streaming and offloads Vudu to Fandango. Link

  • Brands are selling their names to the latest fashion accessory in Miami. A luxury condo. Link

  • American who said they’ll feel safe in each type of reopened store (Link)

  • Size of YouTube (Link)

Off Topic

  • The Forgotten Tiger King of Harlem. Link

  • Couldn’t help it, another story on the coronavirus cruise. Link