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Trump risks trade war with planned 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada: Besides triggering retaliatory policies, the move would also lead to higher grocery, energy, and auto prices.

Mercado Libre is beating Amazon at its own game in Latin America: The former is expected to represent more than half of all retail media ad spending in the region, while the latter continues to lose share to local players in Brazil and Mexico.

Our first-ever worldwide forecast for retail media ad spending shows enduring momentum and lots of good news for Amazon and other ecommerce platforms around the world.

The news: Amazon announced its Prime Day event will run from July 8 at 12:01 a.m. PDT through July 11, starting eight days earlier than last year and lasting twice as long as previous events. Our take: Amazon recognizes that while consumers have grown more selective about when and where they spend, many will still jump at the chance to save if they find compelling offers. By extending Prime Day鈥檚 duration, adding tech-driven shopping tools, and broadening its footprint across countries and third-party sites, Amazon is turning the event into an inescapable, large-scale retail moment. Even in a margin-squeezed environment, the visibility and sales potential of Prime Day may be too significant for sellers to pass up.

Walmart tests a new locking system to combat retail theft: The retailer needs to ensure its solution isn鈥檛 worse than the problem itself.

And this week he said that he would set tariffs between 25% and 100% on goods imported from Mexico鈥攖he US鈥� largest trading partner鈥攊f it didn鈥檛 close the border. The additional costs associated with the proposed tariffs would be too large for many US retailers to absorb.

That realization drove Mercado Libre to open six new fulfillment centers in Q3鈥攆ive in Brazil and one in Mexico鈥攖o offer faster, more reliable delivery speeds. It also launched features such as bulk purchase discounts in apparel, virtual try-on for makeup, and dynamic pricing tools for sellers.

Amazon will meet its match in Mexico and Brazil, despite having a competitive edge globally. As each country鈥檚 largest retail ecommerce player by total sales volume, Mercado Libre鈥檚 foray into programmatic, display, and video advertising helped solidify its lead over Amazon and other local players like Walmart de 惭茅虫颈肠辞 y Centroam茅rica (Walmex), Magazine Luiza, and Americanas S.A.

It's the ecommerce giant鈥檚 first credit card but likely not the last as it competes with Amazon and other ecommerce sites

Direct-to-consumer models, online marketplaces like Amazon, and traditional, wholesale retail offer opportunities. To compete, retailers should evaluate where they can best position their products, particularly in categories where Amazon is less dominant. Expanding into international markets.

Mercado Libre closed 2022 with record gains in sales: Strong performances in Brazil and Mexico drove the Latin American ecommerce giant鈥檚 gains.

Mercado Libre will account for 66.5% of ecommerce sales in Argentina this year: Amazon sees an opportunity to chip away at that share by offering a $5 flat international shipping rate.

India and Indonesia have more upside at this point, and Mexico has the most intriguing outlook in the West. Some of these patterns will change year by year, but some will hold for the next half-decade or so. These newly stable trendlines represent useful guidance for longer-term decision-making. Behind the Numbers.

These stores are across seven countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay. El Puerto de Liverpool. More commonly referred to as "Liverpool," the company is a retail chain in Mexico that sells products such as clothing and household items. Walmart de 惭茅虫颈肠辞 y Centroam茅rica.

In Mexico, for example, Mercado Libre, Amazon, and Walmart de 惭茅虫颈肠辞 (Walmex) were among the 10 most visited websites in 2022, according to Admetricks, which monitors online media in the region and Spain. Prominent publishers El Universal and Milenio received fewer monthly unique visitors. Similarly, Mercado Libre ranked above publishers in Argentina, Chile, and Colombia.

Amazon can stake a claim as one of Canada鈥檚 top mass merchants, even without having physical stores. It has reached this milestone after more than three years of accelerated retail ecommerce in the country.

Amazon was the country鈥檚 most popular online retailer starting in 2017鈥攁lbeit by a razor-thin margin鈥攂ut its lead lasted through only 2019, according to our inaugural forecast for Amazon in Mexico. It was no match for Mercado Libre鈥檚 multibillion-dollar investments. Strategic investments in Mexico give it a competitive edge over Amazon.