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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.

Sales from markets outside the US鈥攊ncluding key Amazon markets like the UK, Canada, Germany, Mexico, and India鈥攚ill increase 11.6% from 2022 to $4.90 billion. To view the full forecast for US Amazon Prime Day sales, click here. Prime Day will surpass $8 billion in US ecommerce sales over the two-day period.

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Moving across the US-Canada border can be the first step toward international expansion for retailers. Canadian brands like lululemon athletica and Aritzia are thriving in the US. Meanwhile, US-based companies Lowe鈥檚, Nordstrom, and Bed Bath & Beyond recently announced they were leaving Canada. And let鈥檚 not forget Target鈥檚 famous Canadian failure. Here鈥檚 a look at how brands on both sides of the border have fared, and the lessons you can learn from them.

In-store retail media initiatives are gaining momentum: Loblaw, Macy鈥檚, and Schnucks Markets are the latest retailers to invest in the channel.

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The news: Domino鈥檚 Pizza aims to drive additional revenues by listing its menus on Uber Eats and Postmates apps across 28 markets, including the US, UK, and Canada, per The Wall Street Journal. The pizza company鈥檚 CEO Russell Weiner told the Journal that he hopes the broader exposure will help it generate $1 billion in incremental revenues.

Walmart already offers BNPL to select customers in Canada through a partnership with Duo Bank of Canada. It also lets customers check out using BNPL through a partnership with Affirm. It鈥檚 unclear how the new BNPL product from ONE will affect either of these. The opportunity: Walmart can grab a slice of the popular US BNPL market.

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GenAI is on the agenda for most retailers in 2024: Walmart, Target, Canadian Tire, and others are turning to the tech to boost customer and employee satisfaction.

The company doesn鈥檛 source any goods from Mexico or Canada, and just 7% of its apparel and accessories are manufactured in China. Buzzy ad campaigns featuring part-owner Federer and Zendaya鈥攁nd a product line designed by the latter鈥攚ill help keep the brand in the spotlight, while a strong pipeline of innovation should help drive full-price sales among brand enthusiasts.

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.

Amazon will capture more than half (51.1%) of all retail ecommerce sales in Germany this year, according to our forecast. Canada will have the second-highest share of Amazon ecommerce sales among the countries we track, at 41.5%, followed by the US, UK, Japan, and Mexico.