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The Information

AI is Making Amazon Unavoidable For Brands

2026-08-24 · 1 company · 0 thematic
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katherine pearllof

Reporter covering Amazon and e-commerce trends at The Information, author of a deep dive on independent merchants shifting to Amazon.

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“So, these became harder for uh two maybe three main reasons. First, uh ad costs got more expensive. Um, and you know, I think partly just as the model became more popular, that means more people are trying to do it, more people are paying…”
—katherine pearllof

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