2024 Year End Recap: Google’s Legal Challenges, Amazon vs. Temu, and Other Platform News

Growing Ecommerce – The Retail Growth Podcast

Discover the forces reshaping the ecommerce landscape leading into 2025 as host Mike Ryan guides us through a labyrinth of game-changing developments and strategic maneuvers. From the Department of Justice's legal challenges against Google to the emerging battleground between Amazon and Temu, Mike gives insight into how these seismic shifts might just redefine what we know about monopolies, market dynamics, and consumer engagement. Could the verdicts against Google have unintended consequences? How are AI shopping assistants poised to shake the platforms? What is going on with Temu and Amazon's I-hate-you-so-much-that-I'm-going-to-copy-you-exactly strategies?Prepare for a year-end review like no other, as Mike tracks the tectonic movements of e-commerce titans and advertisers. Witness Pinterest’s alliance with Google as it seeks to unlock new monetization avenues, and get a glimpse into Meta's latest updates aimed at refining attribution and take over account structures. With AppLovin's unexpected rise in digital advertising and Microsoft's steady pursuit of relevance, this episode brims with expert analysis and provocative questions about what lies ahead. Whether it's the AI evolution or the competitive dynamics between industry giants, Mike Ryan unpacks the strategies and potential pitfalls in this ever-evolving landscape.

Chapter

1. 2024 Year End Recap: Google’s Legal Challenges, Amazon vs. Temu, and Other Platform News (00:00:00)

2. E-Commerce Advertising Platforms and Regulations (00:00:09)

3. Evolution of E-Commerce Platforms (00:12:23)

4. Pinterest and Meta Advertising Updates (00:23:26)