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Paul do Forno 🛒 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇵🇹
@dofornop.bsky.social
Global Commerce Practice Lead
Partner/Managing Director
Deloitte Digital
B2B Commerce Leader
B2C Commerce SME
Keynote Speaker /
Digital Transformation
Alum: University of Waterloo
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Excited to be a Judge representing Deloitte Digital
at The Drum Awards in the B2B Category looking forward to reviewing all the great work out there in the B2B Space !

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#TheDrumAwards
Black Friday: What’s the Real History Behind the Shopping Holiday? 🦃🖤

🚔 The term took on its modern meaning in the 1950s in Philadelphia, when police used “Black Friday” to describe the chaos caused by crowds and traffic as people shopped the day after Thanksgiving.

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November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Shoppers Plan to Cut Black Friday Spending
📉 Consumer surveys show that shoppers plan to spend less this Black Friday than last year, with inflation and economic uncertainty top of mind
🛒 The typical Black Friday shopper is expected to spend about $567 this year, down from $629 in 23
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November 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Goodwill Thrift Shops Are Getting More Glamorous 🏪✨

📈 Locations that underwent redesigns saw sales jump by up to 20% compared to older stores.
🛒 Younger Shoppers Flocking In: Over 30% of new customers are Gen Z and Millennials, attracted by sustainability, bargains

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November 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
"OpenAI's new ChatGPT shopping tool promises 'in-depth' research — just not for Amazon products"
🏬 Non-Amazon Focus: The tool currently avoids listing Amazon products directly. Instead, it pulls unbiased picks from smaller retailers
📈 Early beta testers spend about 2× longer research
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November 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"Amazon sponsored prompts: a new way to leverage first-party data"
🎯 Sponsored prompts now tap into shopper history
📊Brands using these new tools have seen conversion rates increase by up to 25% over standard ads
🛒 AI-powered prompts are driving a 15% boost in average order value
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November 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
FedEx: Global Supply Chain Shocks Causing Lasting Change
🌎: Businesses are shifting from global to local and nearshore manufacturing and logistics, making supply chains more resilient
🛑 New U.S. tariffs & end of duty exemptions on low-value goods have made cross-border trade costlier
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November 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Perplexity Partners with PayPal to Launch AI-Powered Shopping Tool
🏬 Instantly buy products from PayPal merchants—right inside the chat
🧠 The AI suggests, compares, and helps check out products instantly
🔒 Secure Checkout: Powered by PayPal, which handles payments, shipping
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November 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"Ford partners with Amazon for dealers to sell used vehicles online"
🛒 Customers can now shop, finance, and buy certified used Ford vehicles
🏙️ Debuts in Los Angeles, Seattle, and Dallas, with a nationwide rollout planned
🤝 180+ Ford dealerships expressed interest
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November 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
TikTok Shop tops $19 billion in Q3 global sales

The U.S. contributed between $4 billion and $4.5 billion, a 125% increase year over year.

TikTok Shop’s quarterly sales volume is now comparable to eBay’s $20.1 billion reported in the same period.

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November 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Amazon Enters Roblox: Shopping Meets Gaming 🛒🎮

🌟 First-of-its-kind: Amazon launches a special e-commerce experience within the Roblox metavers
👾 Roblox users can now browse and buy select real-world Amazon products
📈 Huge market: Roblox boasts over 70M daily active users
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November 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Alibaba.com to Add Agentic AI Capabilities to B2B eCommerce Platform
📝 Agentic Pay: AI drafts contracts automatically from buyer-supplier chats,
📈 Growing scale: Serves 200+ countries in a $30T B2B market
💡 AI adoption surges: 90% of B2B buyers now use AI for sourcing
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November 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Holiday 2025 Shopping & Tariffs: Fast Facts
🚢 Imports Dip: US container volumes projected at 24.9M TEUs in 2025—a 2.3% drop from last year. October 2025 saw just a 0.1% MoM dip, but November and December imports are expected to fall by 14.4% and 17.9% YoY, respectively.

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November 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Delivery Startup Gopuff Value Drops to $8.5 Billion After Latest Funding Round
📉 Gopuff’s valuation has fallen to $8.5 billion in a new deal—a significant decrease from its $15 billion valuation in 2021 and sharply down from its peak of $40B in December 2021.

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November 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
China’s Singles’ Day 2025 online shopping bonanza’s sales slow as shoppers opt for more affordable deals
📊 According to Syntun, overall Singles’ Day sales across major platforms reached ($156 billion), up just 2.1% from 2024, compared to double-digit growth in the past
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November 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Incredibly proud our Deloitte / Deloitte Digital team:
🏆 has been once again been named aLeader
🏆 has been positioned highest on the "Ability to Execute" Axis
🏆 has also positioned furthest on the “Completeness of Vision” axis
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🛍️ Amazon Launches “Bazaar” — a Low-Cost Shopping App now live in 14+ markets across Asia, Africa & Latin America.

🌍 @Amazon unveiled Amazon Bazaar, a standalone app offering ultra-low-priced items (many under 💲10)

💡 The move aims to compete with Temu & Shein
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November 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
💡 Key Highlights from Gartner’s 2025 Magic Quadrant for Digital Commerce

📈 Market Growth
The global digital commerce software market hit $10.2 B in 2024, growing 14% YoY
14.3% CAGR through 2029 🚀
By 2028, 75% of B2B organizations will close their highest-revenue deals online
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Amazon Is Now Just 40% Retail—The Rise of Marketplace & Services
🏪 The remaining 60% comes from 3rd-party marketplace sales, services (like advertising), cloud (AWS)
📦 Over 60% of units sold on Amazon globally are by independent 3rd-party
💰 Amazon’s advertising business is now a $47B
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November 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
And so it begins the Agentic Commerce wars:
"Perplexity AI accuses Amazon of bullying with legal threat over Comet browser"
🏢 The “bullying” by tech giants from Amazon After it received a letter from the e-commerce giant.

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November 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Great article with our @deloitte research:
Four Peaks: How to Acquire Holiday Shoppers Without Damaging Your Brand
🎯 Holiday 2025: 77% of consumers expect prices to be higher, and 57% believe the economy will worsen through year-end—the bleakest outlook since 1997
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November 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Amazon CEO: Exploring Future Partnerships with 3rd-Party AI Shopping Agents
🤖 Amazon CEO Andy Jassy signals openness to collaborating with independent AI-powered shopping agents in the evolving e-commerce landscape
🛒 3rd-party AI agent designed to help consumers discover
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November 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Excited to be speaking at at B2B eCommerce World Americas 2025 sharing all the latest B2B Commerce trends and our newest Deloitte Digital Research

Details about the event:
Event by B2B eCommerce Association
🗓 Date & Time: Nov 3 - 4 @ 11:30 pm
📌 Venue: Mountain Shadows Resort Scottsdale
November 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
First B2B Trade Platform Connecting Viet Nam and the US
🌏 Groundbreaking new B2B platform directly links Vietnamese and US enterprises for seamless trade connections.
🚀 Platform aims to simplify import-export processes, reduce costs,
📈 Expected to unlock billions in bilateral trade
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November 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Amazon Q3 2025 Earnings: Record Revenue, AI Surge Drives Future Growth
📈 Revenue soared 13% YoY to $180.2B—beating forecasts
💵 Net income reached $21.2B
🔗 AWS sales rose 20%
📊 Advertising revenue climbed 24%
🔥 Shares surged 13% after earnings
🌎 International segment grew 14%

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October 31, 2025 at 3:11 PM
How AI Is Changing Online Shopping: Insights from Phia’s Founders at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
🤖 AI Shopping Agents
🌱 Sustainable Choices
💡 Transparency on Value
👗 Enhanced Experience
📈 Agentic Commerce
via @TechCrunch
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October 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM