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Your Ecommerce Coffee Break Newsletter ⭐ (Issue 103)
The weekly ecommerce news for online sellers, ecommerce professionals, marketers, and DTC brands.
Claus Lauter
January 09, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 10 minutes
Hey, Claus here. Happy Thursday to the 7,610 online sellers, marketers, and founders reading this newsletter!
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Grab your favorite drink and dive into this week’s ecommerce updates. 👇
📰 ECOMMERCE NEWS (Handpicked Finds of the Week)
General Ecommerce News
8 retail trends to watch in 2025 [read more]
Holiday shoppers spent global record $1.2 trillion online [read more]
New legislation will be a tailwind for resale [read more]
Consumers want deals, convenience from personalization, survey finds [read more]
Ecommerce SMBs Need Faceless Videos [read more]
Trump Files Supreme Court Bid to Save TikTok [read more]
Platforms & Marketplaces
Social Media & Advertising
Millennials outshop Gen Z on social media [read more]
Meta deletes AI character profiles after intense public backlash [read more]
Meta will replace 3rd-party fact-checkers with community notes [read more]
Instagram may display AI-generated images of you [read more]
Google Ads’ new update allows advertisers to edit images in their asset library using AI [read more]
Google CEO says AI model Gemini will be the company’s ‘biggest focus’ in 2025 [read more]
TikTok ad leader exits as the social app faces a potential U.S. ban [read more]
TikTok promotes sister app amid US ban threats [read more]
Bluesky’s insane growth rate has slowed down [read more]
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🤖 THE FUTURE OF ECOMMERCE: 5 AI PREDICTIONS
Ready for a glimpse into the future of online shopping? Buckle up, because AI is about to change everything! Here's what top experts are predicting for ecommerce in 2025:
AI isn't just for tech giants anymore - small businesses are jumping in too, with tools that help them work smarter and faster. Picture chatbots that sound just like humans handling 75% of customer service by 2025!
And here's the exciting part: small businesses using AI are helping drive massive economic growth, with AI tech expected to add a whopping $19.9 trillion to the global economy by 2030.
But it's not all smooth sailing. With great power comes great responsibility - businesses will need to be super careful with customer data and build trust by being open about how they use AI. The EU is already rolling out new rules that could affect online stores worldwide.
Want to get the full scoop on these game-changing predictions and learn how to prepare your business for the AI revolution? Check out the complete article to discover all five key predictions and what they mean for your future in ecommerce.
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