Your Ecommerce Coffee Break Newsletter ⭐ (Issue 113)

Hey, Claus here. Happy Tuesday!

Did you know that USPS is hiking rates while TikTok is racing to 400% ecommerce growth. Two very different retail futures, right?

Grab your favorite drink and dive into this week’s ecommerce updates. 👇

In Today’s Edition:

• The Latest Ecommerce News and Top Insights (Handpicked for you!)

• Podcast: (Ep 376) The Unconventional Goal-Setting Method That Truly Works

• AI Shopping Assistants Are Reshaping Retail

Today's newsletter is 926 words—a 4-minute, 37-seconds read.

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📰 THE LATEST ECOMMERCE NEWS AND TOP INSIGHTS (Handpicked for you!)

General Ecommerce News

• The Future of AI in Retail [read more]

• Retailers Leverage ‘Subscribe and Save’ To Compete [read more]

• USPS might hit businesses with an 11.5% rate hike [read more]

• Most brands have social commerce strategy [read more]

Platforms & Marketplaces

• Amazon tests search feature that shows products it doesn’t sell [read more]

• Amazon’s pitch to DTC brands [read more]

• How Temu’s supply chain is changing [read more]

• Shopify's Growth Still Looks Solid [read more]

• TikTok ecommerce targets 400% growth in US by 2025 [read more]

Social Media & Advertising

• Instagram rolls out text-only testimonials to Partnership Ads [read more]

• Google gives Responsive Search Ads more flexibility [read more]

• Google Ads adds AI image generation for advertisers [read more]

• TikTok Shares Insights Into the Rise of Ecommerce [read more]

• YouTube announces they will show fewer interruptive mid-roll ads [read more]
  

🤖 AI SHOPPING ASSISTANTS ARE RESHAPING RETAIL

Why it matters: By 2040, 95% of purchases will be online, and AI shopping assistants are becoming essential for staying competitive.

The big picture: These AI tools offer 24/7 personalized shopping experiences through chatbots, voice assistants, and mobile apps—increasing satisfaction while reducing costs.

By the numbers: 86% of consumers say personalization influences purchases 56% are more likely to return to sites with product recommendations B2B eCommerce market growing at 18.7% annually through 2028

Business benefits: Automated support reduces customer service costs Personalized recommendations drive higher conversions Inventory integration provides real-time product availability

What's next: OpenAI's Operator is expanding globally, enabling smarter shopping journeys across multiple markets.

Bottom line: Retailers investing in AI today will be the leaders of tomorrow. Will you be one of them? Read the full article about AI Personal Shopping Assistants.

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