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⭐ Your Ecommerce Coffee Break Newsletter (Issue 142)
Shein & Temu Demand Plunge, Walmart Expands Drone Delivery, TikTok Rolls Out AI Ad Tools
Claus Lauter
June 10, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes
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In Today’s Edition:
What's Happening: Today’s Headlines Handpicked For You!
🎧 On the pod: How To Get Authentic Amazon Reviews Without Breaking The Rules
Shopify Is Shutting Down Linkpop
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General Ecommerce News
Platforms & Marketplaces
Shopify: Grow corporate gifting revenue this Q4 with Send To Many. Manage inquiries, import spreadsheet orders & collect payment in one app. Get 2 months free. [Learn more*]
Amazon shuts down its social-feed Posts [read more]
Meta drops native checkout [read more]
eBay adds seller ad fees [read more]
Walmart adds drone delivery [read more]
Walmart courts younger shoppers [read more]
Social Media & Advertising
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How To Get Authentic Amazon Reviews Without Breaking The Rules
In this episode, we talk about how to get real Amazon reviews without breaking the rules.
Our guest is Adam Melenkivitz, founder of Test Squared, a platform that helps Amazon sellers grow with FTC-compliant reviews.
He shares how sellers can earn trust, avoid fake reviews, and stay on the right side of the law, while also getting real feedback that helps improve their products.
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🔥 SHOPIFY IS SHUTTING DOWN LINKPOP
Shopify has confirmed that its free “link in bio” tool, Linkpop, will retire on July 7, 2025. The notice ends sign-ups immediately and freezes all existing pages after the cutoff, though they will remain viewable. Here’s what you need to know:
What’s happening
After July 7 you can’t create, edit, or re-brand Linkpop pages. Sign-ups are already closed.
Why the change
Shopify is consolidating social-selling features into Online Store 2.0 sections and encouraging merchants to use third-party bio-link apps instead.
Immediate tasks
Export your Linkpop URLs, media, and analytics; update social profiles; and swap any printed QR codes before they break.
Recommended alternatives
Shopify’s App Store lists Linktree, Campsite, Koji, Beacons, and other “link in bio” tools with native checkout blocks. Trial one now so the transition stays painless.
Checkout continuity
If you relied on Linkpop’s embedded Shopify checkout, recreate the same product tiles inside your new bio link or directly in your theme’s “Link List” section to preserve conversion speed.
Final reminder
Shopify will delete all editing capabilities at 00:00 UTC on July 7, plan migrations ahead to avoid broken links and sales. [Continue Reading…. ]
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