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⭐ Your Ecommerce Coffee Break Newsletter (Issue 145)
The Latest in Ecommerce. Trusted by 8,299 Online Sellers & DTC Brands
Claus Lauter
June 19, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutes
Claus here, It’s Thursday, and your morning shot of e-commerce intel is ready. Today we’re talking Amazon’s four-day Prime Day marathon, and Walmart’s race with Amazon to arm warehouses with agentic AI.
Grab your coffee, it’s a 1-min skim or a 3-minute to make you a smarter online seller.
In Today’s Edition:
What's Happening: Today’s Headlines Handpicked For You!
🎧 On the pod: Is AI Coming For Your Job Or Business? Here’s What to Do
Stripe + Shopify Roll Out USDC Payments to 34 Countries
👋 And as always, feel free to send feedback or just say hi: [email protected].
📰 WHAT’S HAPPENING: Today’s Headlines handpicked for you!
General Ecommerce News
Platforms & Marketplaces
Brands urged to match Amazon's relentless marketplace agility [read more]
Walmart and Amazon Chase Agentic AI, Robotic Warehouses and Customer Loyalty [read more]
TikTok Shop rolls out seller performance badges [read more]
eBay rolls out AI “Magical Listing” tool across U.S., cutting listing time in half [read more]
Walmart Marketplace Experiences Record Growth [read more]
Social Media & Advertising
Amazon and Roku partner on scalable CTV ads [read more]
WhatsApp will begin showing ads in the “Updates” tab, opening a new commerce channel [read more]
Pinterest pilots AI collages to woo advertisers [read more]
TikTok User Age, Gender, & Demographics (2025) [read more]
Pinterest × Instacart team up to make ads directly shoppable across both apps [read more]
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Is AI Coming For Your Job Or Business? Here’s What to Do
In this episode, we explore how artificial intelligence is changing the business world and what it means for entrepreneurs.
Host Claus Lauter shares his thoughts on both the good and bad sides of AI. Many people worry that AI could take their jobs or hurt their businesses. Claus explains how entrepreneurs can work together to turn AI from a threat into a helpful tool.
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🔥 STRIPE + SHOPIFY ROLL OUT USDC PAYMENTS TO 34 COUNTRIES
Big news: Stripe and Shopify now let online sellers in 34 countries accept USDC, a digital dollar tied to the U.S. dollar.
Why this matters: It gives sellers a faster, cheaper way to get paid, especially for global sales.
How it works:
Customers pay with crypto wallets like MetaMask or Coinbase Wallet. Shopify sellers get the money in their local currency—or USDC if they want. No extra setup needed.
What’s included:
Works with refunds, taxes, and delayed payments. Built on Coinbase’s Base network using smart tech.
Fast facts:
People used stablecoins like USDC to send over $94 billion in the last 2 years. Monthly use jumped from $2B to $ 6.3B.
The bottom line: Shopify sellers can now take safe, fast crypto payments easily.
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