⭐ Your Ecommerce Coffee Break Newsletter (Issue 147)

👋 It’s Thursday, and here’s your second ecom news summary of the week: The EU plans a 2028 import fee that could shake up global shipping. A huge password leak may hit Apple and Google users. Retailers eye stablecoins, and ChatGPT gets new tools to help shoppers find your products.

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: Launch on TikTok Shop the Right Way (Based on the Data)

• WhatsApp Ads Are Here: What Sellers Need To Know

👋 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

• EU Proposed 2028 E-commerce Import Handling Fee [read more]

• 16 billion passwords from Apple, Google, and Facebook leaked? [read more]

• Why retailers are looking into stablecoins [read more]

• Help ChatGPT discover your products [read more]

• De minimis loophole a thing of the past [read more]

🛒 Platforms & Marketplaces

• Shopify’s evolution from startup to industry giant [read more]

• Amazon wants sellers to use its AI generator [read more]

• Easy returns cause big trouble for Amazon sellers [read more]

• Shopify: 150+ Dropshipping Products To Sell for Profit [read more]

• Digital-Only Avatars Sold $7M of Stuff in Six Hours [read more]

📱Social Media & Advertising

• Google rolls out 1st Order Promotions for Shopping Ads [read more]

• Snapchat reaches 453M+ people daily [read more]

• Pinterest’s new AI turn catalogues into Gen Z-friendly shoppable art [read more]

• 2 overlooked reasons your pMax campaigns fail [read more]

• Nearly all Gen Zers watch digital video [read more]

🎙️ ECOMMERCE COFFEE BREAK PODCAST

5 Email Hacks To Boost Shopify Sales Forever

In this Ecommerce Summer School archive episode, we explore simple email marketing strategies that can boost your store's revenue.

Joining us is Sergey Sapelnyk, co-owner at Bedford Marketing. Sergey shares his experience sending over 80 million emails annually and reveals the biggest mistakes DTC brands make with email marketing.

Learn about mobile-first email design, optimal sending frequency, effective pop-up strategies, and how to build stronger customer relationships through better email campaigns.

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🛍️ AMAZON'S 5 AI TOOLS TO WIN PRIME DAY

Prime Day (July 8–11) is going AI-first. Amazon just rolled out 5 new tools to help you shop faster, smarter, and cheaper.

The big picture: Amazon just unleashed 5 AI tools that'll transform how you shop Prime Day 2025 (July 8-11).

Why it matters: These aren't just Prime Day gimmicks—they work year-round to save you time and money.

The standout tools:

Rufus — Your AI shopping buddy that tracks price history and analyzes past purchases
Hear the Highlights — Turns product reviews into audio summaries for busy
Shoppers Interests — Creates personalized deal alerts using natural language
Shopping Guides — Consolidates research with curated product selections Amazon
Lens — Visual search via photos, screenshots, or barcodes

The bottom line: AI assistants are becoming as essential as shopping carts in digital retail.

What's next: Set up your Interests prompts now to catch the best Prime Day deals automatically.

Read the full article: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-ai-shopping-tools

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