⭐ Your Ecommerce Coffee Break Newsletter (Issue 148)

👋 It’s Tuesday, and here’s your first ecom news summary of the week: AI shopping agents are revolutionizing conversions, TikTok Shop heats up with live price matching, and Walmart’s fulfilling orders for competitors.

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: What Happens If You Optimize Speed Instead Of UX

• Agentic Commerce Revolutionizes Shopping

👋 And as always, feel free to send feedback or just say hi: [email protected].

📰 WHAT’S HAPPENING

📈 General Ecommerce News

• AliExpress Joins Top EU Marketplaces [read more]

• Walmart fulfills orders for rivals’ sellers [read more]

• EU warns Trump tariff risks retaliation [read more]

• Back-to-school shoppers focus on sales [read more]

• Google Tests AI App to Create Clips of You in Web-Found Outfits [read more]

🛒 Platforms & Marketplaces

• Amazon sellers submit fewer deals for Prime Day [read more]

• Amazon bringing faster delivery to small towns and cities [read more]

• TikTok Shop debuts live price match [read more]

• TikTok Just Made Fake Influencers [read more]

• TikTok Shop Launches Biggest LIVE Shopping Summer Sale [read more]

📱Social Media & Advertising

• What is social AI? [read more]

• Reddit is being spammed by AI bots [read more]

• X is banning hashtags in promoted ads [read more]

• Attribution Models for Ecommerce [read more]

• How Social Platforms Measure Video Views [read more]

🎙️ ECOMMERCE COFFEE BREAK PODCAST

What Happens If You Optimize Speed Instead Of UX

In this Ecommerce Summer School archive episode, we talk about why website speed matters so much for online stores. When sites load too slowly, 90% of shoppers will leave and go somewhere else.

Our guest is Darren Archer, Vice President of Product Strategy at Yottaa.com. He explains how third-party apps can slow down your site and shares simple ways to make pages load faster.

Darren also talks about how speed improvements can boost sales by 6-12% or more. This is a must-listen for anyone running an online business.

🎧 Play Episode: [Website] [Apple Podcasts] [Spotify] [YouTube]

Check out our playlist with over 400 free episodes on ecommerce and marketing.

🛍️ AGENTIC COMMERCE REVOLUTIONIZES SHOPPING

AI shopping assistants are here, transforming e-commerce. By 2028, 20% of digital storefront interactions will involve AI agents.

Why It Matters:

+30% cart conversions, +40% faster fulfillment, -50% support costs. AI agents browse, compare, buy, and track—acting autonomously for buyers. Sellers face new competition: AI favors optimized, clear listings.

The shift: Smart agents don’t just search—they decide. They read your listings, judge your offers, and choose what

How it works: AI agents browse, compare, negotiate, and buy—autonomously. Think Alexa ordering toilet paper, but for everything.

The reality check: Amazon's "Buy for Me" and Perplexity's "Buy with Pro" already enable full transactions inside AI engines.

Key Players: Amazon, Perplexity: Lead with in-AI transactions. ChatGPT, Copilot: Offer product cards, redirect to retailers. Gemini: Focused on research, limited buying.

What’s Next: By October 2025, expect cross-retailer checkouts and AI-led reorders.

Get ready - Action for Sellers: Make your listings agent-readable Prioritize clean specs + real reviews Watch Amazon, Perplexity, Google

Get Ahead: Download this white paper to prepare for agentic commerce.

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