⭐ July 29 – Your Ecommerce Coffee Break Newsletter (Issue 156)

The Ecommerce News for Online Sellers, Merchants, and DTC Brands

👋 It’s Tuesday, and here’s your fresh ecommerce news roundup: Trump’s tariff pause ends this week, AI is reshaping retail (again), and PayPal just said yes to crypto checkouts.

Grab your coffee, it’s a 1-min skim or a 3-minute to make you a smarter online seller.

In Today’s Edition:

  • Today’s Headlines Handpicked For You!

  • 🎧 On the Pod: How To Use AI To Improve Your Clothing Brand In 2025

  • 📈 TikTok Shop: The Fastest-Growing Ecom Channel for DTC Brands

And, as always, send us feedback at [email protected]

📰 WHAT’S HAPPENING

📈 General Ecommerce News

  • Trump’s tariff pause ends Aug 1. What to do next. [read more]

  • AI in Retail - what customers really think about it [read more]

  • PayPal launches Pay with Crypto [read more]

  • Amazon removes all Google Shopping ads globally [read more]

🛒 Platforms & Marketplaces

  • 100,000 Million-Dollar Amazon Sellers [read more]

  • TikTok Shop vs Shopify: Which Is Better? [read more]

  • TikTok Shop Trends Report (July 2025) [read more]

  • Shopify just declared war on AI agents [read more]

  • Navigating Tariffs: Guide to International Shipping on Shopify [read more]

📱Social Media & Advertising

  • The Best Time to Post on Instagram in 2025 [read more]

  • 10-Step Checklist for Optimizing Content for AI Search [read more]

  • YouTube Shorts adds AI tool to turn images into videos [read more]

  • Google Adds Branded Searches [read more]

  • AI influencer marketing: the ups and downs [read more]

🎙️ ECOMMERCE COFFEE BREAK PODCAST

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How To Use AI To Improve Your Clothing Brand In 2025

In this episode, Harish Chandramowli, Co-founder and CTO of Flaire, explores how AI is transforming the fashion and clothing industry—especially in streamlining operations and improving data management.

He highlights the challenges brands face when relying on spreadsheets, and stresses the importance of data integrity for better decision-making.

He also emphasizes the need for flexible pricing and the importance of adapting technology to fit each brand’s unique workflows in the fashion and clothing industry.

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

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📈 TikTok Shop: The Fastest-Growing Ecom Channel for DTC Brands

TikTok Shop is changing the game — fast. In just 2 years, it hit $27B in sales. For comparison? Amazon took 15 years to get there.

Why it matters: For DTC brands, TikTok Shop is more than a trend. It’s where product discovery, trust, and checkout happen in one scroll.

Key takeaways from my convo with Charm.io CEO Alex Nisenzon:

  • Beauty, women’s wear, and health products dominate.

  • Top sellers work with thousands of creators — not just ads.

  • Impulse buys thrive, but search behavior is rising, especially in Asia.

  • TikTok’s data-rich environment offers a blueprint to scale, if you know where to look.

The big shift: Mid-sized brands are winning because they’re flexible with influencer strategy — while big brands struggle to scale with strict brand guidelines.

👉 Listen to our podcast episode to learn how data can give your brand a TikTok edge.

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Yours in ecommerce success,

~ Claus

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