⭐ September 4 – Your Ecommerce Coffee Break Newsletter (Issue 167)

👋 It’s Thursday, and here’s your latest ecommerce roundup: Retailers are rethinking global sales as the $800 U.S. de minimis exemption ends. AI is moving into checkout, and social search is shifting how consumers shop.

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: AI for Shopify Stores and DTC Brands

• How To Scale Your DTC Business Globally

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📰 WHAT’S HAPPENING

📈 General Ecommerce News

• Retail panic: What the end of the ‘de minimis' exemption means [read more]

• Amazon faces US class action over third-party sales [read more]

• AI’s next e-commerce play: agentic checkout [read more]

• Social Search Is Changing Consumer Behavior [read more]

🛒 Platforms & Marketplaces

• Amazon launched Lens Live [read more]

• Amazon ends shared Prime shipping [read more]

• August Shopify bestsellers: crafts, cleaning, cozy wear [read more]

• DHL and Shopify announce a strategic partnership [read more]

📱Social Media & Advertising

• Nano Banana Tutorial [read more]

• Meta quietly rolled out a new feature [read more]

• Google Ads rolls out Asset Studio beta [read more]

• Shopify SEO Tip [read more]
  

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🌎 HOW TO SCALE YOUR DTC BUSINESS GLOBALLY

You’re global already. Time to earn from it.

Your store, your ads, your social feeds—they all reach beyond borders. The real question: Can you convert that reach into sales without shipping surprises?

Why it matters—now: 

Shifting trade rules like the removal of the $800 U.S. de minimis mean even tiny orders trigger duties.

Delivered duties paid (DDP) is now the only smart strategy. Transparency isn’t optional—it’s essential.

From our podcast episode with Alex Yancher, CEO of Passport:

• A $1 order can now face U.S. duties.

• Remove surprise fees? Use localized pricing + VAT baked in.

• Fast launch, bigger results: go live in about a week.

• Smart compliance reduces customs headaches.

• Brands often see a ~20% sales lift when they go global right.

Take action: Don’t wait. Listen to the full podcast episode—How To Scale Your DTC Business Globally—with Alex Yancher—and get practical steps to simplify global expansion.

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