Happy Sunday,
Here’s a quick roundup of last week’s news:
Chart of the Week:
Ben Evan’s ‘AI eats the world’ presentation also features a deep dive on eCom & ads:
AI News of the Week 🤖
At Shopify Editions a roundup of AI-related news were announced including:
Tools for LLMs & Agents: from an expanded Catalog API (currently in closed beta with Perplexity) and a Storefront MCP
AI store builder & design assistance
Sidekick: AI business partner getting a reasoning upgrade
Strategy ♟
Cleaning up the 74B listings store: ‘Amazon's secret 'Bend the Curve' project purges billions of product listings from the Everything Store’ [Business Insider]
U.S. Is Amazon’s Most Beginner-Friendly Marketplace [Marketplace Pulse]
Shopify's user experience will soon 'feel like sci-fi' [Fast Company]
Macy's CEO says retailer will hike some prices as tariffs cut into profits [CNBC]
Abercrombie & Fitch soars more than 14% even as retailer slashes profit outlook due to tariffs [CNBC]
Temu Owner PDD’s Profit Slides as Woes in the U.S. and China Sink In [Wall Steet Journal]
AI Shopping Race means a new talent war is brewing [The Information]
Job Opportunities 👩💻
Join AutopilotBrand as Customer Success Lead - 👉 learn more here.
Events 🎤
NRF Nexus, Ranchos Palos Verdes, CA July 14-16
Amazon Solution Provider Summit, Seattle July 15-17
Amazon Accelerate, Seattle Sep 16-18
Make this week count 🙌
Christian