Alex Walser says YouTube TV viewers are more likely to buy, and the ad clicks cost less.

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Successful AI shopping assistance is measured by the quality of buying decisions, not how much time customers spend interacting with the tool.

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New services this week include AI-powered marketing, agentic commerce, return platforms, dropshipping, cross-border commerce, sales tax management, and more.

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The collaboration allows humans and external AI agents alike to shop a store.

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Google increasingly seeks original, people-first content demonstrating experience, expertise, authoritativeness, and trust.

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Apps, connectors, marketplaces, protocols, and payment systems are beginning to form around AI platforms

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Sales, fulfillment, and shipping are becoming part of a merchant's potential borrowing capacity.

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This week: agentic checkouts, AI-powered marketing, same-day deliveries, brand intelligence, cross-border commerce, multi-carrier shipping, and more.

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Every app promises to save time, yet each takes some back.

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Traffic from ChatGPT is low volume but often the most engaging referral source, even more than organic search.

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Where does merchandising end and media begin when shoppers search a retail site?

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Flat Circle's Rok Hladnik says launching a new product line sometimes requires a new brand.

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Operators who view their web stores only on desktops miss poor mobile experiences.

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New services this week include website builders, no-box returns, AI-powered ad campaigns, same-day deliveries, discovery tools, multichannel product listings, live commerce, and more.

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What we tell AI to exclude is as important as what to target.

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Publish a video on YouTube and related product images on Instagram, and then track organic search performance for each.

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November ideas include Route 66, the science behind products, 1976, television history, and rethinking the holiday gift guide.

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Founder Cheryl Sew Hoy explains why gut health matters and her company's simple process for collecting and analyzing stool samples.

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Better-informed shoppers are more likely to purchase items they will ultimately keep.

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New services this week include agentic commerce, product reviews, local businesses, returns management, WordPress development, and cross-border selling.

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