Can You Still Run a ‘Was $99, Now $49’ Sale on Amazon? Not the Way You Used To.
Amazon's new reference-price rules plus a 365-day price history make the inflated holiday 'discount' a liability. Here is what still works for sellers.
Category: E-Commerce
Print-on-Demand in 2026: AI Can Make 100 Designs a Day, and That’s the Problem
AI put 50 to 100 print-ready designs a day in every seller's hands, so a good design no longer sells. Here's where print-on-demand margin actually lives in 2026.
AI Was Supposed to Buy Products For Your Customers. It’s Sending Them to Your Store Instead.
In-chat AI checkout stalled in 2026. The model that survived sends high-intent shoppers to your own store, where they convert better than search or social. Here is what that changes for a one-person...
4 Million Duty-Free Packages Crossed Into the U.S. Every Day. That Number Just Dropped 85%.
The de minimis exemption that let 1.36 billion packages enter the U.S. duty-free every year is gone. With 145% tariffs on Chinese goods, the cheapest dropshipping model is dead. Here is what still...
Etsy Just Banned Purchased Templates. Thousands of Sellers Have 57 Days to Pivot.
Etsy's August 11 policy bans purchased templates from handmade listings. Here is what POD and digital product sellers should do before the deadline.
50 Million Shopping Queries Hit ChatGPT Every Day. Most Online Stores Are Invisible.
AI referral traffic to U.S. retail sites grew 393% year over year in Q1 2026, with ChatGPT shoppers converting 42% better and spending 37% more per visit. Shopify Agentic Storefronts give millions of...