Recent Newsletters
#211 – Trade Wars, UPS fires Amazon, & the EU’s new AI Act

#211 – Trade Wars, UPS fires Amazon, & the EU’s new AI Act

Hi Shopifreaks Just when you thought things couldn't change overnight for the e-commerce industry... BAM! TARIFFS! I've been reading dozens of opinions about Trump's new tariffs -- some positive, others negative -- and the best I can say is... I guess we'll see!...

#210 – OpenAI Operator, Walmart Product Testing, & DeepSeek pulls ahead

#210 – OpenAI Operator, Walmart Product Testing, & DeepSeek pulls ahead

Hi Shopifreaks Ready for another exciting week of e-commerce news? Shopifreaks has got you covered! Shoutout to Dave Malda who commented on LinkedIn this morning, "Still my favorite newsletter after all these yrs 💯" Dave's comment really made my day! Honestly, my News...

#209 – TikTok Returns, Trump Meme Coins, & Walmart’s New Look

#209 – TikTok Returns, Trump Meme Coins, & Walmart’s New Look

Hi Shopifreaks Happy Inauguration Day! Depending on your political affiliation -- either "congratulations" or "my condolences." Wherever you stand, one thing is for sure, we're in for a wild ride these next four years, for better or worse.  This week, I have a couple...

#207 – Net neutrality, AI Profiles, & Honey’s getting sued

#207 – Net neutrality, AI Profiles, & Honey’s getting sued

Hi Shopifreaks Well, well, well.... 2025. Here we are! Who knew 25 years ago, when our evenings were spent talking with friends on AIM and ICQ and Y2K was set to destroy the world as we knew it, that a mere two and a half decades later we'd be talking to AI chatbots,...

#204 – Shopify’s Boring Edition, Amazon Autos, and OpenAI Sora Turbo

#204 – Shopify’s Boring Edition, Amazon Autos, and OpenAI Sora Turbo

Hi Shopifreaks, Before we begin, I'd like to welcome Weglot to the Shopifreaks family as our newest official News Partner! 🎉🥳 Weglot offers the easiest way to translate your e-commerce website into 110+ languages on all major platforms including Shopify, BigCommerce,...

#200 – Amazon Haul, OpenAI Operators, & YouTube Jewels

#200 – Amazon Haul, OpenAI Operators, & YouTube Jewels

Hi Shopifreaks I'm excited & proud today to bring you my 200th Edition of Shopifreaks! 🎉🥳 I launched Shopifreaks in January 2021 and have since published 200 consecutive weekly editions -- never missing a single week including holidays, travel, COVID, electricity...

#198 – Shopify Finance, Mexican Tariffs, & Apple Intelligence

#198 – Shopify Finance, Mexican Tariffs, & Apple Intelligence

Hi Shopifreaks! Is Shopify becoming more bank than e-commerce platform? Are we about to enter an era of AI personal assistants that live on our phones? Is Mexico fed up with cheap Chinese imports? Will TikTokers have to pay back what they stole from JPMorgan Chase...

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