Hi Shopifreaks Hello from Lima, Peru! My family and I have spent the past week exploring the city, going on adventures, and of course, eating extremely well. Peru is known for having the best food in South America, which I'll defend as well. Here's us at the Magic...
Hi Shopifreaks Guess where I'm headed tomorrow? Lima, Peru! I've spent several months in Lima over the years, and it's one of my favorite cities in South America, but this is the first time I've gone back with a wife and three-year-old, so I'll be exploring the city...
Hi Shopifreaks Before we begin, I'd like to welcome Organizely to the Shopifreaks family as our newest official News Partner! (Shopify merchants, if you’re on the hunt for a Stocky alternative before the August 31 deadline hits, pay attention to this one.) While...
Hi Shopifreaks I know I say this a lot, but... I've got a really great edition for you this week! I can't control the news, I just report it, and some weeks are inevitably more eventful than others. This week's edition will keep you entertained. Also, if you're...
Hi Shopifreaks I've got a great edition for you today! Elon Musk can't let go of a grudge. Amazon may finally answer for its DSP practices. Perplexity's "wrench" argument actually worked. And TikTok Shop is having one hell of a year! Plus a whole lot more. In this...
Hi Shopifreaks Before we begin, I'd like to welcome ReFiBuy to the Shopifreaks family as our newest official News Partner! 🎉 ReFiBuy optimizes your product catalog so that AI shopping agents like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Amazon's Alexa can accurately...
Hi Shopifreaks Thanks for reading my weekly e-mails. This newsletter has come a long way since it first launched in January 2021, now covering social and agentic commerce as the industry landscape has evolved. I've got one question for you: Is Shopifreaks doing a good...
Hi Shopifreaks I've got another big edition for you today, so let's keep this intro short and dive right in! As a reminder, feel free to forward my newsletter editions to your colleagues and encourage them to subscribe at Shopifreaks.com. Your referrals go a long way...
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Hi Shopifreaks 🎉 Before we begin, I'm excited to present a new pitch from my video series 90 Second Pitches — a channel that helps you discover innovative e-commerce technology from the most promising startups. You can subscribe to the channel...
Hi Shopifreaks Last year I launched a new project called 90 Second Pitches with the goal of introducing merchants to innovative e-commerce solutions that can help grow their businesses. You can subscribe to the channel on YouTube and LinkedIn. Since then I've had the...
Hi Shopifreaks This is one of my biggest editions of the year, covering everything from Shopify's Spring '26 Edition to Faire's pivot to serve business-use customers. Let's keep this intro incredibly short today and dive right in... In this week's edition I cover:...
Hi Shopifreaks Before we begin, I'd like to welcome Lebesgue to the Shopifreaks family as our newest official News Partner! 🎉 Lebesgue (pronounced "luh-beg," after the French mathematician Henri Lebesgue) pulls all of your marketing and store data from Shopify, Meta,...
Hi Shopifreaks I had an influx of new readers this week, so welcome everyone! Thanks for taking the time to reply to my welcome e-mail and introduce yourself. I read all your replies and greatly appreciate knowing who's on the other side of these e-mails, although...
Hi Shopifreaks 🎉 Before we begin, I'm excited to present a new pitch from my video series 90 Second Pitches — a channel that helps you discover innovative e-commerce technology from the most promising startups. You can subscribe to the channel...
Hi Shopifreaks Ready to see what you missed last week at Google I/O? I've got you covered in this week's jam-packed edition -- one of my favorite editions so far this year. Plus, learn what OpenAI has on its roadmap for ChatGPT ads and why Delta's CEO went with Amazon...
Hi Shopifreaks Holy crap I've got a big issue for you today! There was so much e-commerce news this week that half of my feature stories are curations of multiple updates and announcements about a particular company or event. This is truly a jam-packed edition!...
Hi Shopifreaks I've got a BIG edition for you today with feature stories about Amazon's new Supply Chain Services, WTO deadlocks, ChatGPT ads managers, and more, so I'll keep this intro short. However, I did want to ask you a quick favor... Are you enjoying...
