It's time for our annual e-commerce predictions report!  Last year our 2023 Predictions were read by thousands of e-commerce professionals and even discussed on podcasts. This year's 2024 Predictions report will be even bigger. What are your e-commerce predictions for...

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving last week (if you celebrate). I'm down in Ecuador right now where the holiday isn't celebrated, so I took the day to visit Immigration and work on some visa related tasks. However I still made sure to eat a great meal with...

This week's top story feels like a telenovela. Drama, suspense, deception, hostile takeovers! The story of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman getting fired from the company he co-founded on Friday has continued to unfold live all day, and I've tried my best to keep you up-to-date...

This week's edition covers all the major players:  Amazon's deal with Facebook and Instagram TikTok sunsetting its Creators fund (and what's to replace it) Google's new deal hub & discount code feature Q3 earnings reports from your favorite e-commerce...

I've got a thought provoking edition for you this week. Several of the stories lean towards social media and AI as opposed to directly e-commerce, but as you'll see, there's clearly overlap.  So if you're brand new to Shopifreaks (welcome to our 287 new...

A big welcome to our 210 new readers this week! If you haven't already done so, please hit reply to this e-mail and introduce yourself (even if you've been subscribed for months or years). I appreciate knowing who's on the other end of these e-mails so that I can best...

Should I buy this World Traveler t-shirt by Travel is Life? Hit me back with an emoji and let me know.  That's the question Amazon wants shoppers to pose to their friends and family with their new social shopping features.  However as Amazon seeks more human...

What's the earliest that a retailer can start running holiday promotions? The consensus seems to be -- October (for now).  Customers have gotten used to holiday deals starting early, and some (around 24%) started shopping as early as September! (See story #2.)...

Is American tech still leading the pack worldwide? And will it continue to into the next decade? Did Amazon's secret pricing algorithms break the law? Did PAYPAL'S merchant rules break the law? DID ELON MUSK BREAK THE LAW? As you can tell, I cover a lot of lawsuits in...

Before we begin, I'd like to welcome Flowspace to the Shopifreaks family as our first official News Partner! 🎉 🥳  Flowspace is a full service omnichannel fulfillment management platform that helps merchants enable fast and efficient delivery to their...