The AI edge for eCommerce operators

Amazon's camera shops while you point

Amazon launched Lens Live, their camera now shops in real-time as you point it at products. Meanwhile, Quack raised $7M to build AI that solves customer problems before they become tickets, and new Salesforce data shows 91% of SMBs using AI report revenue growth.

AI bots driving 47% faster checkouts

Etsy just gave every seller AI to rewrite titles. Chatbots are now driving 25% higher repeat spending. And 91% of SMBs using AI report revenue growth. Even Mastercard is building payment rails for robot shoppers. Here's what matters this week.

AI retention flow = $15.2K in one quarter

Aveda quietly deployed a booking chatbot that exploded weekly reservations by 767% in seven weeks. Not 7%. Not 70%. Seven. Hundred. Sixty. Seven. Percent. Meanwhile, 34% of shoppers still won't let AI assistants make purchases because most operators build terrible bots that feel like talking to a broken vending machine.The question isn't whether AI works. It's whether you're solving real problems or just adding more digital noise.

Google's secret 'Nano Banana' AI cuts product photo costs 90% while container rates crash 60%

LSKD's AI catches $100K affiliate fraud while MetaFyAI's models cut listing time 85%

Some food for thought: LSKD's AI agents automatically detected $100K in affiliate fraud while MetaFyAI's ecommerce-trained models are cutting product listing time by 85% for scaling brands. Meanwhile, AI-powered virtual try-on is reducing apparel returns and automated fraud prevention is catching threats humans miss. The question is: Are you using AI tactically for individual tasks or strategically across your entire operation?

Amazon's $400M AI bet vs Shopify's surprise move + why 67% still use spreadsheets

While Amazon drops $400M on AI warehouse automation, Shopify operators are discovering their biggest advantage isn't technology—it's speed to market. Most eCommerce operators still manage inventory in spreadsheets while AI tools promise 25-40% cost reductions. The question is: which operational upgrades actually move the needle?

AI kills manual customer service: Gorgias automates 60% of inquiries while Shopify forces AI checkout migration

Gorgias AI Agent 2.0 just launched, automating 60% of customer inquiries while driving 2.5x higher conversions through AI-powered upsells. Meanwhile, Shopify's forcing operators to abandon checkout.liquid for AI-driven extensibility, and TikTok replaced their Creator Fund with AI that pays creators 20x more for algorithmic content optimization.

How $8M beauty brand cut customer service costs 61% with AI

Three eCommerce operators this week shared how they're using AI to handle 80%+ of customer inquiries automatically.

AI Pricing: The $67K Decision Every eCommerce Operator Faces"

500 % Fulfillment Leap & TikTok Boom

Turn 2 % of emails into 41 % of sales

This week in AI for eCommerce: Automate copy, optimize emails & how LVMH does it