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The Checkout Point
Step into the fast-paced world of online business with 'The Checkout Point,' a dynamic, 20-minute podcast that wraps up the week's must-know eCommerce news, trends, and strategies.
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26 episodes, newest first.
- Week 34 - Shopify's AI Traffic Boom: Stripe's PayPal Play, Kroger's New eCommerce Chief, and TikTok's $50 Billion Half-YearMax and Rachel break down Shopify's Q2 numbers and the 197% jump in AI-referred sessions, then look at Stripe's shopping spree, Kroger's new eCommerce boss, and what retailers are betting on for the 2026 holidays.
- Week 33 - Shopify's AI Traffic Triples: Etsy Layoffs, TikTok Shop's $100B Run, and Fraud Up 33%Max and Rachel break down Shopify's 30 percent growth quarter and tripling AI referral traffic, Etsy cutting staff right after a $1.4 billion cash raise, live commerce hitting real scale, and why AI-driven fraud pressure jumped a third.
- Week 32 - Amazon's $200 Billion AI Quarter: Shopify's Privacy Mess, DoorDash Drones, and the Rise of Agentic PaymentsAmazon crosses $200 billion in quarterly sales with AI agents doing the heavy lifting, Shopify heads into earnings with a privacy suit hanging over it, and drones plus agentic checkout start reshaping how orders actually get fulfilled and paid for.
- Week 31 - AI Agents Are Shopping Without You: Stripe's Big Bets, Shopify's Fulfillment Fix, Meta's Seller App, and Shein's Tariff HitMax and Rachel break down the week in eCommerce: Stripe building rails for AI shopping agents, Shopify's new native fulfillment and DoorDash delivery, Meta's standalone Seller app, and the tariff and counterfeit fines squeezing Shein and AliExpress.
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- Week 30 - Live Commerce and AI Reshape Ecommerce: DoorDash's Shopify Delivery Deal, eBay's $1.2 Billion Etsy Move, and Shein's IPO TroubleMax and Rachel break down China's $900 billion live-commerce boom, the AI tools quietly reshaping product pages, DoorDash's new Shopify delivery hookup, and the billion-dollar deals shaking up fashion, payments, and Shein's IPO plans.
- Week 28 - EU's €3 Ecommerce Fee Hits Shein and Temu: Plus AI Checkout Tools, Rising Ad Costs, and Etsy's New Appeal ProcessMax and Rachel break down the EU's new €3 fee on cheap imports and what it means for Shein, Temu, and AliExpress, then dig into AI tools reshaping checkout and supply chains, rising ad costs squeezing margins, and Etsy finally giving sellers a way to fight back on bad listing flags.
- Week 27 - Shopify Bans Vapes, Prime Day Goes AI, and What Europe Wants From Your StoreMax and Rachel break down the biggest eCommerce stories of the week, from Shopify pulling the plug on vape sales to Amazon's AI-powered Prime Day and what new European fees mean for sellers everywhere.
- Week 26 - Shopify Goes Full AI: Agentic Commerce, Amazon vs. Walmart Data Wars, and EU Customs ChaosMax and Rachel break down Shopify's Spring '26 agentic commerce push, what consumers actually want from AI shopping assistants, the EU customs shake-up hitting cross-border sellers, and the Amazon versus Walmart data broker battle heating up in retail.
- Week 25 - Amazon Prime Day Moves to June, AI Trust Problems, and Shopify Hits $100B GMVMax and Rachel break down the biggest eCommerce stories of the week, from Amazon reshuffling Prime Day and the growing retailer AI readiness gap, to Shopify crossing a major milestone and what supply chain pressures mean for your margins.
- Week 24 - Amazon Prime Day is Coming, Plus Shopify's $3B Buyback, AI Shopping Tools, and Logistics MovesMax and Rachel break down the week's biggest eCommerce stories, from Amazon's Prime Day push and South Africa expansion to Shopify's massive buyback, AI tools reshaping product discovery, and logistics upgrades across the board.
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Powered by the visionary team at blikket.co and narrated by the AI-driven voice of Max, this podcast is your shortcut to staying ahead and informed in the digital marketplace.
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