The Checkout Point

This week we unpack Walmart's historic $1 trillion valuation milestone driven by e-commerce and AI dominance, explore Shopify's controversial ChatGPT checkout fee and agentic commerce push, examine Saks ending its Amazon partnership, and dive into the autonomous AI agents revolutionizing e-commerce operations.

Max and Rachel break down Amazon’s shifting ecommerce empire, how AI just hijacked the purchase funnel, why brands like Allbirds and Saks are slamming the brakes on stores, and the must-know marketing plays for profitable customer growth in 2026.

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Join Max and Rachel as they interview Stewart Pratt about Media buying in 2026. <p><strong>📣 We Want to Hear from You!</strong></p> <ul> <li>📝 <a href="https://app.heymato.com /qna/the-checkout-point">Submit a question</a></li> <li>📞 <a href="tel:+17472934612">Call us at (747) 293-4612</a></li> </ul>

This week we unpack Amazon's surprising pivot away from physical retail, dive deep into how AI agents are fundamentally rewiring e-commerce with Google and Shopify's Universal Commerce Protocol, explore the controversial 4% fee hitting merchants, and examine innovation across global markets from Indonesia to Africa.

Max and Rachel dive into the AI shopping revolution transforming ecommerce in 2026—from Google and Shopify's Universal Commerce Protocol to checkout conversion breakthroughs, plus Walmart's big leadership shuffle and what it means for the industry.

This week on The Checkout Point, Max and Rachel break down Google and Shopify’s big agentic commerce moves, Walmart’s AI-powered strategy shift, what’s really driving cart abandonment and returns, and how 2026’s marketing and ad changes will hit your ROAS and checkout KPIs.

This week on The Checkout Point, we're diving into the biggest shift in eCommerce since mobile: AI agents that can actually shop for you. From Microsoft and Google's new checkout protocols to what this means for retailers and brands, we're breaking down the agentic commerce revolution and why 2026 might be the year everything changes.

Max and Rachel unpack the biggest shift in eCommerce since mobile checkout: AI agents are now shopping for us, and tech giants are racing to build the infrastructure that will power this brave new world of commerce.