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The Digital Commerce Daily

Marco & Klara

Your 8-minute briefing on the platforms, players, and profits driving digital commerce today. Hosted by Marco and Klara.

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Today · 6 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | BK Beauty Doubles Down on TikTok | 34% of SMEs on Temu have | Dentsu expands and consolidates its commerce
The Digital Commerce Daily — August 29, 2026 In this episode: • A real DTC brand that left TikTok Shop and came back tells us more about the platform's pull on beauty sellers than any industry report can. • One in three European small businesses on Temu say the platform has helped them sell internationally — a data point that reframes Temu from 'cheap Chinese imports threat' to 'cross-border launchpad' for local SMEs. • Dentsu is restructuring its entire commerce and retail media practice under new leadership — a signal that agency holding groups are now treating retail media as a standalone discipline, not an add-on to shopper marketing. Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday. Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing
Yesterday · 6 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | Google expands Demand Gen with messaging | The Largest Shopping Mall Operator Has | "Treat e-commerce less as a growth
The Digital Commerce Daily — August 28, 2026 In this episode: • Google is expanding Demand Gen into a full-funnel commerce engine — and the new AI video creation and messaging ad formats directly change how DTC brands build and deploy creative at scale. • Simon Property Group — owner of 190+ malls — has launched a data-driven retail media network, marking the moment physical retail infrastructure formally enters the commerce media arms race. • Kapten & Son's COO lays out a blunt counter-narrative to growth-at-all-costs DTC culture — and the operational lessons from scaling a German accessories brand profitably across European markets are directly applicable right now. Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday. Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing
Thursday · 6 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | TikTok Settles Children's Privacy Case for | How To Advertise In Google AI | The $265 billion mistake: How e-commerce
The Digital Commerce Daily — August 27, 2026 In this episode: • A $400 million privacy settlement is the largest ever against a social platform for children's data — and it has direct implications for TikTok Shop's ability to target younger audiences. • Google AI Mode is generating ads directly from product feeds — not ad copy — which means ecommerce merchants who haven't optimised their Merchant Center attributes are already invisible. • False payment declines are now costing ecommerce merchants more than global fraud itself — $265 billion lost by turning away legitimate customers at checkout. Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday. Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing
Wednesday · 6 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | Amazon Prime Air launches in the | Marks & Spencer expands to 22 | Stockholm's eComID raises €14.6 million to
The Digital Commerce Daily — August 26, 2026 In this episode: • Amazon has officially switched on drone delivery in the UK, marking the first international rollout of Prime Air outside the US. • M&S is using Zalando as a pan-European distribution engine, reaching 22 markets in a single partnership move that reframes how British retailers can scale cross-border without building their own logistics. • A Stockholm startup just raised €14.6 million to build a portable shopper identity layer for AI commerce — essentially a universal profile that travels with consumers across every retailer they visit. Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday. Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing
Tuesday · 6 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | ChatGPT Ads adds automated bidding, platform | Southern Europeans lead in Chinese platform | Meta Strips Advertisers of Placement Exclusion
The Digital Commerce Daily — August 25, 2026 In this episode: • ChatGPT's ad product just got serious — automated bidding and platform targeting turn it from an experiment into a genuine rival to Google and Meta for performance budgets. • New data reveals Southern Europe has become Chinese ecommerce's strongest Western foothold, with AliExpress, Shein, and Temu outperforming their European averages — a market dynamic brands and platform sellers can no longer ignore. • Meta is removing advertisers' ability to exclude specific placements — a quiet but significant power shift that forces brands to trust Meta's algorithm with decisions they previously controlled. Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday. Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing
Monday · 6 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | Double-Digit Ecommerce Growth Returns | Retail Roundup: 8 Commerce Moves From | How Caraway Used Influencer Marketing to
The Digital Commerce Daily — August 24, 2026 In this episode: • U.S. ecommerce has snapped back to double-digit growth in 2026 — and the question every brand needs to answer is whether this is a structural shift or a one-year blip. • Citi's move into commerce media is the headline that most brands missed — a major bank entering the retail media space signals the channel is about to get a lot more crowded and a lot more complex. • Caraway's influencer playbook turned a commoditised product category into a premium DTC success story — and the mechanics are directly replicable for brands fighting margin pressure in 2026. Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday. Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing
Sunday · 6 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | Amazon plans drone delivery expansion to | How Yoto Turned Parent Advocacy Into | Will YouTube's new definition of a
The Digital Commerce Daily — August 23, 2026 In this episode: • Amazon is scaling Prime Air drone delivery across five new US metro areas, marking a significant infrastructure push that goes beyond its recent UK first. • Yoto's $127M growth story is a masterclass in community-led DTC scaling — built on parent word-of-mouth rather than paid acquisition. • YouTube has quietly redefined what counts as a 'view' to align with TV measurement — and it could reshape how ecommerce brands plan video budgets. Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday. Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing
August 22 · 6 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | Dutch average Amazon commission fees nearly | Global retail ad market to hit | OpenAI Expands ChatGPT Ads Pilot to
The Digital Commerce Daily — August 22, 2026 In this episode: • New data reveals Amazon is the most expensive marketplace for sellers in the Netherlands, with average commission fees approaching 20% — a critical number for any European seller evaluating their channel mix. • The global retail media market is crossing $200 billion this year, but a deceleration in growth — and rising concerns about ad experience quality — signals the channel may be approaching a structural inflection point. • OpenAI is rolling out its ChatGPT advertising pilot across 31 European markets, making AI-native ad inventory a live reality for performance marketers on the continent. Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday. Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing
August 21 · 6 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | Walmart Boosts Full-Year Guidance Following 38% | Meta AI can now analyze and | China aims to block European investigation
The Digital Commerce Daily — August 21, 2026 In this episode: • Walmart's retail media arm is growing at nearly 40% year-on-year, reshaping the competitive landscape between the big three retail media networks. • Meta has given its AI assistant direct access to Ads Manager, meaning it can now read campaign data and recommend optimisations inside the platform itself. • China is actively instructing its companies not to cooperate with the EU's probe into JD.com's acquisition of MediaMarkt, turning a marketplace deal into a geopolitical standoff with major implications for European ecommerce. Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday. Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing
August 20 · 6 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | AI Delivers High-Value Shoppers to Retailers, | Bero prepares for its third Cyber | ANA updates efforts to standardize retail
The Digital Commerce Daily — August 20, 2026 In this episode: • New data shows AI-referred shoppers spend 53% more per visit and convert 60% higher than other traffic sources — a concrete commercial case for brands rethinking their AI visibility strategy. • Non-alcoholic beer brand Bero is using Prime Day conversion data to build its Cyber 5 playbook — a rare look at how a DTC brand balances Amazon and owned-channel strategy heading into peak season. • The ANA is pushing new standardisation guidelines for retail media measurement — a direct response to advertiser frustration with incompatible metrics across networks like Amazon Ads, Walmart Connect, and Kroger Precision Marketing. Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday. Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing
August 19 · 6 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | TikTok explores peer-to-peer payments via DMs, | ANA cautions marketers against overreliance on | IKEA is launching its secondhand marketplace
The Digital Commerce Daily — August 19, 2026 In this episode: • TikTok is quietly building a payments layer inside its DMs that could turn social conversations directly into commerce transactions. • The ANA is formally warning brands that retail media networks are grading their own homework — and marketers are paying the price. • IKEA is launching a dedicated UK online secondhand marketplace for pre-loved furniture — a major move that blends circular economy strategy with a direct digital commerce play. Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday. Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing
August 18 · 6 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | Amazon launches bulk storage service in | Performance Agency Chief Media Acquires 2 | Amazon opens first drone delivery site
The Digital Commerce Daily — August 18, 2026 In this episode: • Amazon is rolling out its Warehousing & Distribution bulk storage service across five European countries this week, a significant logistics infrastructure move for third-party sellers on the continent. • A performance agency is acquiring two specialist firms to build out dedicated Amazon and TikTok commerce capabilities, signalling where holding groups and independents see client spend heading. • Amazon has launched its first Prime Air drone delivery site outside the US in Darlington, UK — a milestone that marks the beginning of commercial drone fulfilment in European ecommerce. Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday. Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing
August 17 · 6 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | Fruugo returns to profit | LLM traffic converts differently — here's | Will new European packaging regulations drive
The Digital Commerce Daily — August 17, 2026 In this episode: • Fruugo's swing from loss to £1.4 million profit signals that cross-border marketplace models can work — and this one quietly connects millions of European shoppers to sellers across 50+ countries. • Traffic arriving from ChatGPT, Perplexity, and other LLMs is behaving differently to organic search visitors — and ecommerce brands are only just starting to measure it properly. • The EU's incoming PPWR packaging rules could impose disproportionate compliance costs on small ecommerce brands and cross-border sellers at exactly the wrong moment. Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday. Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing
August 16 · 6 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | Shein loses copyright lawsuit against Temu | The hour people stopped buying: how | Google Is Removing Language Targeting From
The Digital Commerce Daily — August 16, 2026 In this episode: • A court has ruled Temu is not liable for Shein's copyright claims, a decision that reshapes the legal battleground between the two biggest ultra-fast fashion marketplaces competing for European shoppers. • Payment data shows European online purchases dropped nearly 38% during Wednesday's solar eclipse — a rare real-world event that produced a clean, measurable shock to ecommerce traffic patterns. • Google is removing language targeting from Search and Performance Max campaigns in September 2026, a structural change that will force cross-border ecommerce advertisers to rethink how they control audience reach in multilingual markets. Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday. Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing
August 15 · 6 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | AppLovin Wants To Persuade The World | JD.com reports first revenue decline in | Kroger names new head of ecommerce
The Digital Commerce Daily — August 15, 2026 In this episode: • AppLovin is making a serious push beyond mobile gaming into ecommerce advertising, and performance marketers need to understand whether this is a genuine third channel or just hype. • JD.com's first revenue drop in a decade — while it simultaneously prepares to acquire MediaMarkt across Europe — raises urgent questions about whether a weakening Chinese giant can successfully execute a major Western marketplace play. • Kroger has hired a new ecommerce chief with deep Walmart and Jet.com DNA — a signal that America's second-largest grocery chain is getting serious about competing in online grocery and retail media at a completely different level. Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday. Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing
August 14 · 6 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | Samsonite's $178.5M Béis Buy Is All | Shopify: AI referrals up 197%, but | Pinterest Names Jason Fairchild GM Of
The Digital Commerce Daily — August 14, 2026 In this episode: • Samsonite's near-$180M acquisition of Béis signals how legacy travel brands are buying their way into Gen Z's DTC-native, social-first commerce playbook. • Shopify's own data shows AI-driven referral traffic to its merchants nearly tripled in a year — but organic search is still the dominant channel, creating a critical 'both/and' strategic question for every ecommerce brand. • Pinterest poaching a CTV ad tech founder to run programmatic and affiliate signals a serious platform-level push to close the gap between visual discovery and shoppable, performance-driven commerce. Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday. Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing
August 13 · 6 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | Google Is Ending Target Overperformance – | 3 ways Etsy is investing in | Why 'a third fewer Chinese packages
The Digital Commerce Daily — August 13, 2026 In this episode: • Google is killing a key Smart Bidding behaviour in days, and performance marketers running Target CPA or Target ROAS campaigns need to act before August 17th. • Etsy's CEO has laid out a clear three-pillar AI strategy focused on personalisation and discovery — a sign that mid-tier marketplaces are betting on AI to close the gap with Amazon. • The narrative that Europe's new parcel tax has slashed Chinese cross-border shipments by a third is being challenged — and the real data tells a more complicated story for Temu and Shein. Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday. Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing
August 12 · 6 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | Whatnot Closes $545 Million Series G, | Liquid I.V. applies Prime Day insights | Online growth offsets weak store sales
The Digital Commerce Daily — August 12, 2026 In this episode: • Live shopping platform Whatnot just doubled its valuation to $20 billion, signalling that Western live commerce is entering its own high-stakes scaling era. • Liquid I.V. is using Prime Day data as a testing ground to deliberately shift customers from Amazon to its own DTC channel — a playbook every CPG brand should study. • UK retail sales slowed sharply in July but ecommerce is actively cushioning the blow, making this the clearest live data point yet on digital commerce's role as a structural ballast for British retail. Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday. Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing
August 11 · 6 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | Digest: Nielsen to Acquire DoubleVerify; eBay | Bauhaus: '100,000 new items thanks to | Ad Tech's Last Neutral Party Just
The Digital Commerce Daily — August 11, 2026 In this episode: • eBay is making a direct move into live shopping to compete with Whatnot and TikTok Shop, signalling that the format is now mainstream enough to pull legacy marketplaces off the sidelines. • One year in, German DIY giant Bauhaus has onboarded 100 marketplace sellers and added 100,000 SKUs online — a concrete proof point that bricks-and-mortar retail chains can successfully platformify their ecommerce operations. • Publicis Groupe's $2.167 billion acquisition of LiveRamp ends the era of neutral data infrastructure in ad tech — and has direct implications for every DTC brand and retailer that relies on LiveRamp's identity graph for audience targeting. Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday. Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing
August 10 · 6 min
The Digital Commerce Daily | USPS Prioritizes Revenue over Volume | Top 100 online shops by turnover | Disney's TikTok Partnership Turns Fan Creativity
The Digital Commerce Daily — August 10, 2026 In this episode: • The US Postal Service is explicitly deprioritising parcel volume in favour of rate hikes, a direct cost threat to every DTC brand shipping domestically. • Fresh EHI/ECDB data ranks Germany's 100 largest online shops by revenue, revealing which categories and marketplace models are actually winning the market in 2026. • Disney is formalising fan-created TikTok content as an official marketing channel — a social commerce playbook move that signals where brand-platform partnerships are heading. Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday. Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing

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