Top 5 this week
1. Retail News: Prime Video Ads Go Local + EU EPR Compliance Updates
“Hyper-local Prime Video ads bring national campaigns down to the zip code, game-changing for regional promotions. The new Brand Store metric connects ad clicks to engagement. And with EPR Pay on Behalf expanding to the UK and Italy, sellers can scale EU growth without drowning in red tape.” ~Vanessa Hung
2. Walmart to Provide New AI Capabilities to Suppliers
“With instant insight into shopper behaviors and attitudes, your next product or campaign could align with real time demand, thanks to Walmart’s upcoming enhanced AI research tool. Tie Walmart Connect to shelf truth: pause bids when Scintilla shows OOS risk, shift spend to stores with healthy weeks-of-supply, and only scale hero keywords when trend velocity and availability align.” ~Vanessa Cox
3. Measure Holistic Advertising Impact with Omnichannel Metrics
“Finally. This is great news. I’ll need to see how much information and how granular that data is. But, at least it’s a very much needed step in the right direction. If I’m selling D2C and on Amazon, I’m getting all of this set up as soon as possible. Every omni-channel business should be looking into this ASAP.” ~Clayton Atchison
4. Amazon Rufus on Track for $ 10 Billion in Sales
“Rufus is driving a major shift in how customers shop on Amazon. AI-assisted queries are not just a feature, they’re becoming the frontline of product discovery. With $10B in projected sales and user engagement up over 200%, sellers must adapt fast. Optimizing for conversational search, streamlining listings, and leaning into FBA will be critical to staying competitive.” ~Vanessa Hung
5. Amazon and Perplexity are Fighting Over the Future of AI Shopping
“Amazon took the opening shot in the war over who controls AI shopping. Amazon is trying to keep its walled garden intact, arguing these ‘agents’ are just uninvited bots. On the other side, Perplexity is betting that users want an agent that can shop anywhere, not just on Amazon. For sellers, I think it’s one more confirming data point that ensuring your product context works well for agents as well as humans will be increasingly important.” ~Nikko Patten
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