In this March Ecommerce News Recap, we break down one of the most chaotic months in recent memory, from Burger King’s AI “Patty” monitoring employee manners to Walmart pulling the plug on ChatGPT Instant Checkout after major conversion failures. We dig into what this means for the future of agentic shopping, why Amazon may have had it right all along by staying closed off, and how OpenAI is already pivoting toward ads. We also cover looming shipping disruptions with USPS, Amazon’s evolving logistics strategy, Meta and Google’s legal battles over social media addiction, and Google’s wild new AI-powered landing page patent. Plus, we debate whether AI is truly simplifying ecommerce, or just proving that friction, trust, and execution still matter more than hype.

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