In today's episode, John unpacks a landmark shift in eCommerce advertising as OpenAI introduces product catalogue feed ads inside ChatGPT, what it means for retailers already running Shopping campaigns and why your product data quality just became more important than ever. The episode also covers new inflation data that's outpacing wage growth for the first time in three years, the consumer squeeze that's creating, and how it's hitting brands like Under Armour. Plus, the surprising rejection of GameStop's $56 billion bid for eBay, and what it signals about marketplace strategy.

• OpenAI product feed ads in ChatGPT and the new "delegation boundary" for brand visibility

• Google Ads Gemini-powered dashboards for natural language reporting

• Inflation at 3.8% outpacing wages, and what it means for discretionary spending

• eBay rejects GameStop's $56B acquisition bid

• Amazon's 30-minute delivery expansion and Ulta Beauty joining Uber Eats

• Hyvä 1.4.6 ships PHP 8.5 compatibility for Magento 2.4.9 upgrades

• How negative Wikipedia content spreads into AI search recommendations
  

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