The Digital Commerce Daily

The Digital Commerce Daily — September 21, 2026

In this episode:

• Infillion's acquisition of Foursquare hands a major ad tech player one of the richest location intelligence datasets in the industry, with direct implications for retail media targeting and in-store attribution.

• The exit of Amazon's Benelux country manager — the person who launched Amazon.com.be — signals a leadership vacuum in one of Europe's most competitive ecommerce markets at a critical moment.

• New data shows AI recommendation engines are favouring creator-generated content over brand content, with direct consequences for how DTC brands should be allocating their content investment.

Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday.

Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing

The Digital Commerce Daily — September 20, 2026

In this episode:

• Meta is consolidating creator-brand partnerships into a single hub, making it easier for ecommerce advertisers to activate influencer-driven shopping campaigns at scale.

• New data shows retailers are actively reallocating marketing budgets in response to AI platforms influencing purchase decisions — a structural shift in how ecommerce spend is planned.

• eBay is making a serious push into live shopping in Germany, with its Head of eBay Live arguing that the auction-room energy of live commerce is exactly what the European market needs.

Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday.

Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing

The Digital Commerce Daily — September 19, 2026

In this episode:

• JD.com's potential acquisition of MediaMarkt and Saturn's parent company would hand China's second-largest ecommerce giant a massive physical and digital retail foothold across Europe.

• Dr. Squatch's decision to begin Black Friday and Cyber Monday planning in January — including Amazon Prime Day as a rehearsal — reveals how DTC health and beauty brands are fundamentally restructuring their annual marketing calendars around peak commerce moments.

• IAB Europe is pushing to standardise how commerce media is measured beyond the digital shelf — opening in-store and travel media to the same rigour applied to online retail media networks.

Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday.

Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing

The Digital Commerce Daily — September 18, 2026

In this episode:

• A single data point — 94% of luxury resale revenue on TikTok Shop coming from livestreams — reframes what live shopping is actually capable of selling.

• Sam's Club is launching predictive purchase-intent targeting inside its retail media network — a direct challenge to Amazon's closed-loop ad advantage.

• Google has stripped out product carousels from shopping-related search results across the EEA — a structural change that directly threatens organic and paid visibility for European ecommerce merchants.

Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday.

Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing

The Digital Commerce Daily — September 17, 2026

In this episode:

• Crocs' CMO revealed the exact TikTok Shop playbook that made a legacy footwear brand one of the platform's top-performing sellers — and it's a replicable model for any DTC brand.

• New data shows Amazon has closed the gap on Scandinavian fashion leader Boozt in Denmark, signalling the next front in Amazon's European marketplace expansion.

• QVC veteran Kim Gravel is launching her own independent live shopping platform, betting that appointment-style live commerce can work outside the TikTok and Amazon ecosystem.

Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday.

Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing

The Digital Commerce Daily — September 16, 2026

In this episode:

• Lowe's is formally merging marketing and digital commerce under one executive — a structural signal that the CMO role is being redefined around ecommerce ownership.

• Meta's $17–18 billion settlement with US states sets new guardrails on teen-targeted advertising that every ecommerce brand running Meta campaigns needs to understand now.

• Outdoor furniture brand Polywood has hit 75% of revenue through ecommerce — a DTC data point that reframes how seasonal and made-to-order brands should think about digital-first strategy heading into BFCM.

Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday.

Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing

The Digital Commerce Daily — September 15, 2026

In this episode:

• OpenAI is launching a new ad unit that replaces the click-to-site model with a click-to-AI-conversation format — a fundamental shift in how brands intercept purchase intent.

• Just days after its Hong Kong IPO, Shein is making its most aggressive U.S. logistics move yet — signalling it is building for the long term in America despite the tariff environment.

• Allegro — Central Europe's dominant marketplace — is opening up its logistics, financial, and seller tools for use outside its own platform, a move that turns it from a marketplace into a commerce infrastructure provider.

Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday.

Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing

The Digital Commerce Daily — September 14, 2026

In this episode:

• Concrete Google Ads data reveals how AI Mode is changing the way shoppers search — with longer, more conversational queries reshaping keyword strategy for ecommerce advertisers.

• FedEx is launching dedicated digital tools to help ecommerce merchants navigate tariffs and customs in real time — a direct response to the cross-border complexity crushing DTC brands right now.

• Circle's acquisition of B2B payments firm Tazapay signals stablecoin infrastructure is moving into mainstream ecommerce payment rails — a shift that could reshape how cross-border merchants settle transactions.

Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday.

Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing

The Digital Commerce Daily — September 13, 2026

In this episode:

• Snapchat is making a direct pitch for holiday ad budgets with new conversion-speed commitments — a platform that rarely gets airtime in the social commerce conversation is now competing head-on with TikTok and Meta for performance dollars.

• German price-comparison giant idealo is expanding its retail media proposition into Ireland and Switzerland, targeting shoppers at the precise moment they are evaluating competing products — a high-intent inventory that most retail media networks simply cannot replicate.

• New data shows Amazon's EU user base actually shrank in the first half of 2026 — a rare sign of market saturation that has major implications for sellers and brands betting on European Amazon growth.

Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday.

Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing

The Digital Commerce Daily — September 12, 2026

In this episode:

• YouTube Shopping has just launched its affiliate program in the Netherlands, partnering with Bol — making the Dutch market a live test case for social commerce at European scale.

• Instacart is giving retailers their own branded AI shopping assistants — a direct move to compete with Walmart, Kroger, and Amazon on conversational commerce infrastructure.

• New research reveals that 90% of returned ecommerce items lose value the moment they come back — a profitability crisis that is quietly eating DTC and marketplace margins heading into peak season.

Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday.

Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing