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2025 quietly rewrote the rules of eCommerce.

AI stopped being a novelty and became the default decision layer.
Consumers felt price pressure but still spent, just with more scrutiny.
Discovery moved from search bars to chatbots, social feeds, and algorithms making recommendations on shoppers’ behalf.

In this episode of Selling on Giants – News & Updates, Mr. Will breaks down the real consumer behavior shifts that emerged in 2025 and explains what they mean for eCommerce brands heading into 2026.

This is not a recap of headlines. It is a strategic deep dive into how people actually shop now.

We cover how AI tools like ChatGPT, Amazon’s Rufus, and Walmart’s Sparky are reshaping product discovery and why clean product data, reviews, and clarity matter more than ever. We unpack why price sensitivity is real but confidence matters more than discounts, and how value framing beats racing to the bottom.

You will hear how Gen Z, Millennials, and older shoppers are behaving very differently and why one-size-fits-all messaging is quietly killing conversion. We dig into sustainability and purpose as decision factors, not buzzwords, and explain why consumers increasingly buy outcomes and experiences, not features.

We also break down the rise of always-on shopping, social commerce, and why discovery and checkout are collapsing into the same moment on platforms like TikTok and Instagram. If your product is hard to buy the second someone becomes interested, that sale is already gone.

Finally, we connect the dots on regulation, transparency, and platform shifts, and outline what eCommerce operators should prioritize now to stay visible in an AI-moderated marketplace.

If you sell on Amazon, Walmart, Shopify, or across multiple channels, this episode gives you a clear mental model for how the customer journey is changing and how to position your brand for 2026.

No fluff.
No panic.
Just practical insight from the trenches.

If you want to stay ahead of marketplace updates, AI driven retail shifts, competitive pressures, and growth strategies across Amazon, Walmart, and Target, subscribe to Selling on Giants for weekly analysis rooted in real operator experience.

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In this episode of Selling on Giants, Mr. Will breaks down the four major forces transforming how consumers shop and how sellers must adapt heading into 2026. This is the full picture of what’s happening across Amazon, Walmart, Target, TikTok Shop and the wider digital landscape, all tied together in one clear roadmap for operators and brand leaders.

We unpack the rise of AI-powered shopping assistants, the pressure of tariffs and consumer price sensitivity, the widening gap between Boomers, Millennials and Gen Z buying behaviors, and the shift toward continuous, experience-driven shopping across social and marketplaces. If you’ve been following our weekly updates, this is the stitched-together master episode that explains where the market is going and what to do about it.

You’ll learn how AI is changing discovery, why structured data determines whether your product gets surfaced, how generational differences shape messaging, why value framing matters more than discounting, and what it takes to speak to both the human shopper and the AI agent guiding them.

What we cover:
• How AI has become the new search bar across Amazon, Walmart, Target and ChatGPT
• Why consumer confidence is tied to algorithmic recommendations
• The impact of tariffs and inflation on marketplace buying behavior
• Generational purchasing drivers and the rise of purpose-driven, experience-led shopping
• Why social commerce is reshaping product discovery
• The increasing importance of structured catalog data for twenty-twenty-six
• How to prepare your brand for AI-mediated selling on every platform
• Why diversification across Amazon, Walmart and TikTok Shop is no longer optional
• How BellaVix helps brands adapt to the chaos with hands-on strategy

If you’re preparing your brand for 2026, this episode is the blueprint.
Tune in, take notes and get ahead before algorithms, tariffs and shopper expectations shift again.

If you want to stay ahead of marketplace updates, AI driven retail shifts, competitive pressures, and growth strategies across Amazon, Walmart, and Target, subscribe to Selling on Giants for weekly analysis rooted in real operator experience.

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This week on Selling on Giants, Mr. Will breaks down the biggest shifts impacting Amazon sellers, Walmart merchants, and multi-channel eCommerce operators heading into twenty twenty six. Amazon rolled out a major upgrade to Shoppable Videos, Black Friday exposed the widening gap between platform level headlines and seller level profitability, Amazon’s CTO detailed a future where AI systems drive product discovery, and ChatGPT officially entered the comparison shopping landscape with a research tool that can redirect demand before shoppers ever reach a marketplace.

In this episode, we cover:
• The full scope of Amazon’s Shoppable Video upgrade, including analytics, click through measurement, return tracking, and the new Canva templates designed for mobile conversions
• How bulk video uploads create leverage for brands with seasonal products, variations, or large catalogs
• Why Black Friday twenty twenty five produced record online revenue while many operators saw flat sales, higher ad costs, and lower margins
• How platform glitches, pricing overrides, and extended event windows influenced seller performance across Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, Teemoo, Sheen, and AliExpress
• What rising average selling prices and declining order volume signal about shopper intent and value driven behavior
• How AI driven shopping traffic surged by more than eight hundred percent and what that means for catalog quality, content accuracy, and marketplace competitiveness
• Why Amazon’s “AI in the human loop” vision suggests that discovery, merchandising, and CX will be shaped by autonomous agents rather than manual keyword strategies
• What this shift means for operators who manage catalog data, advertising, pricing, inventory, and customer experience across Amazon, Walmart, and Target
• How ChatGPT’s new shopping research tool functions as a cross retailer comparison engine that can recommend products across categories, brands, and price tiers
• Why integrations through Instant Checkout with Walmart, Etsy, Shopify, and Target will influence where product discovery begins and how fast shoppers convert
• What brands need to prioritize across titles, images, attributes, and reviews to appear in AI generated buyer guides that many shoppers may rely on instead of marketplace search

Core themes for sellers:
Video is now a front line conversion tool. Margin awareness matters more than hype. Catalog data is becoming machine readable currency. AI driven comparison tools now sit between shoppers and your listings. Discovery is no longer limited to marketplace search bars, and multi platform behavior is the norm.

If you want to stay ahead of marketplace updates, AI driven retail shifts, competitive pressures, and growth strategies across Amazon, Walmart, and Target, subscribe to Selling on Giants for weekly analysis rooted in real operator experience.