Ep 177 - AI Wants a Cut, Returns Want Your Margin, and TikTok Wants Your Warehouse: January Ecom News Recap
Mon Feb 02 2026
AI wants a cut of your checkout, returns are eating your margins alive, and TikTok is eyeing your warehouse space. In this January ecommerce news recap, the Ecommosaurus team breaks down the biggest stories shaping the start of the year, from Shopify’s AI checkout tax and agentic shopping experiments to Returnuary fallout, stricter Amazon return economics, tariff pressure, and TikTok’s push toward full-stack fulfillment. We separate real signals from platform noise, question who actually benefits as control consolidates, and highlight what brands should be watching closely as ecommerce news gets weirder, louder, and more expensive.
This podcast is sponsored by 50-Pound Boson, an ecommerce marketing agency that aims to help small to medium–sized brand owners grow their ecommerce sales channels. For questions, feedback, ecommerce growth assistance, or if you'd like to be on the show, connect with Ecommosaurus at rawr@ecommosaurus.com or discover ecommerce solutions at 50poundboson.com.
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AI wants a cut of your checkout, returns are eating your margins alive, and TikTok is eyeing your warehouse space. In this January ecommerce news recap, the Ecommosaurus team breaks down the biggest stories shaping the start of the year, from Shopify’s AI checkout tax and agentic shopping experiments to Returnuary fallout, stricter Amazon return economics, tariff pressure, and TikTok’s push toward full-stack fulfillment. We separate real signals from platform noise, question who actually benefits as control consolidates, and highlight what brands should be watching closely as ecommerce news gets weirder, louder, and more expensive. This podcast is sponsored by 50-Pound Boson, an ecommerce marketing agency that aims to help small to medium–sized brand owners grow their ecommerce sales channels. For questions, feedback, ecommerce growth assistance, or if you'd like to be on the show, connect with Ecommosaurus at rawr@ecommosaurus.com or discover ecommerce solutions at 50poundboson.com.