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Marco & Klara

Your 8-minute briefing on the platforms, players, and profits driving digital commerce today. Hosted by Marco and Klara.

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  • September 23 · 6 min

    The Digital Commerce Daily | Amazon versus Meta: the first big | E-commerce is growing the fastest in | How MCM Turned TikTok Growth Into

    The Digital Commerce Daily — September 23, 2026 In this episode: • Amazon has blocked Meta's AI shopping agent Muse from its platform, and the implications for who controls the agentic commerce layer are enormous. • New data shows total European ecommerce hit €911 billion last year, but the growth story has decisively shifted south and east — away from the mature markets most Western brands are already fighting over. • Luxury accessories brand MCM cracked the code on converting TikTok organic reach into actual US ecommerce revenue — and their playbook is worth unpacking. Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday. Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing

  • September 22 · 6 min

    The Digital Commerce Daily | Temu ranks first in four European | Amazons neues Werbe-Tool: Eine Karte zeigt, | Digital euro pilot: ECB opens call

    The Digital Commerce Daily — September 22, 2026 In this episode: • Temu has moved from disruptor to market leader across Europe faster than almost any marketplace in history — and the data now proves it. • Amazon is rolling out Geographic Insights and Activation in Germany — a new ad tool that lets brands see and act on regional performance gaps directly inside Amazon Ads. • The European Central Bank is actively recruiting ecommerce and mobile commerce merchants to join its digital euro pilot — with an application deadline of 27 October 2026. Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday. Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing

  • September 21 · 6 min

    The Digital Commerce Daily | Infillion Acquires Foursquare, Adding More Location | Amazon Benelux looks for new leader | Creator content preferred in AI recommendations:

    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

  • September 20 · 6 min

    The Digital Commerce Daily | Meta streamlines creator, brand tie-ups with | Ecommerce Trends: How marketing budgets are | Behind the Click Podcast with Dr.

    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

  • September 19 · 6 min

    The Digital Commerce Daily | [Analysis] Will Europe allow JD.com to | Why Dr. Squatch starts Cyber 5 | IAB Europe advances in-store and travel

    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

  • September 18 · 6 min

    The Digital Commerce Daily | Nearly all luxury resale transactions on | Sam's Club Debuts Ad Targeting Products | Google removes product carousels in Europe

    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

  • September 17 · 6 min

    The Digital Commerce Daily | How Crocs Became One of TikTok | Amazon catches up with Boozt in | Kim Gravel Wants to Make Live

    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

  • September 16 · 6 min

    The Digital Commerce Daily | Why Lowe's CMO Jen Wilson added | The Meta Settlement Defined Which Online | Holidays, made-to-order process drive Polywood sales

    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

  • September 15 · 6 min

    The Digital Commerce Daily | OpenAI's next ChatGPT ad format: click | Shein expands U.S. fulfillment network with | Allegro brings tools and services to

    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

  • September 14 · 6 min

    The Digital Commerce Daily | Google Ads data shows query length | FedEx targets cross-border ecommerce challenges with | Circle-Tazapay deal aims to accelerate USDC

    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

  • September 13 · 6 min

    The Digital Commerce Daily | Snapchat promises advertisers faster conversions for | idealo enhances its retail media offering | Amazon's reach in the EU levels

    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

  • September 12 · 6 min

    The Digital Commerce Daily | YouTube debutes Shopping in the Netherlands | Instacart launches custom AI assistants for | Nine out of 10 returned items

    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

  • September 11 · 6 min

    The Digital Commerce Daily | Primark to launch online delivery in | Amazon Ads brings advertisers to ChatGPT, | [Analysis] Fashion makes way for beauty

    The Digital Commerce Daily — September 11, 2026 In this episode: • Primark — the last major holdout against ecommerce — has reversed course and is launching UK home delivery, reshaping the competitive landscape for fast-fashion online. • Amazon has struck a deal to place its DSP advertisers inside ChatGPT, making it the first major retail ad network to buy into the AI chatbot ad ecosystem at scale. • New data shows beauty is overtaking fashion as the dominant category in European ecommerce, with major implications for where brands and platforms invest next. Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday. Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing

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