Date: July 14th, 2025
Summary: Kevin King discusses the end of Amazon and Walmart as we know them due to AI-powered agentic commerce, international expansion statistics for US sellers, TikTok's new Creator Reviews system, and Amazon's Rufus AI transforming product discovery.
Key Points Discussed:
- The impact of AI agents and agentic commerce on traditional e-commerce platforms
- How AI-powered LLMs convert at 9x the rate of traditional search traffic
- Perplexity's Comet browser and OpenAI's upcoming agentic browser
- Three strategies for businesses: price leadership, distribution excellence, and content authority
- US sellers' international expansion statistics (Canada 12%, Mexico 5%, UK 1.2%)
- Helium 10's new reality series "Project X" casting Amazon and TikTok sellers
- TikTok's Creator Reviews system making influencers more accountable
- Amazon's Rufus AI replacing keyword matching with semantic understanding
- Vision-Language AI analyzing product images and price transparency tools
Links Mentioned:
- Watch the replay of Thursday's Webinar from the Misfits
- DragonFish ecom AEO waitlist
- Helium 10 Project X casting application
- BDSN Mystery Link of the Day
- 10-Minute AI Product Videos: Midjourney + ChatGPT + CapCut tutorial
- CrossNet retail expansion live session
- GetReviews.ai (15% off with code BDS15)
- Andrew Bell's 28-post deep dive on Amazon Rufus AI
Hot Picks:
- Adobe says US e-com sales hit $24.1B from July 8-11
- Amazon releases Custom Analytics customizable seller dashboard
- FTC warns Amazon and Walmart over fake Made in USA claims
- Tariffs are not driving US sellers to expand internationally
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