Ecom trends sellers should know for 2026

Date: January 8th, 2026

Summary: Kevin King discusses the top e-commerce trends for 2026 from the Publicis Commerce predictions report, covering agentic commerce, social commerce evolution, and the retail media reckoning, plus insights on live commerce growth and how AI agents could handle 25% of e-commerce by 2030.

Key Points Discussed:

• Three major 2026 e-commerce trends from Publicis Commerce
• Agentic commerce and AI shopping assistants driving revenue
• TikTok Shop as the fastest growing retailer in history
• Retail media entering a scrutiny phase with demands for better ROI measurement
• Live commerce projected to grow from 1% to 14% of total e-commerce GMV by 2030
• AI-powered competitor analysis SOP for e-commerce sellers
• AI agents predicted to handle 25% of e-commerce by 2030
• $3 billion in Black Friday sales already influenced by AI agents

Links Mentioned:

• Billion Dollar Sellers Club with Free BDSS-13-Live Access
• The Profitable PPC Challenge ($27 Early Bird Ticket)
• Marketing Misfits Episode with Dan Ashburn on Agentic AI
• Jo Lambadjieva's Social Media Competitor Analysis SOP
• Algofuse - AI-Driven A/B Testing Platform

Hot Picks:

• Amazon AI scraping project creates unauthorized listings for brands
• Sellers prepare for agent driven shopping at scale
• The winners and losers in the tariff wars
• $2.5 trillion in sales by Amazon 3P sellers

Stump Bezos Answer: $1,257 in annual purchasing power lost per customer due to tariff pass-throughs

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