{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F076ac979-620f-4ccd-8d20-59454ebfedd8","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"ChatGPT Turns Marketplace \u2013 and More Marketplace News #LTM121:","description":"ChatGPT is testing in-chat shopping \u2013 from product search to recommendations and even checkout via Stripe. No webshop, no marketplace \u2013 just conversation. Shopify reacts immediately, blocking AI shopping agents. The battle for the customer interface has officially begun. In this episode, Ingrid and Valerie discuss how AI agents are shifting the power dynamics in e-commerce \u2013 and what this means for marketplaces, sellers, and brands. They also unpack the stories behind these headlines:\r\nGalaxus pushes international expansion despite heavy losses\r\n\r\nTesco builds a massive new distribution center\r\n\r\nbol.com opens up to non-EU sellers\r\n\r\nZalando and About You \u2013 merger approved, but many questions remain\r\n\r\n \r\nNote from the sponsor eBay:\r\nSelling internationally sounds easy \u2013 but the reality often tells a different story. Because shipping abroad is not the same as being truly ready to scale across borders. That\u2019s why our partner eBay has put together a super helpful whitepaper that helps you check your international readiness with a detailed checklist and gives concrete advice on pricing, customer service, inventory, returns \u2013 and even how to identify the right markets and products. One highlight: With the eBay Product Research Tool, you can analyze three years of sales data by country and category. So if cross-border commerce is on your radar, download the free whitepaper \u201cFrom Germany to the World\u201d by eBay right now: https://www.ebay.de/sml/whitepaper-internationalverkaufen (https://www.ebay.de/sml/whitepaper-internationalverkaufen)\r\n \r\nNote from the sponsor base:\r\nBase is a SAAS e-commerce solution provider originally founded 2006 in Poland. The platform offers features such as automations for order management, inventory management and fulfilment, a marketplace management tool for lots and lots of B2B and B2C channels, and integration options to include other backend tools in real-time. Base is present in 11 countries, the solution is already used by companies such as OBI, K\u00e4rcher, MediaMarkt, Samsung, Decathlon, Intersport, Develey. If you would like to learn more about Base, join us at our Connect Event with Base on September 17 in Cologne. Register right now:https://webforms.pipedrive.com/f/1wBV5bM8AALuEq8GfFLwj7tLJ80w9AZL4cf4DN1nvG4uMLrSOfA5NxaV1X0qvNAC7 ( https://webforms.pipedrive.com/f/1wBV5bM8AALuEq8GfFLwj7tLJ80w9AZL4cf4DN1nvG4uMLrSOfA5NxaV1X0qvNAC7)\r\n \r\nChapters:\r\n01:00 AI's Impact on Marketplace Shopping\r\n07:40 Galaxus's Internationalization Strategy\r\n09:41 Tesco's New Distribution Strategy\r\n11:49 Zalando and About You Merger\r\n15:30 Bol's Expansion to Non-EU Sellers\r\n\r\n\r\n","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/b6d98676-5081-4039-819a-d355ffb6080a/40034894-1753202634588-60b3a9384607.jpg"}