Alex and Jill go live for the first time to break down this week’s top retail stories. Shopify launches checkout inside ChatGPT for its 1M merchants, Walmart removes synthetic dyes and 30 ingredients from private label foods, Amazon doubles down with a new “Amazon Grocery” brand under $5, and Pop Mart takes Labubu to Times Square in 2026.

We also look ahead to the Golden Quarter: early holiday promos from Amazon, Target, and Walmart, the impact on Black Friday/Cyber Monday, and why consumer demand looks flat but resilient.

Topics covered:

• AI meets commerce: Shopify + ChatGPT

• Walmart’s health-driven reformulation

• Amazon’s private label expansion

• Pop Mart’s Times Square flagship

• Holiday season timing shifts

🔗 Sources linked in show notes.

🔗 References & Sources

• Buy in ChatGPT

• Amazon Prime Big Deals Days

• Target Circle Week

• Walmart Early Deals

• Pop Mart Times Square

• Walmart Removes Synthetic Dyes

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