Shopify + ChatGPT Checkout, Walmart’s Bold Food Shift, Amazon’s New Grocery Play | Live Retail Recap

The Retail Podcast · Oct 3, 2025 · 11m · transcript

Retail is moving faster than ever—AI, private labels, and the holiday promo wave are reshaping how we shop. In this episode, Alex and Joe go live across YouTube, LinkedIn, and Twitch to unpack the week’s biggest stories:

⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 – Intro: First live broadcast

00:40 – Shopify unlocks ChatGPT checkout for 1M merchants

01:23 – Etsy stock jumps, what it means for marketplaces

02:27 – Prime Big Deals + Target & Walmart promotions shift holiday timing

04:13 – Golden Quarter forecast: flat but resilient

05:14 – Pop Mart brings Labubu to Times Square (2026)

06:12 – Walmart bans synthetic…