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FTC Hits Amazon With $2.5B Settlement, Walmart Wins on AI Traffic, and Holiday Deals Start Early

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In this week’s Selling on Giants – eCommerce News & Updates, Amazon takes a historic $2.5 billion hit from the FTC over “dark patterns” in its Prime sign-up and cancellation flows. We break down what the ruling means for sellers, how Prime members can claim refunds, and why UX design is no longer just about conversions but now a compliance risk.

Meanwhile, ChatGPT has become a surprising traffic driver for Walmart, Etsy, and Target, while Amazon blocks AI crawlers to protect its $56 billion ad business. We cover what this shift means for product discovery and why sellers…

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