Ep 203 - July Ecom Recap: Amazon Crossed $200B, eBay Paid $56M, and TikTok Wants to Be Amazon

July had range. The Ecommosaurus crew runs through the month's biggest ecommerce stories, starting with Amazon crossing $200 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time while AWS and a $53 billion paper gain on the Anthropic investment stole the show. Then there is the eBay harassment scandal finally hitting dollar figures, a $56 million settlement involving live cockroaches and bloody pig masks, and Phia, the AI shopping startup from Bill Gates' daughter, getting accused of the exact same affiliate code hijacking that took down Honey. The crew also covers TikTok testing a Prime-style membership program, the Great Amazon Title Squish of 2026 finally going into effect, new rules around AI-generated people in product images, the EU dropping a 550 million euro fine on AliExpress, and whether Alexa for Shopping's recommendations actually mean organic rankings are broken. Plus the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile turned 90, and that felt worth mentioning.This podcast is sponsored by 50-Pound Boson, an ecommerce marketing agency that aims to help small to medium–sized brand owners grow their ecommerce sales channels. For questions, feedback, ecommerce growth assistance, or if you'd like to be on the show, connect with Ecommosaurus at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rawr@ecommosaurus.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or discover ecommerce solutions at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠50poundboson.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.