The 2026 eCom Trends Report
Top Report Findings: This is our sixth Trends Report with 300 owners representing $3.5...
Are you eager to peek into the crystal ball of eCommerce for 2025? Welcome back to our annual tradition where Bill D’Alessandro and I cozy up for a friendly chat to revisit last year’s forecasts and spin new ones for the upcoming year. We’ll look at our previous hits and misses and discuss what’s next for eCommerce, touching on everything from job market trends to economic shifts and consumer behaviors.
Listen in as we break down the trends that defined 2024 and share our predictions for 2025. This year, we dive into how AI is reshaping marketing and the twists in the M&A market. We also explore how new tech and strategies could affect eCommerce and ponder over the broader economic and political landscape’s impact on the industry.
You’ll learn:
- How our predictions for 2024 compared to the reality. (4:25)
- 2025 retail challenges and the importance of the personal brand. (9:00)
- Predictions about multi-channel advertising strategies for 2025. (13:50)
- The impact of the election on the M&A market. (22:55)
- Final thoughts and 2025 predictions. (26:55)
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(With your host Andrew Youderian of eCommerceFuel.com and Bill D’Alessandro of ElementsBrands.com)
What Was Mentioned
- Bill D’Alessandro: Website | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn
- Elements Brands
- eCommerceFuel Forum
- Fulfil.io
- One Click Upsell – Increase Sales 15%+ with Pre-and Post-purchase Upsells. (On average, Shopify users increase sales 15% immediately after installing the app!)
Ideas Worth Sharing:
"In 2024, we saw everybody and their brother launch an offshore staffing company… This trend has definitely accelerated dramatically." - Bill D'Alessandro Tweet this "We feel so confident every year, undeterred by our success or not." - Andrew Youderian Tweet this "It's harder now to build a big account. You can have a viral moment, but it's very hard to build actual fame on the platforms now." - Bill D'Alessandro Tweet this
Post by Andrew Youderian
Founder and Chief Instigator, eComFuel
Andrew quit an early finance job to sell CB radios online — an admittedly unorthodox career path. It set him on a course to found and sell multiple businesses, host a decade-running podcast, lecture at Harvard Business School and create eComFuel, the leading community for 7- and 8-figure online business owners. Andrew is fascinated with branding, AI, building community, investing and growing meaningful businesses that don't require sacrificing what truly matters.
