Holiday Prep Power Play: Q4 Strategy, AWS Outages, and AI Shifts Sellers Can’t Ignore

Send us Fan MailThis week on Selling on Giants – eCommerce News & Updates, Mr. Will breaks down everything sellers need to know to dominate Q4. From Amazon’s Peak Readiness Playbook to Walmart’s fee waivers, Target’s AI-driven turnaround, and Shopify’s conversion hacks—this is your complete game plan for a profitable holiday season.We start with the big one: Holiday Prep Twenty Twenty-Five. What to do, when to do it, and how to make sure your deals, inventory, and ad budgets are ready before Black Friday and Cyber Monday hit. Then, we hit the other headlines shaping marketplace strategy:AWS Outage Chaos — Why Monday’s cloud crash exposed the fragility of eCommerce.Deal Deadline Alert — October Twenty-Eighth is your last call to submit Black Friday and Cyber Monday promotions.Amazon’s New FBA List View — A faster, smarter way to route shipments and beat check-in delays.Extended Returns — Holiday returns now stretch through January Thirty-First—here’s how to plan for it.Fee Updates for Twenty Twenty-Six — What small FBA hikes mean for your margin strategy.Walmart Joins ChatGPT — Agentic commerce is real, and AI will soon shop for you.McKinsey’s Five-Trillion-Dollar Forecast — How AI agents could redefine online sales.GS1 Retires the Barcode — The shift to dynamic QR codes will reshape supply chains.Target’s AI Makeover — Faster design cycles, smarter forecasting, better seller screening.Google’s Virtual Try-On — Footwear joins the immersive shopping revolution.Amazon’s Holiday Beauty Haul — Two weeks of glam, bundles, and gift sets.Etsy’s Holiday Trend Report — Nostalgia and storytelling lead this season’s sales.Plus, a quick commercial break from BellaVix, the verified Amazon Advertising Partner that turns chaos into growth.If this episode saved you hours of scrolling or second-guessing your Q4 plan, leave a review wherever you’re tuning in—and subscribe for next week’s marketplace breakdowns.Read the full Selling on Giants Newsletter here: Selling on Giants Newsletter