ontap.daily (June 24th 2026)

In today's episode, John unpacks a remarkable day for conversational commerce: a single 24-hour window that saw Amazon, DoorDash, Shopify, and Gap Inc. all announce major AI-driven commerce and marketing initiatives. The convergence signals a fundamental shift in how consumers discover, evaluate, and purchase products, and John breaks down what it means for eCommerce merchants who need to stay ahead of the curve.Amazon's new Alexa+ Agentic Ads and what in-conversation purchasing means for the traditional marketing funnelDoorDash's "Ask DoorDash" conversational grocery assistant and why practical AI beats flashy demosShopify's Campaign Autopilot and the democratisation of multi-channel marketingGap Inc.'s triple-partner AI marketing modernisation with Google Cloud, Zeta Global, and Publicis SapientHyvä's CMS Tailwind JIT 2.0 bringing Tailwind CSS v4 to Magento Page BuilderShopify API deprecation: the PriceRule object removal in 2026-10Google's AI Max reporting updates and Search Console AI performance reportsCloudflare and beehiiv's new AI crawler controls for publishersWhether you're a merchant, developer, or agency partner, this episode lays out why investing in product data quality and AI readiness is no longer optional.🔗 Learn more at www.ontapgroup.com.