Peptides for Dogs | Shein’s Valuation Crashes 73% | Frictionmaxxing

Peptides for pups are having a moment, Shein's valuation crashes 73% ahead of its IPO, Gen Z embraces "frictionmaxxing" — texting at the speed of pigeon — and KFC drops an Oreo chicken sandwich. It's the consumer's daily show — Ecomm Cowboy — where we break down the stories moving retail and DTC, then sit down with the operators building through it. Today guest hosts TJ Bongiorno (Founder, The Outgoing Co.) and Oren John (Founder, Valuable Studios) join Chris Hall and Colin Dougherty.ON TODAY'S EPISODEOren John — Founder, Valuable StudiosWe dig into the cardinal sins of modern marketing, balancing the male/female view ratio on YouTube, whether bitterness can go mainstream as a flavor, and why pricing is marketing — the halo-product effect and what it does to the rest of the catalog.SEGMENTSTikTok Shop Top 10: the highest-revenue shops in July, tracked via KalodataGreat Finds: - A scary back-to-school ad- the Apple polishing cloth, - and Dunkin's first drive-thru for dogsClosing Time: - Blank Street raises $75M at a $650M valuation- the $1-bidding ad auction hits 53 sponsorsALSO ON THE SHOW- Winks copycat- Amazon hikes hardware prices 60%, blaming a memory shortage- A Grok-bot "infinite money glitch"- The 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games-------------------------------------Daily newsletter: https://newsletter.ecommcowboy.com/Made possible by:Proppel - https://www.weareproppel.com/ecomm-cowboy-proppelTie - https://meettie.com/TrendTrack - https://www.trendtrack.io/Sathi - https://www.mysathi.io/champions/ecomm-cowboySlash - https://www.slash.com/Richpanel - https://www.richpanel.com/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+CowboyPostscript - https://postscript.io/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+CowboySeguno - https://www.seguno.com/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+CowboyIntelligems - https://www.intelligems.io/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+CowboyROKT Aftersell - https://www.aftersell.com/offers?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+CowboyProxima AI - https://www.proxima.ai/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+CowboyNorthbeam: http://northbeam.io/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+CowboyUniversal Ads - https://www.universalads.com/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+CowboyFollow Ecomm Cowboy:https://x.com/ecommcowboyhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/ecommcowboyhttps://www.instagram.com/ecommcowboy/https://www.tiktok.com/@ecommcowboyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/0q1Pp0rW8j6cehXToNTeJchttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ecomm-cowboy/id1761749693