Isaac Morey's Favorite Interviews from eTail Palm Springs: A Compilation of the Best Conversations on the Show Floor
By Isaac Morey
eTail Palm Springs is one of the most important events on the e-commerce calendar. As one of the most anticipated events in the e-commerce calendar, eTail brings together senior retail leaders, DTC brands, and digital innovators to explore the evolving future of online and omnichannel retail. Every year, the event draws a powerful mix of founders, marketers, technology providers, and retail operators — all under one roof in the California desert.
Isaac Morey, Co-Founder of Content Cucumber, was on the ground at eTail Palm Springs this year recording conversations for the Talk Commerce podcast. The result? A compilation video packed with some of his favorite interviews from across the show floor. Each one is a quick snapshot of the people, ideas, and energy that make eTail such a standout event.
Here’s a look at every clip in the compilation.
| 0:40 Scott Ohsman, Always Off Brand |
| 5:38 Elizabethe Lachhar, RezolveAI |
| 10:57 Amrit Shergill, ShopVision |
| 14:21 Udayan Bose, NetElixer |
| 16:27 Andrew Watt, MAI |
| 18:17 Patrick Yoon, CHEQ |
Scott Ohsman, Always Off Brand: AI Is Moving Past the Hype
Scott Ohsman kicked things off with signature energy and a sharp take on where AI in e-commerce really stands. He argues that AI is finally moving from buzzword to tactical tool — but warns that a “blister” correction is coming, and that mediocre brands relying on AI as a crutch will be the first to get flushed out.
D2C Brands Are About to Have a Moment
In the same conversation, Scott made the case that D2C brands are quietly positioned for a traffic windfall thanks to LLM-driven search sending users directly to brand websites. It’s unpaid traffic, and the brands doing solid foundational work will benefit most.
The Vibes at eTail Are Unmatched
Scott closed with a love letter to the eTail experience itself — the Palm Springs sunshine, the resort setting, and the surprisingly positive energy on the exhibitor floor. According to Scott, even the vendors are in a good mood here, and that says a lot.
Elizabeth Lachhar, Rezolve AI: The Case for Agentic Commerce
Elizabeth Lechhar from Rezolve AI broke down what agentic commerce actually means and why it matters right now. With Generation Alpha bringing five trillion dollars in buying power online in the next few years, the traditional e-commerce funnel is reaching end of life — and brands need to prepare for a conversational, hyper-personalized future.
Shopping Will Become a 360° Experience
Elizabeth painted a picture of what the near future of shopping looks like: not just searching for a blazer, but asking an AI what to wear in Palm Springs, what goes with it, and whether you can still wear it to lunch. Commerce is becoming circular and lifestyle-driven, not linear.
Get Your Data Ready Now
In her closing remarks, Elizabeth urged retailers to start preparing their data infrastructure for the agentic future. From multi-dimensional search to automated payments, the entire commerce stack is about to change — and Resolve AI is building the end-to-end platform to support that shift.
Amrit Shergill, ShopVision: Why Retros Shouldn’t Be Anecdotal
Amrit Shergill of ShopVision explained how most brands rely on fragmented, anecdotal data when looking back at key campaigns like Black Friday. His company captures every digital touchpoint across competitors and reseller channels, turning guesswork into clarity and predictive insights.
Pricing Intelligence: Finding White Space in the Market
Amrit dove deeper into a specific pain point he’s hearing at eTail: pricing challenges. Brands with large wholesale networks are missing margin and product-line opportunities because they can’t see how competitors are pricing similar products. His platform matches products across brands and surfaces the white space.
Udayan Bose, NetElixir: $30 Million in Revenue Driven by Experimentation
NetElixir’s founder, Udayan Bose shared that their machine-learning-powered experimentation platform has driven roughly $30 million in cumulative additional revenue across 250 experiments in the past year. The message is clear: performance AI — the kind that drives measurable outcomes — is the next frontier every e-commerce brand should pursue.
NetElixir: AI Is Moving from Buzz to Action
Udayan also noted a shift in the eTail conversations this year: people aren’t just talking about AI anymore — they’re asking whether it actually drives results. NetElixir’s high Net Promoter Score (84.4, double the industry average) backs up their claim that human expertise combined with AI delivers exceptional performance.
Andrew Watt, MAI: Agentic AI for Google Ads Management
The team at MAI founded by former Google Ads and Instacart ad platform engineers introduced their agentic AI for paid media. Their platform plugs into Google Ads, Google Analytics, and Shopify, then autonomously builds and manages campaigns — taking over work that used to require agencies or in-house teams. They’re expanding to Bing and Meta next.
Patrick Yoon, CHEQ: Client-Side Detection: Cleaning Up Invalid Traffic
Patrick explained how their client-side pixel unlocks intelligence retailers have never had access to before — from reducing paid media ad waste by up to 70% to identifying which bots on your site are malicious and which are actually acting on behalf of real consumers through LLMs.
The AI-Bot Hybrid Future of Retail Websites
In a deeper dive, Patrick shared that Gartner predicts one in five interactions on retail websites will involve an LLM by 2028. The takeaway: you can’t just block all automation anymore. Retailers need nuanced intelligence to distinguish between helpful AI agents and bad actors, and that distinction will directly impact ROI.
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