The On Tap Podcast explores what it really takes to build, scale, and optimise modern digital commerce. Hosted by the team behind On Tap, each episode dives into the strategies, technologies, and operational challenges faced by today’s eCommerce businesses.
Through conversations with merchants, technology partners, agency leaders, and platform experts, we unpack real-world lessons from the front lines of online retail. Topics range from Magento and Shopify architecture to performance optimisation, AI-driven operations, platform migrations, integrations, and the evolving economics of running profitable eCommerce.
Whether you’re an eCommerce merchant, digital leader, developer, or agency professional, the On Tap Podcast delivers practical insights you can apply immediately to grow revenue, improve performance, and build more resilient commerce operations.
In today's episode, John covers the strategic fork emerging in agentic commerce as Walmart announces Agent Profiles, Agent Gateway, and formal AI agent terms, taking the opposite approach to how the market's largest retailer has handled AI shopping agents. The episode also covers a critical PHP security update that every Magento merchant needs to address with their hosting provider this week, plus Shopify's Polaris 2.0 reaching stable status and what it means for the app ecosystem heading into peak season.
Walmart's three-part agentic commerce framework and why it creates two incompatible models for the future of eCommerce
PHP2Shell: two CVSS 9.2 PHP vulnerabilities that require a runtime update, not a Magento patch, and why most merchants' security workflows might miss them
Shopify Polaris 2.0 moves from release candidate to stable on the CDN
Refreshed payment method tiled layout in Shopify checkout
Salesforce's $5.66 billion acquisition of Braze and what it signals for AI-powered marketing
eBay's second round of workforce cuts and the narrowing strategic focus for marketplace sellers
Practical action items for merchants across platforms before peak season
Visit www.ontapgroup.com (http://www.ontapgroup.com) for more eCommerce insights, strategy, and implementation expertise.
22 Oct 2026
ontap.daily (October 22nd 2026)
In today's episode, John unpacks what Money20/20 revealed about the payments industry's readiness for agentic commerce, and why a candid admission from one of the world's largest payment processors should prompt every eCommerce merchant to evaluate their checkout infrastructure before peak season. The episode also covers a new Shopify storefront security feature that merchants need to test this week, Amazon's standout decision to increase holiday hiring by 20%, and what the Adidas-Nike performance gap continues to teach ecommerce businesses about channel strategy.
Topics covered:
Fiserv's Money20/20 confirmation that merchants are questioning whether legacy payment stacks can handle agentic commerce
Why the checkout, not discovery, is the binding constraint on AI-mediated commerce
Shopify's new redirect protection and what merchants should test before peak season
Amazon hiring 300,000+ seasonal workers while most retailers are pulling back
Adidas record Q3 versus Nike's ongoing turnaround and the channel strategy lessons
Piper Sandler teen spending data showing a shift from athletic to fashion brands
Action items: payment processor agentic strategy, redirect testing, and operational readiness
Visit www.ontapgroup.com (http://www.ontapgroup.com) for more eCommerce insights, strategy guidance, and to connect with the On Tap team.
21 Oct 2026
ontap.daily (October 21st 2026)
In today's episode, John breaks down Shopify's urgent security advisory calling every app developer to scan for vulnerabilities this week, and explains what it means for merchants heading into peak season. The episode also covers a new native stock counting tool in the Shopify admin, research showing that most holiday media plans are timed too late to capture how consumers actually shop, and cautionary holiday spending forecasts that suggest every advertising pound needs to work harder this year. Plus, UPS Happy Returns arrives on TikTok Shop and Walmart takes on Amazon Prime with a new bundled membership offer.
Shopify's proactive security initiative: new AI-powered scanning tools, mandatory expiring tokens, and what merchants should audit in their app stack this week
Native stock counts in the Shopify admin: barcode scanning, staff assignment, and variance review before peak season
Why concentrating holiday media spend around Black Friday may be leaving money on the table, and what to shift now
Holiday spending forecasts from Circana and Simon-Kucher signal a more cautious consumer
UPS Happy Returns integrates with TikTok Shop for box-free social commerce returns
Walmart bundles Walmart+ and Sam's Club memberships in a direct challenge to Amazon Prime
Visit www.ontapgroup.com (http://www.ontapgroup.com) to learn more about ecommerce strategy, platform delivery, and peak season readiness.
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