# The Blueprint for Independent Brands with eComFuel

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Podcast: [Future Commerce](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-commerce-570770)
Published: 2026-04-08T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.futurecommerce.com/podcasts/the-blueprint-for-independent-brands-with-ecomfuel
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## Resource

Andrew Youderian joins Phillip and Brian to break down the 2026 eCom Trends Report: a decade in the making, 300 brands surveyed, and a lot of conventional wisdom overturned. The data reveals a diverging landscape where gross margins are climbing but net margins are shrinking, Amazon's dominance is quietly unwinding, and AI's productivity promise hasn't quite arrived – yet.

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