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eCommerce Fastlane | The New Sourcing Formula: How AI-Powered Strategies Slash Costs and Tariff Risks for Shopify Brands

September 30, 2025

Season 8

Episode 422

00:33:46

eCommerce Fastlane

eCommerce Fastlane | The New Sourcing Formula: How AI-Powered Strategies Slash Costs and Tariff Risks for Shopify Brands

00:00 / 00:33:46

Sourcing a new product shouldn’t feel like a midnight scavenger hunt across time zones.

Yet most Shopify founders still juggle endless email threads, clunky spreadsheets, and “good-enough” quotes that quietly erode their margins.

Today’s guest, Anthony Sardain, says there’s a saner way. He created Cavela, the first fully automated, AI-powered virtual sourcing agent that taps more than 200 000 vetted factories in 40 countries and routinely shaves an average of 37% off unit costs—all while handling negotiation, quality checks, and certification audits for you.

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