Tariff refunds, IRS loopholes, TikTok virality & OpenAI’s big Shopify play

Hey Bylders,

This week’s drop is a mix of cash recoveries, growth playbooks, and tech shifts that every Shopify brand should be paying attention to.

Let’s get into it 👇

🧾 Tariffs Are Eating Your Margins — We’re Getting That Money Back
Most brands are leaving five to seven figures on the table in import duty refunds — and don’t even know it.
We’re fixing that. Here's how.

💸 How to Make the IRS Actually Work for You (Yes, Really)
There are 7,000+ tax credits out there for U.S. businesses.
We found a dead-simple way to help you claim the ones you qualify for — no upfront cost, and serious upside.

🚀 From $0 to $2.5 Billion in 13 Years
This brand cracked virality, licensing, and retail dominance — and they did it without building a product moat.
What they built instead? Brilliant.

☕ How We Turned Heirloom Coffee Into a Growth Flywheel
Most brands treat acquisition and retention like separate games.
We didn’t.
When Pixel Theory rebuilt Heirloom Coffee’s paid funnel and Bylders powered up their email engine, the results were insane — CPA down, orders up +73%, and email revenue jumped from zero to $7.6K in 30 days.
This is what happens when you combine a high-powered ad machine with relentless retention.

📈 We’re Now One of the Top 100 TikTok Agencies in the U.S.
Pixel Theory has officially made the list.
Here’s what we’ve learned helping brands go viral and drive real revenue — not just views — on TikTok.

🧠 OpenAI x Shopify: The Complete Analysis
This is not just a flashy integration.
It’s a glimpse into what the next 3 years of search, support, and selling online will look like. Here's what it means for your brand.

Big brands are recovering cash.
Smaller ones are getting smarter.
And we’re here each week to help you do both.

Catch you next Tuesday,
Parker & Graham

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