Amazon is making it easier for merchants to participate in Shop Direct, its program that helps customers find and buy products that are not sold in its own store. The company now enables merchants to sync their catalog, pricing and inventory with Shop Direct by...
Amazon began rolling out an agentic artificial intelligence health assistant in the United States on Tuesday (March 10). The company is now offering access to Health AI to customers on Amazon.com and the Amazon app, will continue expanding availability in the coming weeks, and plans...
Amazon secured a temporary injunction to stop Perplexity’s artificial intelligence agent from shopping and making purchases on its site, CNBC reported Tuesday (March 10). A federal judge ruled Monday (March 9) that Amazon provided “strong evidence” that Perplexity’s Comet browser accessed its site without authorization...
The steady migration of consumer spending toward digital channels continued through the end of 2025, underlining the extent to which online commerce has become embedded in the broader retail economy. Estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday (March 10) show that retail eCommerce...
They may be digital natives, but members of Gen Z still love the mall. That’s according to a report Sunday (March 8) from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which says that younger consumers’ enthusiasm for brick-and-mortar retail has helped fuel a recent recovery in the...
Consumer spending cooled slightly in January, although strong growth in digital retail channels suggests that the broader trajectory of household consumption remains intact. Advance estimates released Friday (March 6) by the U.S. Census Bureau showed that retail and food services sales totaled $733.5 billion in...
Retail used to compete primarily on assortment, price and convenience. Increasingly, it competes on infrastructure and positioning. In a consumer environment defined by uncertainty driven by persistent inflation pressures, cautious spending and fragmented demand, retailers like Amazon and Walmart are building systems designed not just...
Costco is seeing measurable benefits from its latest digital initiatives both in-store and online, Costco President, CEO and Director Ron Vachris said Thursday (March 5). “In digital, we continue to make strides with our roadmap to deliver a more seamless experience for members in warehouse...
Target plans to open seven new stores this month, more than 30 this year and 300 by 2035 to support growth priorities outlined Tuesday (March 3) by CEO Michael Fiddelke. The retailer also plans to remodel more than 130 stores this year, it said in...