The shorthand of direct-to-consumer (D2C) might boil down to selling through a brand’s own website or brick-and-mortar location. But writ large, the model is about...
Retailers found a way to get inflation-weary Americans to buy in June. The question is how much it cost them. Amazon’s four-day Prime Day pulled...
Give an artificial intelligence agent a budget, a marketplace and a little too much autonomy, and sooner or later, somebody ends up explaining why the...
Alibaba Group Holding and its U.S.-based payment processor, Ant Group subsidiary AUS Merchant Services, have agreed to pay $600 million to resolve U.S. Justice Department...
Retailers have spent years enhancing digital shopping capabilities. Today, many merchants are evaluating which features still justify additional investment as artificial intelligence becomes a larger...
Amazon has expanded the price history function of its agentic artificial intelligence (AI) shopping assistant. Alexa for Shopping now shows 30, 90, and 365 days...
Consumers around the world are continuing to make discretionary purchases despite rising prices, according to Visa. Rather than cutting back, consumers are seeking deals, often with...
American shoppers spent more than $26.4 billion on this year’s Amazon Prime Day. That’s a 9.3% increase over last year’s eCommerce event, Reuters reported Saturday...
Only about 20% of businesses appear ready for the next phase of shopping, where AI agents may help consumers find, compare and buy products before...