Retail

Retail is the process of selling consumer goods or services to customers through multiple channels of distribution to earn a profit. Retailers satisfy demand identified through a supply chain.

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Mastercard Bets Shoppers Will Trust AI Agents One Purchase at a Time

Mastercard Bets Shoppers Will Trust AI Agents One Purchase at a Time
Mastercard Bets Shoppers Will Trust AI Agents One Purchase at a Time
October 08, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Watch more: The Agentic Experience With Mastercard’s Pablo Fourez Consumers won’t hand artificial intelligence agents unrestricted purchasing authority on day one, but repeated successful transactions...

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Used Car Prices Poised to Dip Amid High Gas Prices
Used Car Prices Poised to Dip Amid High Gas Prices
October 07, 2026  |  Economy

New Cox Automotive projections show used car prices dipping more than previously expected. The forecast from the automotive industry data solutions company Wednesday (Oct. 7) comes as consumers continue...

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Just 11% of Retailers Measure Embedded Finance Success by ROI
Just 11% of Retailers Measure Embedded Finance Success by ROI
October 07, 2026  |  Retail

Embedded finance is delivering measurable benefits for retailers, but the way they judge whether it works reaches beyond the revenue line. The PYMNTS Intelligence report...

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Will Holiday Shopping Go Agentic? 40 Senior Execs Weigh In
Will Holiday Shopping Go Agentic? 40 Senior Execs Weigh In
October 06, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

AI may be ready to shop. Consumers are still deciding how much freedom they want to give it. “Holiday Retail’s AI Test Starts With Who...

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AI Agents Knock. Retailers Decide How Wide to Open the Door.
AI Agents Knock. Retailers Decide How Wide to Open the Door.
October 05, 2026  |  Retail

Retailers are drawing different lines on how far artificial intelligence (AI) shopping agents can go on their sites. Amazon blocks outside agents while it builds...

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L’Oréal Cuts Customer Service Time 64% With AI
L’Oréal Cuts Customer Service Time 64% With AI
October 05, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

A L’Oréal adviser who needed to issue a customer a discount code once clicked through about 15 screens over 10 minutes. Now the adviser types...

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Constructor Teams With Stripe to Debut Agentic Checkout Tool
Constructor Teams With Stripe to Debut Agentic Checkout Tool
October 05, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Product discovery platform Constructor has introduced a new Stripe-integrated agentic commerce offering. Agentic Checkout, announced in a Monday (Oct. 5) news release, is designed to allow both human shoppers...

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AI Agents Get to Work in Retail
AI Agents Get to Work in Retail
October 05, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Retail competition used to happen on shelves and screens. AI agents are moving it to data feeds and API endpoints. The retailer with the most...

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