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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Banks Call for Audit Trail From AI Shopping Instructions to Payment Outcome

Banks Call for Audit Trail From AI Shopping Instructions to Payment Outcome
Banks Call for Audit Trail From AI Shopping Instructions to Payment Outcome
September 22, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

A group of six banks is calling for artificial intelligence shopping transactions to carry an auditable record of what a customer asked an agent to...

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Visa Says Small Merchants Could Move Faster on AI Shopping
Visa Says Small Merchants Could Move Faster on AI Shopping
September 22, 2026  |  SMBs

Watch more: Need to Know With Visa’s Sara Craven Small merchants are preparing for a customer who may find them through artificial intelligence before ever...

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Maryland’s Personalized Pricing Ban Marks Shift From Disclosure to Prohibition
Maryland’s Personalized Pricing Ban Marks Shift From Disclosure to Prohibition
September 21, 2026  |  Retail

Maryland will become the first state to put an outright ban on certain personalized grocery prices into effect Oct. 1, moving beyond the disclosure requirements...

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Amazon Bars Meta’s Muse AI Agent From eCommerce Marketplace
Amazon Bars Meta’s Muse AI Agent From eCommerce Marketplace
September 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Amazon blocked Meta’s new personal artificial intelligence agent, Muse, from its eCommerce site, GeekWire reported Sunday (Sept. 20). Meta never informed Amazon that its Muse...

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Instacart Gives Merchants and Brands New Views of Store Shelves
Instacart Gives Merchants and Brands New Views of Store Shelves
September 21, 2026  |  Retail

Instacart has unveiled software designed to let grocers and brands digitally view store shelves in real time. The new solutions, announced Monday (Sept. 21), will...

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Santa Would Like a Word With Your Pumpkin
Santa Would Like a Word With Your Pumpkin
September 19, 2026  |  Retail

Santa has apparently checked his calendar and decided Halloween has had quite enough time. Amazon, Target and Walmart are lining up overlapping October sales, inviting...

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AI Agents Get Their Own Bank Accounts
AI Agents Get Their Own Bank Accounts
September 18, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Looking to strengthen its bond with merchants, Ant International is getting bank accounts for artificial intelligence agents. Account for Agent sits inside WorldFirst, Ant’s global...

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AI Agents Become the Next Payments Customer
AI Agents Become the Next Payments Customer
September 18, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Watch more: Digital Shift With Viggo Stenseth of SolvaPay The payments industry has devoted much effort to making sure a bot can’t pass for a...

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