shopping

How consumers find what they want to buy and buy it in a world that is no longer defined by a physical place but what a consumer wants to buy and how she wants to buy it. Connected devices and the integration of payments into this now digital-led shopping journey is creating new ways for merchants and consumers to interact and disrupting traditional retail business models.

Bilt and Rakuten Integrate Rewards Programs

Bilt and Rakuten Integrate Rewards Programs
Bilt and Rakuten Integrate Rewards Programs
November 06, 2025  |  Partnerships

Bilt, a loyalty program for renters, and Rakuten, a shopping platform, have integrated their rewards programs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Walmart Adds AI-Powered In-Store Search
Walmart Adds AI-Powered In-Store Search
October 31, 2025  |  Walmart

Walmart has launched several new artificial intelligence (AI) tools designed to help customers with their holiday shopping. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Pinterest Launches AI Shopping Assistant and Gen AI Controls
Pinterest Launches AI Shopping Assistant and Gen AI Controls
October 31, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

 Visual search-and-discovery platform Pinterest is turning inspiration into action. The company on Thursday (Oct. 30) introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI) shopping assistant and upgraded...

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Whatnot Raises $225 Million for Enthusiast Community-Focused Live Shopping Platform
Whatnot Raises $225 Million for Enthusiast Community-Focused Live Shopping Platform
October 30, 2025  |  Shopping

Whatnot raised $225 million in a Series F funding round to continue growing its live shopping platform that focuses on enthusiast communities and operates across...

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Amazon and Walmart Make Same-Day Grocery Delivery Retail’s New Battleground
Amazon and Walmart Make Same-Day Grocery Delivery Retail’s New Battleground
August 15, 2025  |  Retail

Amazon and Walmart occupy overlapping territory in retail but dominate in very different ways, largely because they’ve built their empires around different strategic identities. Get the...

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Target and Ulta Beauty to End Shop-in-Shop Partnership Next Year
Target and Ulta Beauty to End Shop-in-Shop Partnership Next Year
August 14, 2025  |  Retail

Target and Ulta Beauty said Thursday (Aug. 14) that they have mutually agreed not to renew their shop-in-shop partnership when the current agreement expires in August...

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Instacart Shoppers Downshift to Value as AI and Merchandising Reshape Behavior
Instacart Shoppers Downshift to Value as AI and Merchandising Reshape Behavior
August 07, 2025  |  Earnings

Instacart shoppers are ordering more often — and more carefully — as digital tools reframe how value is presented and perceived on the platform. Get...

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Mobile Window Shopping Becomes A Retail Revenue Engine
Mobile Window Shopping Becomes A Retail Revenue Engine
August 05, 2025  |  Mobile Commerce

Want to know what’s really powering the mobile shopping boom? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Shoppers Down Under Lead the World in Mobile-First Shopping
Shoppers Down Under Lead the World in Mobile-First Shopping
July 02, 2025  |  Shopping

Consumers in Australia are increasingly mobile-first, frequently reaching for their phones as part of their shopping experience. This goes beyond just making online purchases. The...

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