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Amazon Is Spending $6.8 Billion to Manufacture Walmart’s Geography Advantage

September 17, 2026
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Mastercard and Alchemy Partner to Enable Everyday Agentic Payments
Artificial Intelligence // September 17, 2026

Mastercard and Alchemy, a provider of blockchain infrastructure for apps and artificial intelligence agents, partnered on an agentic payment option that Mastercard will roll out this week, Alchemy said in a Thursday (Sept. 17) post on social platform X. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Costco and DoorDash Launch Same-Day Delivery in US
Aggregators // September 17, 2026

Costco is now available on the DoorDash Marketplace across the United States, DoorDash said in a Thursday (Sept. 17) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Amazon Plans Same-Day Delivery Hubs Near 80% of US Prime Members
Delivery // September 16, 2026

Amazon plans to increase its number of same-day delivery hubs from 85 to more than 1,000 by 2031, Seeking Alpha reported Wednesday (Sept. 16), citing a paywalled article by Business Insider. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

David’s Bridal Makes Its SaaS Play for Wedding Vendors With Pearl Connect
Merchant Innovation // September 16, 2026

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David’s Bridal Makes Its SaaS Play for Wedding Vendors With Pearl Connect

September 16, 2026
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AI Moves Into Brazil’s Everyday Shopping Journey

September 16, 2026
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47% of Shoppers Who Abandoned Their Carts Wanted a Digital Wallet Option

September 16, 2026
A shopper can make it through product search, comparison and cart building, then disappear at the payment screen. For merchants, that turns a nearly completed sale into a preventable loss....

AI Picks the Shortlist Before Retailers Get the Click

September 16, 2026
Before a shopper ever reaches a retailer, an artificial intelligence assistant may have already narrowed the field to three options. Making that shortlist is becoming its own competition. Get the...

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Mastercard and Alchemy Partner to Enable Everyday Agentic Payments

September 17, 2026
Mastercard and Alchemy, a provider of blockchain infrastructure for apps and artificial intelligence agents, partnered on an agentic payment option that Mastercard will roll out this week, Alchemy said in a Thursday (Sept. 17) post on social platform X. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access […]

Costco and DoorDash Launch Same-Day Delivery in US

September 17, 2026
Costco is now available on the DoorDash Marketplace across the United States, DoorDash said in a Thursday (Sept. 17) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Amazon Plans Same-Day Delivery Hubs Near 80% of US Prime Members

September 16, 2026
Amazon plans to increase its number of same-day delivery hubs from 85 to more than 1,000 by 2031, Seeking Alpha reported Wednesday (Sept. 16), citing a paywalled article by Business...

Target Turns App AI Features Into Bigger Orders and Faster Checkout

September 10, 2026
Target is seeing results from the artificial intelligence-powered shopping features it added to its app over the past year, the retailer said in a Tuesday (Sept. 8) press release. Get...