What’s next in commerce and retail changes almost every day. But some days bring bigger changes than others. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...
Wayfair said Monday (Jan. 12) that it participated in the development of Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) for agentic commerce and will soon enable shoppers to check out directly from Wayfair without leaving Google during their research. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol marks a shift in how the company wants transactions to happen online. Instead of sending users from search results to merchant websites, Google is beginning to execute purchases directly inside its artificial intelligence (AI) products. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Google Cloud introduced Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience, a platform designed to help retailers deploy artificial intelligence (AI) agents that can support shopping, ordering and customer service across digital channels. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
January 05, 2026
Let’s start with Amazon. In a recent article published on its site the company outlines how it is applying generative and agentic artificial intelligence (AI) to simplify online shopping by reducing the effort required to find, compare and evaluate products. Amazon frames the challenge as one of scale: With hundreds of millions of items available across […]
December 15, 2025
Standards. Protocols. Alliances. It was a big week as usual in the Prompt Economy with several announcements that show cooperation among some of the power players that will make agentic...
December 02, 2025
Consolidation reshapes industries of every size, from manufacturing to retail to digital markets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
October 29, 2025
If there were any questions about what drove Google parent Alphabet towards its first ever quarter of notching more than $100 billion in sales, they were quickly laid to rest...
January 14, 2026
Big Tech companies moved this week to solidify their control over the artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem, launching initiatives that range from massive data-center expansions to specialized tools for retail and drug discovery. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional […]
January 12, 2026
Wayfair said Monday (Jan. 12) that it participated in the development of Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) for agentic commerce and will soon enable shoppers to check out directly from...
January 12, 2026
Google Cloud introduced Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience, a platform designed to help retailers deploy artificial intelligence (AI) agents that can support shopping, ordering and customer service across digital channels....
January 12, 2026
Google parent company Alphabet’s market capitalization reached $4 trillion Monday (Jan. 12), driven by its recent successes in artificial intelligence (AI). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...