1+ week, 2+ day ago   (969+ words) Amazon has added two new capabilities to Alexa for Shopping, its artificial intelligence (AI) retail agent. The updates let shoppers track new product releases across the web and verify whether suspicious emails or texts actually came from Amazon. The mass…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (499+ words) The Michaels Companies Inc. worked with Google Cloud to debut its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant, Ask Mike, in May. Now, the Toys & Hobbies retailer has early data on how its online shoppers have been using the digital tool. Built using…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (846+ words) Stitch Fix is expanding its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered style visualization tool, giving clients a new way to see themselves in recommended outfits as they browse. The online personal styling service announced June 24 that clients can now generate images of…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (920+ words) Gap Inc. is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline its marketing engine, aiming to deliver more relevant content and reduce friction across its ecommerce channels. In a June 22 announcement, the retailer said it’s working with Google Cloud, Zeta Global…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (661+ words) Positioning itself for a broader international rollout, Mercari Japan is introducing a dedicated app for U.S. shoppers to buy resale goods from its Japanese marketplace. Tokyo-based Mercari Inc., Japan’s largest consumer-to-consumer (C2C) marketplace, said June 17 that it has launched a standalone Mercari…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (462+ words) The business-to-business (B2B) technology company Btab Ecommerce Group sees artificial intelligence (AI) as the key to expanding its existing network of platform users through the launch of its new Strategic Alliance Initiative. Btab, which works with small and medium-sized businesses internationally,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (491+ words) Google kicked off its annual Google I/O developer conference on May 19 with numerous announcements, including new details about its latest agentic commerce and checkout tool, the Universal Cart. Universal Cart is built on top of Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol…...

4+ mon, 3+ hour ago   (550+ words) Google has partnered with payment companies Affirm and Klarna to make buy now, pay later (BNPL) offerings available through the AI Mode, where consumers can have artificial intelligence (AI) agents make purchases on their behalf — a process called agentic commerce....

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1017+ words) On a quarterly earnings call with investors, Wayfair executives shared how the retailer is approaching artificial intelligence broadly and agentic AI specifically. Cofounder and CEO Niraj Shah said one side of Wayfair’s entry into the agentic AI space is through…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (914+ words) Ace Hardware is putting artificial intelligence (AI) in the hands of its red-vested store associates. This means a customer question about which type of pipe works best for a project, or which mouse repellent would be most effective, can be…...