3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (561+ words) Lowe’s Companies Inc. made artificial intelligence (AI) a priority in a wave of new Lowe’s executive promotions for September. Its list of changes included adding AI to the formal title of Seemantini Godbole, Lowe’s chief information officer. And the value…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (854+ words) Rugs Direct has rolled out its on-site AI-powered conversational assistant, Ask Cleo, and it’s driving increases in key performance indicators. The retailer falls under Elevated Brands Group, also the parent company Lightopia. Elevated Brands Group launched Ask Cleo as separate…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (490+ words) Instacart has launched an artificial intelligence assistant, Clementine, for grocery shopping support while adding new partners for its existing enterprise AI tool Cart Assistant. Chris Rogers, CEO at Instacart, said in a statement that millions of families ask themselves what’s…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (540+ words) Neighborhood Intelligence — the company that rebranded from Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. — and F9 Brands have ended their acquisition agreement. In August, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. announced it would rebrand to Neighborhood Intelligence. It began trading under that name on Aug. 17, using…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (467+ words) Lowe’s Companies Inc. announced a slate of new executive appointments encompassing five roles that it said would support the company’s “Total Home” strategy. The leadership titles, which became official on Sept. 1, according to a filing made with the U.S....

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+ week, 2+ day ago   (1017+ words) Beauty retailer Sephora is debuting on TikTok Shop, launching a new “Sephora Drop Shop” experience that turns product launches into monthly livestreamed events featuring celebrity hosts, brand founders and creator content. Piloting in the U.S. starting Sept. 19, the format…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (817+ words) Department store giant Kohl’s raised its full-year 2026 outlook even as Q2 sales dipped 0.9% year over year to $3.3 billion, while digital sales improved over the same period. The outlook was buoyed in part by approximately $150 million in tariff refunds during the quarter....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (32+ words) Digital Commerce 360 AI Spotlight: Enabling Purchases While Stopping Fraud in Agentic Commerce Copyright © 2026 Digital Commerce 360 | Vertical Web Media LLC...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (712+ words) Web-only merchant Soccer.com grew sales significantly in recent months, improving upon year-ago results leading up to, during and after the 2026 World Cup. Other categories saw increases as well, at rates in the 10% range, he said. But some products in…...