AI Search Is Costco's Best Traffic Source
"Traffic to our site from AI search grew triple digits for the second consecutive quarter."
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Shopify Just Let Browser-Based AI Agents Complete Purchases
"These WebMCP tools provide structured and efficient APIs, purposely designed via UCP."
Stitch Fix Named AI Investment as a Reason for EBITDA Declining
"If I want to ensure my pantry is perpetually replenished with paper towels, that's something I would happily outsource to my agentic shopper."
Retail's Most Expensive Problem Right Now Is AI Search
"We are definitely seeing increased digital advertising costs."
Kroger Wants AI Agents to Handle Your Weekly Grocery Shopping
"The goal is not autonomy everywhere."
Estée Lauder Partners with Profound to Optimize Brand Visibility Across AI Platforms
"This partnership gives every brand in our portfolio the ability to show up distinctly, consistently, and accurately wherever our consumers are asking for recommendations."
Amazon's Alexa for Shopping Can Now Tell You if a Message Is a Scam
"We built a tool to put certainty directly in customers' hands, in real time, when they need it most."
NIQ and Similarweb Are Building the Measurement Infrastructure for AI Commerce
"AI is becoming a new commerce channel, and NIQ intends to make it measurable."
Dollar General Is Building Agentic AI Across 21,000 Stores
"The long-term framework doesn't contemplate any potential benefit from AI."
Best Buy Beat Expectations and Disclosed Three AI Initiatives in the Same Quarter
"Ask Blue is live. ChatGPT sells Best Buy products. AI glasses more than doubled."
Kohl's Has an AI Shopping Assistant Driving Higher Conversion
"We are confident that the work we are executing is leading us in the right direction."
The Physical Store Is Not Dying. It Is Becoming the Backbone of AI Shopping
The three earnings calls suggest that AI's retail value depends lesser on replacing stores.
Walmart's Sparky Is Up 70% in Users While Driving 40% Higher Orders
Sparky knows what is already in your cart before you open the app.
Weigel's Is Replacing Its Store Tech Stack With an AI-Native Platform Across All 90 Locations
"Tote AI gives us a platform that can grow and evolve as quickly as our business does."
Home Depot's Magic Apron Is Now in the Aisles
Magic Apron is now receiving millions of questions per month.
Target Said AI Traffic Is Growing 3.5 Times Faster Than the Industry
As more consumers begin to explore the benefits of agentic shopping, Target's digital traffic sourced from external AI platforms is growing more than 3.5 times the industry.
Target Appoints Chandhu Nair as Its First Chief AI Officer
"The most meaningful AI stories won't be about what happens in a lab."
Hims & Hers Embedded AI Into Its Weight Loss Care Experience
"This new experience on the Hers app embeds intelligence at every step of the care experience."
Self-Checkout Just Got Smarter at Morrisons
"Morrisons recognize that the best AI solutions deliver measurable results without compromising the customer experience."
Albertsons Embedded Safeway Into ChatGPT So Shoppers Never Have to Leave the Chat
"We are on a mission to power our customers at every touchpoint with AI to deliver a seamless shopping experience."