Walmart Is Opening Its Store to AI Agents. Customers Set the Spending Limits.
Each authorized agent receives a dedicated profile within the customer's account, so its purchases can be viewed separately.
Retail
How retailers and consumer brands run AI in production.
Research: AIM Research reports on Retail AI →A Brooklyn Restaurant Owner Built Her Own AI Finance Stack
"Automation is only as good as its controls."
Albertsons CEO Says the Company’s Four AI Bets Are Already Delivering.
"AI is absolutely essential, complementary, and we're not waiting."
Meta Unveils Muse Wonder, Its Most Advanced Agentic AI Model
"When you do real-world tasks, you're going to get roadblocks and you're going to get things that come up or various setbacks."
Leadership move
Hilton Hires Uber's Jeff Moore as CTO to Accelerate Its AI and Platform Strategy
"I was especially drawn to Hilton's ambition to harness AI and next-generation technology to reimagine the guest experience and empower team members,"
The RealReal Rolls Out AI Shopping Agent to All 45 Million Members After Pilot
The platform lists more than 1.5 million unique items daily, each available as a single unit.
Accenture and Dell Form a Dedicated Business Group to Help Enterprises Run AI on Private Infrastructure
"We want to help enterprises move from AI interest to adoption."
Airbnb's CEO Said Anyone Can Build AI Search
"Anyone can vibe-code a search function."
DoorDash Built an MCP Connector for Corporate Food Ordering
"We want to make it easier for the person putting that meal together."
AI Search Is Costco's Best Traffic Source
"Traffic to our site from AI search grew triple digits for the second consecutive quarter."
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."
YouTube Embedded AI Into Every Stage of the Creator Workflow
"Our vision is for Ask Studio to become the ultimate creative partner for every Creator, a trusted companion that Creators turn to first."
Amazon's Seller Assistant Now Runs 24/7 Without the Seller
"Amazon sellers make dozens of decisions a day on pricing, inventory, and ads."
Kroger Wants AI Agents to Handle Your Weekly Grocery Shopping
"The goal is not autonomy everywhere."
Disney's First CTO Will Oversee AI, Data and Engineering Across the Entire Company
"Karandeep brings a rare mix of experience across infrastructure, consumer technology and AI."
Amazon Is Deploying AI Glasses to 20,000 Delivery Drivers
"We're focused on using hardware and AI-backed software systems to help DSP owners run stronger operations and improve the delivery experience."
Meta's Muse Can Now Buy From Shopify Stores. Amazon Blocked It the Same Weekend.
"We want to give our users access to a wide range of stores to find the absolute perfect products."
Newell Brands Has a New Design Center in Atlanta. AI Is Already Running Across Its Enterprise.
The Design Center will span two locations.