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Instacart Debuts AI Grocery Suite, Powers Customer-Facing Agentic Tech for Kroger
Instacart has introduced a suite of AI solutions specifically designed for the complexities of grocery retailing, featuring a white-label customer-facing agentic AI-powered shopping helper called Cart Assistant. This personalized omnichannel…
News November 5
Amazon Store-in-a-Store Debuts at Pennsylvania Whole Foods
Want some Coke with your chia seeds? That’s exactly what Amazon is hoping to deliver with its new store-within-a-store concept at the Whole Foods Market in Plymouth Meeting, Penn., which…
News November 5
Update: Ikea Shop-in-Shops Now Open in Best Buy Stores Across Florida, Texas
[Update from Nov. 5, 2025] Ikea kitchen and laundry planning centers are now open at Best Buy stores in: Additional locations in Mesquite, Hulen and South Austin, Texas will open…
News November 5
The $176 Billion Retail Media Opportunity has a Generation Problem
If you’re running the same in-store advertising strategy for a 22-year-old and a 65-year-old, you’re not maximizing your potential revenue. Vibenomics conducted a comprehensive survey in collaboration with Suzy Market…
Executive Viewpoints November 5
ThredUp Launches Peer-to-Peer Offering, Enabling Direct Selling on its Platform for the First Time
Resale platform ThredUp has launched its new peer-to-peer marketplace (first announced in May) in closed beta, allowing sellers to list their items directly on the ThredUp marketplace for the first…
News November 4
Starbucks Sells Majority Stake in its China Business
Editor’s note: This story was updated on April 6, 2026 to reflect final elements of the deal upon closing. Starbucks has finalized the joint venture deal with China’s Boyu Capital…
News November 4
Black Friday Takes on New Importance as Holiday Shoppers Prioritize Smart Spending
2025 has been a year of sweeping change — both technologically thanks to AI, and economically as President Trump’s tariffs reshape the landscape of global trade. Not surprisingly, all this…
Features November 4
Beyond the Code Freeze: 5 Ways to Keep your Mobile Apps Running During the Holiday Shopping Blitz
In 2024, consumers spent $150 billion on in-app purchases, according to the State of Mobile 2025 report. And no period drives more of that spending than the holiday season. That…
Executive Viewpoints November 4
Agentic Commerce is a Huge Opportunity for Retailers; it’s Also a Liability Storm
AI agents that shop on behalf of consumers are moving from concept to reality. Visa and Mastercard are giving AI agents their own credit cards with spending authorization. PayPal is…
Executive Viewpoints November 3
