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PayPal Debuts Shoppable Ads to Help Retailers Offset AI-Driven Web Traffic Declines

As AI reshapes online discovery, merchants of all sizes are grappling with how to handle decreased traffic to…

News June 18
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Walmart Introduces Gen AI-Powered Assistant in Mobile App

Walmart has introduced Sparky, a smiley-faced generative AI-powered assistant capable of synthesizing reviews and offering mobile app users…

News June 10
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Agentic AI is No Longer Speculative

Just six months ago, the idea of a business seriously incorporating Agentic AI into its operations would likely…

Executive Viewpoints June 3
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Where Amazon and Walmart Are Looking Next: Even Faster Delivery, Healthcare and AI, Of Course

Earlier this week we dissected the similarities and differences between Amazon’s “Why” approach to innovation and Walmart’s “And”…

Features May 29
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Salesforce Bolsters AI Ambitions with $8B Informatica Acquisition

Salesforce will beef up its cloud data management capabilities with the purchase of Informatica for $8 billion in…

News May 28
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Listen Now: Tariffs, Bankruptcies and What Comes Next in Retail

The Retail TouchPoints podcast, Retail Remix, returns for its fifth season with a doozy of an episode, but…

Features May 28
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Visa, Mastercard, PayPal Dive into Agentic Era with Tools that Help Consumers ‘Use AI to Buy’

Payment providers are banking on the fact that millions of people will soon rely on AI to find…

Features May 2
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Amazon's new Interests tool aims to take the difficulty out of discovering products online.

Amazon Aims to Increase its Gravitational Pull with New Shopping Features

Amazon has successfully established itself as the starting point for many shoppers’ online searches, edging in on turf…

Features April 9
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Tariffs, Trade and Turmoil: Strategies for a Resilient Supply Chain

The return of sweeping tariffs under the new administration has sent ripples through global supply chains, creating a…

Executive Viewpoints March 25
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