Late last year, some independent online merchants started noticing something strange. Despite never working with Amazon — and in some cases pointedly avoiding it — they were getting orders that seemed ...

Agentic AI is struggling with the complexity and variety of real-world commerce, so Google and others are helping enterprises standardize interactions with online shopping bots. Google has published ...

Consumers in the United States spent a record amount of money online this Thanksgiving holiday, culminating in a massive spending spree on Cyber Monday. After previously setting e-commerce spending ...

NEW YORK, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. holiday shopping season kicked off to record online sales. But underlying signs of economic fragility signal a pullback in spending could be looming. Consumer ...

Nov. 29 (UPI) --The nation's consumers spent a record $11.8 billion on Black Friday, which exceeded the amount spent during in-store visits on the day after Thanksgiving. Adobe Analytics data show a ...

American shoppers turned to artificial intelligence (AI) in unprecedented numbers this Black Friday, helping push online spending to a record $11.8 billion as many consumers chose to avoid crowded ...

Online shopping scams were the second most-reported type of fraud that resulted in $12.5 billion (yes, billion with a ‘b’) in losses in 2024 alone. These scams infiltrate homes by playing on emotions ...

With holiday shopping on the horizon, OpenAI and Perplexity both announced AI shopping features this week, which integrate into their existing chatbots to help users research potential purchases. The ...

A new dedicated model powers ChatGPT's shopping research feature. (OpenAI) With Black Friday around the corner, OpenAI is upgrading ChatGPT's shopping capabilities just in time to make spending your ...

Perplexity announced a free agentic shopping product for U.S. users next week. The startup partnered with PayPal ahead of the launch. Perplexity previously released a shopping offering called "Buy ...

With the holidays right around the corner, shopping is in full swing. A lot of Americans are turning to online shipping because it is quick and convenient. There are a few things to keep in mind to ...

In this brave new world of e-commerce, plenty of stores have tried to make their websites a seamless extension of their brick-and-mortar shopping experience. But even the biggest Costco fans would ...