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Target introduces AI-powered photo search, review features
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (312+ words) The retailer is accelerating its AI features to boost personalization and product discovery. Target wants to help shoppers find what they need faster and in a more personalized way by utilizing AI. So far, the retailer’s Review Insights feature has…...
E-commerce to outpace overall holiday sales growth as shoppers lean on AI
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (242+ words) The channel is expected to grow up to 8.4%, aided in part by consumers’ embrace of digital tools such as artificial intelligence, per Deloitte. As artificial intelligence becomes a more embedded part of the shopping journey, e-commerce sales stand to benefit…...
Ace Hardware: ‘We’re in the business of building national brands’
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (875+ words) The retailer introduced new ways brands can build awareness through its retail media network at its inaugural Upfront event in Chicago. Ace Hardware launched its retail media network with a blank slate. The hardware retailer debuted RedVest Media about a…...
Preparing your platform for agentic commerce: How to authenticate AI buying agents vs. synthetic bots
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (577+ words) Automated traffic on a marketplace meant scrapers, card testers, credential stuffers. The playbook was simple: detect automation, block automation. That playbook broke this year. AI bots made up 47.9% of commerce traffic on Akamai's global network in the second half of…...
Sephora to pilot TikTok Shop experience
1+ week, 5+ day ago (292+ words) The beauty retailer will debut exclusive monthly drops through the social media’s e-commerce feature with content-led videos and a TikTok Live. Sephora will debut on TikTok Shop in the U.S. through a pilot starting on Sept. 19. The launch will feature…...
The Home Depot extends AI assistance in local stores
1+ week, 6+ day ago (249+ words) The retailer expanded its AI shopping assistant, Magic Apron, to include localized store knowledge to help customers quickly find items, ask product-specific questions and get project advice. Magic Apron is ready to help further assist customers in their local Home…...
Walmart’s stores have ‘evolved’ as e-commerce grows
3+ week, 4+ day ago (300+ words) CFO John David Rainey said brick and mortar is vital as retail becomes more omnichannel. Meanwhile, Walmart’s Q2 U.S. comps were softened by drug pricing regulation. The utility of brick-and-mortar stores continues to shift for one of the largest retailers in…...