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Visa Says Payment Choice Keeps High-Value Shoppers at Checkout
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (730+ words) Watch more: Need to Know With Visa’s Michele Herron The new American shopper can tell an artificial intelligence platform precisely what she wants, compare the answer (even while standing in the store) and abandon the merchant at checkout because the…...
Brunello Cucinelli Builds a Different Store for Every Shopper
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (402+ words) Brunello Cucinelli replaced its traditional eCommerce site on Jan. 21 with a platform that builds a different shopping experience for each visitor rather than routing everyone through the same fixed pages and menus. “For years we envisioned a new e-commerce platform,…...
Amazon Markets to Student Shoppers With College Campus Locker Additions
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (398+ words) Amazon has added 750 Locker locations at more than 500 college and university campuses across the United States, the company said in a Tuesday (Aug. 11) press release. Students can have eligible orders delivered to a campus Locker at no additional cost, pick…...
Furniture.com and Flex Pay Turn 77 Stores Into One Purchase
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (680+ words) Furniture shopping breaks down when a room requires products, policies and delivery arrangements from several sellers. Furniture.com and Flex Pay are trying to connect the pieces without turning participating retailers into anonymous suppliers. Watch more: Need to Know With…...
AI Is Bringing Retailers Their Best Customers but Not Closing the Sale
1+ week, 2+ day ago (559+ words) Retailers this quarter are reporting where artificial intelligence has actually changed how consumers shop, and where it has not. Etsy CEO Kruti Patel Goyal told analysts during a second-quarter earnings call Thursday (Aug. 6) that traffic from AI agent platforms remained…...
Amazon and Walmart Want to Beat the Consumer to Their Next Purchase
1+ week, 3+ day ago (523+ words) Amazon and Walmart’s shopping assistants can reduce search and comparison work, but inconsistent handling of product attributes shows that trusted recommendations will depend on accurate, explainable data. Walmart’s Vibe.co acquisition links connected-TV advertising to purchase data, while delivery initiatives…...
Etsy???s Three-Way AI Bet Is Starting to Pay Off
1+ week, 3+ day ago (472+ words) Etsy CEO Kruti Patel Goyal said during a second-quarter earnings call Thursday (Aug. 6) that the company is applying artificial intelligence in three distinct ways: making Etsy more personal, making Etsy more discoverable, and learning how the next generation of shopping…...
AI Finds the Deal, Shoppers Still Make the Call
1+ week, 4+ day ago (95+ words) When it comes to retail shopping, consumers are largely using artificial intelligence as a shortcut through the growing complexity of eCommerce rather than as a replacement for making their own decisions. While AI is finding its strongest role in tasks…...
Why Buy Now, Pay Later Was Never Just About Credit
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1794+ words) I thought that would get your attention. The tale of two Lucys will make my point. Meet 22-year-old Gen Z Lucy. She’s buying a $120 pair of shoes, and using a BNPL provider, is able to split the tab into four…...
Merchants Face a Two-Year AI Shopping Deadline
1+ week, 5+ day ago (326+ words) A new card can reach a digital wallet in seconds. Loyalty still takes longer, and one weak experience can send a card straight to the back of the wallet. The Issuer Engagement Playbook, “Removing Friction, Winning Loyalty: How Top Issuers…...