by Mike Duff | Apr 16, 2026 | Retail Articles
In a survey commissioned by public relations agency Idea Grove on how consumers verify AI-recommended brands, 98% of respondents said they would take additional steps before purchasing from an unfamiliar brand served up by AI. The pattern emerging is one of AI...
by Mike Duff | Feb 3, 2026 | Retail Articles
In a shopper survey, CashNetUSA asked consumers across the United States about their shopping patterns, with particular interest in “retail therapy” behaviors, and found that the average American makes 107 such purchases per year, with younger consumers more likely to...
by Mike Duff | Jan 21, 2026 | Retail Articles
Target is expanding its use of third-party AI through a new deal with Google, adding more ways for consumers to shop. With the move, Target shoppers will soon be able to browse product listings and buy directly from Target on Google Gemini as well as through the main...
by Mike Duff | Jan 13, 2026 | Retail Articles
Wayfair announced it will roll out a new checkout experience that will make off-site purchasing easier for shoppers, building on the Universal Commerce Protocol the company has been developing with Google. Under the initiative, consumers can purchase directly from...
by Mike Duff | Jan 12, 2026 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Google Cloud unveiled what it has dubbed “Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience (CX),” an agentic AI platform designed to bring shopping and customer service together on a single intelligent interface for retailers and restaurants. After a period when...
