WASHINGTON, D.C. – A few weeks ago, I spent three days in Washington, D.C., meeting with congressional staffers and policymakers through Amazon’s Sellers in Your Community program. Amazon arranged the meetings, but it did not hand us talking points or ask us to...
NEW YORK – Riskified, an e-commerce fraud detection and risk intelligence company, recently released “Rewriting the Rules on Returns”. The study explores how consumer attitudes around e-commerce returns are evolving in the age of artificial intelligence (AI)....
NEW YORK – Glance, InMobi’s consumer technology company, is launching a first-to-market agentic commerce experience across millions of Samsung smart televisions in the United States. The integration built on Glance’s proprietary AI platform runs natively on...
BENTONVILLE, AR – With an expanded assortment now available through Walmart.com, customers in Mexico can shop a broader selection of products, discover new brands, and access options that were previously unavailable through Walmart. “We’re focused on...
NEW YORK – Moody’s Corp connected intelligence is now available in Amazon Quick – a personalized, proactive AI assistant – through a dedicated Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. The integration gives customers operating in Amazon Web Services (AWS) direct access to...
BENTONVILLE, AR – The Walmart Deals event will run from June 22-28 and the timing is not a coincidence. After much speculation in Q1, Amazon officially moved Prime Day into June this year, earlier than its July timing in 2025. Target also moved up Circle Deal...
BENTONVILLE, AR – Walmart recently celebrated more than one million drone deliveries completed to hundreds of thousands of customers. Company officials declared in Walmart News that, “What started as a pilot just a few years ago has officially taken off, giving...
SEATTLE – Amazon is expanding its less-than-truckload (LTL) freight in the U.S. beyond its inbound-to-Amazon offering—to any type of destination, including third-party warehouses, distribution centers, and retail partners. It’s all part of the suite of offerings...
BARCELONA, ES — The Connected Consumer 2026 report from Athos Commerce and Drapers revealed how AI adoption, fragmented shopping journeys, and rising consumer expectations are reshaping the future of fashion e-commerce. The findings highlight a significant shift in...
BELLEVUE, WA – Prosper exhibitor Xnurta, an agentic AI-powered retail media management platform for brands, sellers, and agencies, has launched The Agentic Retail Media Council, a new industry initiative designed to establish standardized frameworks for...
SEATTLE – Amazon Prime Day returns on June 23 at 12:01 a.m. PDT and runs through June 26, kicking off summer with millions of deals for Prime members. Amazon promises new deals as often as every five minutes during select periods throughout the event. New...
by Chris McCabe BOSTON – We’re a few weeks away from Amazon’s Prime Day in June, but Amazon’s obsession with price matching may set some brands up to fail in a big way. Instead of doing prep for a peak sales holiday, lucrative brands invest time trying to...
BENTONVILLE, AR – Walmart posted gains across a number of segments for its first quarter fiscal year, revealing that, “E-commerce continues to scale and we are driving steady sales momentum and category mix within the U.S. and international markets.” Total...
OTTAWA, ON – Shopify’s financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 revealed 34% revenue growth and 15% free cash flow margins. “Shopify has entered the AI era with a clear edge: strong, durable growth and two decades of commerce...
