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Retail & Commerce · 4 min read

85% of Retailers Say They Can't Govern Their AI Fast Enough for the Holidays

Eighty-five percent of retail decision-makers say their data is growing faster than their ability to govern it—even as AI-driven pricing and inventory tools are live in their businesses heading into the holiday season.

4d ago

Retail & Commerce · 4 min read

Salesforce Forecasts One-in-Three Ecommerce Sites Will Have an AI Shopper Agent Live by Cyber Week

Salesforce predicts AI chat agents will drive 20% of all ecommerce traffic this holiday season, with one in three ecommerce sites having a live shopper agent by Cyber Week.

Nov 1

Retail & Commerce · 3 min read

Fanatics and OpenAI Deploy AI That Matches Fans to 1.5 Million SKUs

Fanatics deployed an OpenAI-powered AI recommendation engine that matches fan preferences to merchandise across 1.5 million SKUs — moving sports retail discovery from search to conversation.

Oct 28

Retail & Commerce · 3 min read

Ulta Beauty AI Engine Drives Double-Digit eCommerce Surge Before Marketplace Launch

Ulta Beauty credited its AI-powered automated marketing engine with driving a double-digit eCommerce revenue increase ahead of its mid-October marketplace launch.

Oct 1

Retail & Commerce · 4 min read

AI Is Rewiring How Americans Shop Online — and $20 Billion in 2026 Sales Already Prove It

AI-powered recommendations now give brands a 2-to-1 purchase advantage, and U.S. ecommerce driven through AI platforms is projected to hit $20 billion in 2026, according to Similarweb's State of Ecommerce 2026 report.

Sep 11

Retail & Commerce · 4 min read

AI Personalization Now Drives 45% of Online Conversions as Retailer Revenue Gap Widens to 40%

AI-driven personalization is behind 45% of all online conversions in 2026, and retailers using AI generate 40% more revenue than those that don't — a compounding gap that is getting harder to close.

Jun 12

Retail & Commerce · 4 min read

Nine in Ten Retailers to Increase AI Budgets in 2026 as Agentic Commerce Takes Center Stage

Nine in ten retailers plan to grow their AI budgets in 2026, with agentic AI the fastest-growing deployment category — but more than half of consumers still describe shopping experiences as generic.

Jun 8

Retail & Commerce · 4 min read

Agentic Commerce Arrives: AI-Driven Retail Traffic Up 393% as Bots Replace Browsing

Adobe Digital Insights data shows AI-driven visits to U.S. retail sites surged 393% year-over-year in Q1 2026, with AI-referred shoppers converting 42% better — marking the emergence of agentic commerce at scale.

May 7

Retail & Commerce · 4 min read

Retail AI Market Hits $18.4 Billion as Nine in Ten Retailers Increase AI Budgets

Global retail AI reached $18.4 billion in 2026, with 90% of retailers increasing AI budgets. Inventory forecasting leads spend as AI-driven personalization lifts order values by up to 369%.

May 2

Retail & Commerce · 4 min read

Nine in Ten Retailers Now Using AI as Global Market Hits $18.4 Billion in 2026

The retail sector has crossed a threshold: nearly 90% of retailers are now actively using AI tools, and the technology has shifted from experimentation to operational backbone across the industry.

Apr 21