This week, yep, we had another story on Google Search ranking volatility. I posted the Google webmaster report for January ...

Costco is shaking up the way Americans check out — but don't worry, it's not adding more self-checkout lanes. The warehouse giant — famous for its no-frills, pallet-stacked stores and rock-bottom ...

Self-checkout may save time at the store, but a growing number of shoppers admit they’ve also used it to steal. Among Americans who have used self-checkout, 27 percent say they’ve intentionally taken ...

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Google has announced a trio of new AI-powered shopping features. The tech company is rolling out more conversational search capabilities for shopping in AI Mode, so that buyers can make more specific ...

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PayPal partners with OpenAI to bring instant checkout and commerce directly into ChatGPT. ChatGPT users will be able to pay with PayPal, using cards, balances, or banks — backed by PayPal’s buyer ...

The holiday shopping season has always been retail’s high-stakes sprint. Six to eight weeks of peak traffic can account for nearly 20% of annual sales, according to the National Retail Federation, ...

Instant Checkout in OpenAI’s ChatGPT launched Monday in partnership with Etsy and Shopify, allowing consumers to make purchases directly from the chatbot. The shift in ecommerce supports what some ...

OpenAI announced Instant Checkout in ChatGPT, allowing you to make purchases directly in ChatGPT. This is powered by the Agentic Commerce Protocol that is built with Stripe. OpenAI wrote, "Starting ...

OpenAI has introduced an agentic AI shopping feature in ChatGPT called Instant Checkout, starting with Etsy products and expanding to Shopify merchants. Unlike generative AI, this tool takes proactive ...