Online shopping stories
Mastercard & Lobster.cash team up for AI agent payments
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Mastercard and Lobster.cash to let OpenClaw users authorise AI agents to spend on existing cards, backed by Verifiable Intent.
Agentic commerce and the evolution of retail purchase behaviour
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digital transformation
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Retail shifts as AI agents move from recommending products to completing purchases, forcing brands to make catalogues legible to machine buyers.
American Express launches AI commerce kit & protection
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commerce systems
American Express adds AI agent safeguards and purchase protection as it opens a developer kit for software-led buying.
AI skincare searches surge as consumers seek guidance
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cdp
AI skincare searches jump 2,647% as Fresha says beauty buyers are turning to image analysis, smart devices and app-led routines for guidance.
Shoppers turn against AI social content, survey finds
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partner programmes
Shoppers increasingly prefer human-led social posts over AI-generated material, with Gen Z driving brands towards micro-influencers and niche creators.
Retail websites worst for accessibility, report finds
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risk & compliance
Shopping sites top accessibility failure list as WebAIM finds 71 errors per page and disabled users struggle to complete purchases.
Superdry appoints Verde Digital to boost organic search
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digital transformation
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martech
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partner programmes
Superdry & Co turns to Verde Digital for SEO and AI search support as the rebranded retailer targets broader fashion discovery worldwide.
Rithum appoints Mausam Bhatt as Chief Product Officer
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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Rithum brings in former Realtor.com executive Mausam Bhatt to steer product strategy as it ramps up AI-led tools and automation across its platform.
Visa says AI agents may soon negotiate business deals
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Businesses warm to AI agents haggling over deals, but consumers remain wary of handing software full control of spending.
APAC cybercrime rises 12% as synthetic fraud surges
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APAC cybercrime climbs as synthetic identity fraud accelerates, with desktop-browser attacks, login pressure and bot activity fuelling losses.
OpenAI adds shopping tools to ChatGPT with visual discovery
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personalisation
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OpenAI is turning ChatGPT into a visual shopping hub, adding side‑by‑side comparisons and richer merchant data for in-chat product discovery.
TikTok Shop adds Bazaarvoice reviews to product pages
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e-commerce
TikTok Shop and Bazaarvoice link up to push verified customer feedback, photos and videos onto product pages as US sales surge.
Bazaarvoice finds AI review use fuels shopper mistrust
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cx
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personalisation
Bazaarvoice finds nearly a quarter of shoppers use AI to write reviews, yet almost two thirds distrust AI-assisted feedback as inauthentic.
AliExpress raises UK Brand+ price guarantee to £40
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commerce systems
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AliExpress boosts its UK Brand+ price promise, lifting per-item refunds to GBP £40 and monthly claim caps to GBP £160 on select goods.
Adapting to change: How SEO specialists can leverage Google's generative AI update
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digital transformation
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Google's generative AI update pushes SEO into a new era, forcing specialists to prioritise intent, E-E-A-T and NLP over rankings alone.
SeenThis & Vudoo team up to power shoppable video ads
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cx
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e-commerce
SeenThis and Vudoo join forces to deliver shoppable video ads on the open web, linking viewer attention directly to on-screen purchases.
Pattern appoints David Jennison to lead European growth
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Pattern appoints ex-Amazon eCommerce Specialist David Jennison as Europe MD to spearhead marketplace-driven growth and AI-powered expansion.
From complexity to clarity: Why eCommerce needs clean customer data
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In eCommerce, clean verified customer address data is now essential to cut costs, stop fraud and keep shoppers loyal worldwide.
Constructor posts surge on AI retail search momentum
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Constructor rides AI retail search boom with 82% customer growth, 116% EMEA revenue jump and 322bn annual product discovery interactions.
Google expands Gemini in Chrome with new languages
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ai
Google is rolling out Gemini in Chrome to India, New Zealand and Canada, adding over 50 languages and deeper links to Gmail, Maps and YouTube.