AI & Agentic Commerce

How artificial intelligence is changing ecommerce, from AI search and product discovery to shopping assistants, autonomous agents, personalization and commerce automation.

Oct 12, 2026

Shopify lets shopping agents see merchant markdowns

Eligible reference prices now travel through Catalog, with merchant controls and buyer-region limits.

Oct 9, 2026

Human Judgment Becomes AI Infrastructure

Insurance is turning human oversight into an operating-model constraint, not a compliance footnote.

Oct 8, 2026

Agents Dominate OpenRouter's Growing Token Traffic

A seven-day usage snapshot reveals rising automated demand while leaving productivity and economics unresolved.

Oct 8, 2026

AI Food Discovery Has Different Gatekeepers

Retailers lead ChatGPT citations while publishers lead Gemini, giving food brands different sources to monitor.

Oct 7, 2026

Meta and partners plan permission rules for AI agents

Sierra confirms a protocol in development, with its first specification planned for later in October.

Oct 6, 2026

Shoppers Have More Discovery Doors

Amazon still leads as retailer sites and AI gain ground in U.S. holiday shopping intent.

Oct 5, 2026

ChatGPT adds try-on and a saved clothing shortlist

Photo previews and Favorites extend product evaluation before the merchant visit.

Oct 5, 2026

AI Adoption Splits by Content Format

Images lead at 91.4%, while video trails nearly 32 percentage points behind in one survey

Oct 2, 2026

Shopify turns store design into a Sidekick conversation

Canvas shows live changes across a whole storefront, but early access and app gaps limit who can use it.

Oct 1, 2026

GenAI Enters the Consideration Set

More consumers now use GenAI before brands win or lose a product recommendation.

Sep 28, 2026

AI Shopping Crosses Generational Lines

Gen Z leads use, but one in six boomers already shop with AI.

Sep 24, 2026

Gen AI Leaves B2B Pilots

More commercial teams are implementing gen AI, while fewer leave deployment indefinitely unplanned.

Sep 24, 2026

YouTube Wants To Shape Your Shortlist

Shopping questions move closer to creator reviews, giving brands another discovery surface to test.

Sep 24, 2026

Amazon Opens Seller Operations to Claude and Quick

A U.S. beta brings marketplace data and approved actions into outside assistants, while Amazon retains the access rules.

Sep 23, 2026

AI Value Requires a Flywheel

Four connected levers matter more than isolated automation pilots

Sep 22, 2026

Amazon blocks Meta’s Muse from shopping on its site

Shopper approval and retailer permission collide at the checkout.

Sep 19, 2026

AI Picks Move Brand Demand

Similarweb data suggests recommendations may shape visits before search gets credit.

Sep 19, 2026

AI Commerce Includes Retailers' Own Assistants

US forecasts point to rapid growth, but much of it stays inside retailer ecosystems

Sep 17, 2026

Google Puts A Sales Agent Inside YouTube Ads

A U.S. beta moves product questions into the ad, while cart transfer gives retailers a route back to their own checkout.

Sep 16, 2026

Bol Turns Product Data Into Conversational Shelf Space

Shophulp is now available to every bol customer, making catalog completeness, price and delivery part of AI-guided discovery

Sep 16, 2026

AI Referrals Bring Better Buyers

NP Digital data suggests AI visits may be smaller, faster, and more valuable.

Sep 14, 2026

AI Search Becomes Shelf Space

EMARKETER forecasts monthly AI search use reaching 45.3% of US internet users by 2030

Sep 11, 2026

Ask Shipt Moves Search Into the Basket

Shipt's new U.S. assistant turns prompts, recipes and photos into editable retailer-specific carts.

Sep 11, 2026

AI Fluency Beats Engineering

Europe’s fastest AI skill demand is practical use, not only technical building.

Sep 11, 2026

Mastercard Builds the Agentic Commerce Switchboard

Agent Connect links merchant catalogs, AI agents and authorized checkout through one United States integration.

AI & Agentic Commerce

Shopify lets shopping agents see merchant markdowns

Human Judgment Becomes AI Infrastructure

Agents Dominate OpenRouter's Growing Token Traffic

AI Food Discovery Has Different Gatekeepers

Meta and partners plan permission rules for AI agents

Shoppers Have More Discovery Doors

ChatGPT adds try-on and a saved clothing shortlist

AI Adoption Splits by Content Format

Shopify turns store design into a Sidekick conversation

GenAI Enters the Consideration Set

AI Shopping Crosses Generational Lines

Gen AI Leaves B2B Pilots

YouTube Wants To Shape Your Shortlist

Amazon Opens Seller Operations to Claude and Quick

AI Value Requires a Flywheel

Amazon blocks Meta’s Muse from shopping on its site

AI Picks Move Brand Demand

AI Commerce Includes Retailers' Own Assistants

Google Puts A Sales Agent Inside YouTube Ads

Bol Turns Product Data Into Conversational Shelf Space

AI Referrals Bring Better Buyers

AI Search Becomes Shelf Space

Ask Shipt Moves Search Into the Basket

AI Fluency Beats Engineering

Mastercard Builds the Agentic Commerce Switchboard

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AI & Agentic Commerce

Shopify lets shopping agents see merchant markdowns

Human Judgment Becomes AI Infrastructure

Agents Dominate OpenRouter's Growing Token Traffic

AI Food Discovery Has Different Gatekeepers

Meta and partners plan permission rules for AI agents

Shoppers Have More Discovery Doors

ChatGPT adds try-on and a saved clothing shortlist

AI Adoption Splits by Content Format

Shopify turns store design into a Sidekick conversation

GenAI Enters the Consideration Set

AI Shopping Crosses Generational Lines

Gen AI Leaves B2B Pilots

YouTube Wants To Shape Your Shortlist

Amazon Opens Seller Operations to Claude and Quick

AI Value Requires a Flywheel

Amazon blocks Meta’s Muse from shopping on its site

AI Picks Move Brand Demand

AI Commerce Includes Retailers' Own Assistants

Google Puts A Sales Agent Inside YouTube Ads

Bol Turns Product Data Into Conversational Shelf Space

AI Referrals Bring Better Buyers

AI Search Becomes Shelf Space

Ask Shipt Moves Search Into the Basket

AI Fluency Beats Engineering

Mastercard Builds the Agentic Commerce Switchboard

Your smart, no-nonsense guide to the maze of e-commerce

Join 1,000+ other readers and get ecommerce & marketplace insights, Monday–Friday.Always data-driven, always stunning in under five minutes.

MarketMaze

Join 1,000+ other readers and get ecommerce & marketplace insights, Monday–Friday.
Always data-driven, always stunning in under five minutes.