The all-items consumer price index was expected to rise 0.4% in August, with core, excluding food and energy, showing a 0.2% gain, according to the Dow Jones consensus.

This week covers Google's new Verified Sender Program for political email, how major consumer brands are shifting from price-led to volume-led growth, new Gen Alpha household brand research, and Targe...

A 14-step Claude Code workflow for scaling SEO content updates, Google's new Chrome feature that verifies email addresses without a confirmation link, and new research on which brands AI platforms cit...

This week covers why earned media outperforms rankings in AI search visibility, whether a $20 AI tool can replace your marketing agency, Meta's plan to sell AI cloud compute to rivals, and how challen...

Value and convenience will drive market share in this year's back-to-school shopping.

Experts weigh in on Google Universal Cart and what it means for retailers, Amazon introduces agentic ads inside Alexa+ at Cannes, new PYMNTS research shows consumers prefer AI assistance over autonomy...

Salesforce acquires Fin (formerly Intercom) for $3.6 billion to beef up Agentforce, Google releases AI opt-out controls that SEOs should think twice about using, and a marketing professor argues the i...

Shopify adds UCP support and expands Shop Pay in its Spring update, Visa and OpenAI build payment infrastructure for AI agent transactions, and a MarTech piece makes the case for asking harder questio...

Google deprecated FAQ rich results as of May 7, LinkedIn research shows B2B buyers are increasingly skeptical of traditional marketing, and Gartner's Nicole Greene argues marketers need to stop runnin...

Cooklist brings agentic AI shopping to Kroger and Wegmans, Amazon Alexa for Shopping adds custom merch design, Ulta Beauty posts mid-teen ecommerce growth driven by AI, and Mastercard's CEO warns the ...

73% of merchants aren't ready for agentic shopping, Google Pay expands its Universal Commerce Protocol, DHL and USPS sign a $10 billion last-mile deal, and Insider One acquires retail martech unicorn ...

According to PYMNTS, the rise of agentic AI-software that searches, selects and can initiate purchases on behalf of consumers-is changing how payments are evaluated. PYMNTS reports that faster AI-led ...

AI agents create new chargeback risks, Amazon replaces Rufus with Alexa for Shopping, B2B marketing moves beyond website traffic as a success metric, and Starbucks announces another 300 layoffs.

Keyword-stuffing on Amazon is going the way of the Buffalo. Target commits $5B to 130+ store remodels and 30 new locations as physical retail shows real ROI. LinkedIn posts 121% ROAS, outperforming Go...

Amazon Rufus hits 250M users with price tracking and auto-buy, agentic AI reshapes CPG brand competition, Loblaw’s ChatGPT grocery tool exceeds expectations, and B2B marketers struggle with ROI measur...

Interesting Retail, Marketing & AI News: Retailers face 40K+ store closures over 5 years, Whatnot integrates with Shopify for livestream commerce, marketers struggle to prove AI ROI, and Walmart doubl...

Drone delivery is expanding, but safety fears, crashes, and wartime associations are impacting consumer trust and adoption.

Google’s latest patent suggests it may replace your website with AI-generated pages. Here’s what it means for ecommerce brands, SEO, and customer relationships.

OpenAI wanted to turn ChatGPT into a shopping destination, but only about a dozen retailers signed up and users weren't buying. Now the company is handing off purchases to app partners like Instacart ...

The private label, dubbed Sea and Skye, includes basics, fleece and graphic T-shirts, as well as dressier styles.

The retailer released a conservative outlook as lower-income households remain stretched, with CEO John Furner saying some spend “paycheck to paycheck."

U.S. consumer confidence declined sharply in January, hitting the lowest level since 2014 as Americans grow increasingly concerned about their financial prospects.

A breakdown and first reaction to the Bills hiring Joe Brady., and concerns with his offense with the Buffalo Bills, examining predictable play-calling, red-zone failures, roster decisions, and what m...

The approximately 225,000-square-foot store the retailer is planning near Chicago will sell groceries alongside general merchandise.

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AI agents can save you time and money. But are they worth the risk?

Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its long-standing partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.

Some merchants that use Shopify's platform for online sales may experience an issue with checkouts, the company said.