Temu has been fined €200 million (about $232 million) by the European Commission after it found that consumers are “very likely to encounter illegal items” on the popular Chinese e-commerce platform. According to the commission, Temu breached Digital Service Act (DSA) rules by failing to identify and assess the systemic risks of illegal products being […]
Google is going all in on AI-driven shopping even as some competitors back off. At Google I/O, the company unveiled the latest iteration of its AI commerce tools: a “Universal Cart” that works across different retailers and Google products like Gemini – and eventually YouTube and Gmail, too. Users can add products to Google’s universal […]
Amazon is bringing Alexa Plus to Amazon.com, integrating its LLM-powered AI assistant directly into the company’s shopping experience. Beginning today, when you type a query into Amazon, you’ll be talking to Alexa for Shopping, the company’s new shopping assistant, powered by Alexa Plus. So, while a search for “toilet paper” will still return the expected […]
Amazon says its new ultra-fast delivery option brings groceries, household essentials, and other items to customers’ doors in 30 minutes.
On Monday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta revealed the evidence of alleged price-fixing by Amazon. The state filed a request to the Supreme Court in February for a preliminary injunction to stop Amazon’s behavior while the lawsuit it originally filed in 2022 proceeds, and is now making that 16-page document available, “largely unredacted.” It lays […]
Adobe says AI traffic to U.S. retail sites also jumped 269% in March, with visitors converting better and generating more revenue than non-AI shoppers.
Instagram and Facebook content will soon have shopping links baked into posts, essentially cutting out third-party “link in bio”-style tools. Meta announced Tuesday that it’s adding commerce features on the two platforms, though the functionality will be slightly different for each. On Facebook, content creators will be able to link their affiliate accounts they have […]
The changes allow more merchants to participate in Amazon’s Shop Direct program, which sends Amazon customers to other retailers’ websites.
Tucker Carlson’s online store sells right-wing apparel and home goods, like hoodies in the Supreme streetwear style mocking Somali people or mugs with The Godfather puppetmaster iconography edited to feature AIPAC. But last week, a handful of other products caught the attention of those outside Carlson’s typical audience: one is a red and yellow “NY […]