Walmart partners with Google Gemini on shopping tool

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A Walmart sign hangs on the exterior of the store on Nov. 20, 2025 in Hollywood, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Walmart and Google said Sunday that shoppers will soon be able to use Google’s artificial intelligence assistant Gemini to more easily discover and buy products from the retail giant and its warehouse club, […]


How live shopping will become a trillion dollar empire

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For those over 30, the idea of live shopping may conjure up corny images of QVC or HSN. But for the younger generation, it has become a new kind of social media where shoppers are spending billions of dollars and hundreds of hours. Grant Lafontaine, the CEO of Whatnot — the primary live shopping company […]


Walmart partners with OpenAI for ChatGPT assisted shopping

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Walmart said Tuesday it was partnering with OpenAI to enable customers and Sam’s Club members to shop directly within ChatGPT, using the AI chatbot’s Instant Checkout feature. The world’s largest retailer is expanding its use of artificial intelligence as companies across sectors adopt the technology to simplify tasks and cut costs. Walmart has announced AI tools including generative AI-powered ‘Sparky,’ […]


Chinese Labubu doll sparks global shopping frenzy fueling billions of dollars

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They’re scary, but cute – and taking the internet by storm as customers race to get their hands on Labubus. Distributed exclusively by Chinese-based retailer Pop Mart, it’s become near impossible to buy one of the plush pendant toy collectibles as they sell out online almost nightly, and people wait in hours-long lines to purchase […]


Amazon workers strike across seven facilities during holiday shopping

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An Amazon delivery truck passes people holding signs and marching during a strike by Teamsters union members at an Amazon facility in Alpharetta, Georgia, U.S. December 19, 2024. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage Elijah Nouvelage | Reuters Amazon workers across seven facilities in New York, Georgia, California and Illinois went on strike on Thursday to lobby for better […]


Why developers are building housing at shopping malls

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Say hello to life at the mall.  The classic American mall is undergoing a dramatic transformation as real estate developers swap out dying department stores for apartments, ushering in an era where living at the mall could soon become a new norm. Some U.S. developers are knocking down department stores like Macy’s or JCPenney and […]