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Marketplace Briefing: Temu wants to sell you a steak now

Marketplace Briefing: Temu wants to sell you a steak now Temu, best known for cheap knick-knacks shipped directly from China, now wants to convince shoppers to toss frozen ribeyes into their carts.

Shop 'til you bot: Google, OpenAI, and the race to build agentic commerce

Shop 'til you bot: Google, OpenAI, and the race to build agentic commerce Control shopping, control the world. How leaders at Google and OpenAI are thinking about the AI-powered future of shopping—and when it'll be here.

Gap says it will launch checkout within Google's Gemini, in an AI first from a major fashion company

Gap says it will launch checkout within Google's Gemini, in an AI first from a major fashion company Gap's partnership with Gemini and its customer-facing AI tools give it a competitive edge at a time when winning in specialty retail is harder than ever.

Episode EP337 of The Jason & Scot Show podcast is a discussion on the Future of Agentic Commerce from Citi’s Global Consumer & Retail Conference https://buff.ly/eSilRQE

Kroger Names Ex-Walmart Executive as Its Next CEO https://buff.ly/N50RvyO

Exclusive | Kroger Names Ex-Walmart Executive as Its Next CEO Greg Foran would steer the big grocer as it deals with cash-strapped shoppers and seeks to expand its footprint.

Ads Are Coming to ChatGPT. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Ads Are Coming to ChatGPT. Here’s What You Need to Know According to the Experts. It seemed inevitable and soon it will be a reality: Ads are coming to ChatGPT, marking a major milestone for both the AI and advertising industries.

On Episode 336 of The Jason & Scot Show Podcast we break down Amazon Q4 2025 Earnings https://buff.ly/5OeWGa9 We cover the Q4 earnings season, everything going on at Amazon, and answer the question "Are we in an Agentic Bubble." This is a long one (80 minutes).

Amazon announced it will close it's US Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh physical stores (after already making a similar annoucement in UK). Don't assume this means, they are giving up Grocery however. The frequency of grocery purchases is as critical and appealing to Amazon as ever. What has changed is that Amazon has figured out how to win Everyday Essentials and Perishables through same day delivery from climate controlled zones in fullfilment centers. We're entering a new phase of the battle between Amazon and traditional grocers for this critical share of the family wallet. https://buff.ly/GwezMau

Amazon to close Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh physical stores Company doubles down on online grocery delivery and Whole Foods Market expansion to reach more customers.

Bain & Co predicting a slight slow down of U.S. retail sales to 3.5% in 2026

Bain & Co.: U.S. retail sales to grow 3.5% in 2026 Retail sales growth will slow in the U.S., U.K., France and Germany in 2026.

Why Everyone Thought We'd Be Shopping by Voice (and Why That Never Actually Happened) https://buff.ly/Vz6Ak3G with my comments (albiet it from 9 years ago).

Why Everyone Thought We'd Be Shopping by Voice (and Why That Never Actually Happened) Hands-free shopping on Amazon with Alexa was supposed to be the future. Here’s why voice commerce hype collapsed and what it reveals about tech predictions in general.