Three hot personalization initiatives from a cold winterThe winter of 2025-26 was a tough one for much of the country, but it didn’t stop retailers from making customers feel seen. Google expands capabilities of Agentic commerce standardGoogle is updating an open standard originally released in January 2026 to enable a seamless shopping experience using next-gen artificial intelligence. Amazon introduces 1-hour and 3-hour delivery options in U.S. Amazon continues to grow its range of ultrafast delivery services. Facebook AI-enables key seller features on Marketplace Facebook is streamlining the selling and shipping of items, as well as engaging customers, for sellers on its resale platform. Fareway teams with Instacart for e-commerce, on-demand pickup A regional Midwest grocer is leveraging Instacart’s enterprise commerce platform and also enabling in-store pickup of online orders via the Instacart marketplace. Redner’s Markets upgrades mobile customer experience with new app A regional Mid-Atlantic grocery and convenience retailer is launching a new app with access to rewards, savings and omnichannel shopping features. Here’s what does – and doesn’t – drive online purchases Consumers have strong preferences when it comes to their online shopping experience. NRF: Retail sales grow in February for fifth consecutive month Retail sales grew again in February on both a month over month and year over year basis. eBay, Klarna expand embedded resale to six new markets eBay and Klarna are bringing a direct integration between their platforms to six countries across three continents. DoorDash to pilot AI-enabled ordering in Google Gemini app DoorDash continues extending its accessibility into next-gen artificial intelligence models. First Previous 6 7 8 9 10 Next Last
