Three marketing multipliers for e-commerce leadership in 2026Entering 2026, a handful of trends rise above the rest. OpenAI introduces shopping research feature on ChatGPTChatGPT continues gaining functionality as a smart assistant for online shopping. EXCLUSIVE Q&A: JCPenney brand CEO talks Black Friday, tech trends A retailer known for its Black Friday promotions continues building on that legacy. EXCLUSIVE Q&A: Retailers need to take big step into agentic AI Agentic artificial intelligence solutions are becoming critical across the retail enterprise. Why Black Friday is still a big deal Even as holiday sales are kicking off in late September, the Friday after Thanksgiving remains a critical date on the retail calendar. Target to enable mobile shopping in ChatGPT Target Corp. is the latest retailer to link its consumer app to the ChatGPT next-gen artificial intelligence platform. Amazon expands capabilities of Rufus AI shopping assistant Amazon is adding a number of new features to its mobile artificial intelligence customer tool known as "Rufus." Panera Bread focuses new growth strategy on four pillars Panera Bread is seeking to transform its business by improving performance in several key areas. Sponsored Retail Pricing Gets Smarter New research taps retail executives to explore both the current and planned adoption of AI in pricing. Google brings agentic AI-based conversational shopping to search Google is launching several artificial intelligence-enabled updated to its digital shopping offering, just in time for the holidays. First Previous 11 12 13 14 15 Next Last