In this episode:

• Cyber Week 2025 is on track to smash records

• Online grocery sales hit US$11.6B in October, setting a new record

• Target launches an AI holiday gift finder to streamline gift shopping

• Target rolls out a ChatGPT-based shopping app that lets users build full carts

• Target introduces “List Scanner” to turn handwritten notes into digital carts

• ChatGPT launches “Shopping Research,” a new AI-powered way to compare products

• Walmart tests ads in its new AI shopping assistant, Sparky

• Amazon rolls out Amazon Bazaar to 14 new markets

• Google rolls out new AI shopping tools for the holidays

• Young shoppers lean on AI to cut Thanksgiving grocery costs

• Digital shoppers lean on product content and generative AI to guide buying

• DoorDash and Family Dollar partner for same-day delivery

• Uber expands robotic delivery through a new global partnership

• PayPal expands checkout into Perplexity’s AI-powered shopping experience

• Grocers go niche with private-label specialties

• Alibaba beats quarterly revenue estimates on strong instant retail and AI push