Some of the headlines in today’s podcast:
Most consumers plan to shop online this holiday seasonProduct review videos to influence holiday shoppingWalmart+ membership fee slashed in halfAmazon rolls out AI Shopping Guides for holidays and everydayAmazon tests personalized homepage featuresWalmart’s tests unique homepage for each shopperAmazon expands Rufus AI to Canadian shoppers via beta testInstacart adds games and coupons to its smart cartsAmazon pilots small-format grocery “convenience store”Amazon to deploy AI tech in delivery vansAmazon closing brick-andmortar same-day deliveryTumbler manufacturer Stanley using AI to predict and preventsupply disruptions
Amazon “unboxes” advertiser capabilities spanning AI, DSP and insightsWalmart marketplace sellers have new AI assistantUlta announces third accelerator cohort and launches inclusive digital space