One giant integration announcement. A technology both revolutionary and catastrophically overhyped. An entire industry rushing toward a cliff like lemmings. Are we watching retailers accidentally create the monster that will devour them all? Chris Walton's 2025 superlatives definitely don’t disappoint.

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