Walmart and OpenAI just announced an new partnership to make Walmart’s products shoppable … and buyable right in ChatGPT Getty Images The “Buy Now” button is coming to ChatGPT, and Walmart is a big part of that. Walmart says it is enabling AI-first shopping experiences via a new partnership with OpenAI, the massive AI company…
Loyalty is evolving – customers want more than just points from the retailers they shop with regularly getty As 2026 draws closer, customer acquisition isn’t getting easier, and discretionary demand remains patchy. In early 2025, McKinsey & Company reported that U.S. consumers were nearly as optimistic as late 2024, yet their spending intentions fell across…
Richard Liu, founder and chairman of JD.com. Andrew Burton/Getty Images JD.com, the Chinese e-commerce giant controlled by billionaire Richard Liu, has proposed to acquire Ceconomy in a deal that values the German electronics retailer at €2.2 billion ($2.5 billion). JD.com said on Wednesday it has made a cash offer of €4.6 per Ceconomy share. The…