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Walgreens says it's focused on 'higher-performing' ad placements as it tries again with digital screens
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (461+ words) Walgreens wants to make digital in-store ad placements a bigger part of its retail media business. Looma has a network of more than 7,000 screens across 10 banners, reaching 13 million unique shoppers per month at retailers including Kroger, H-E-B, Harris Teeter and…...
Instacart launches custom AI assistants for retailers, and its own
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (587+ words) “We’re not sharing the same level of data with OpenAI as we would with the shopping assistant embedded on our platform,” Hamburger said. “Obviously, we want to make sure that data remains a competitive advantage for us and for our…...
Walmart finally starts supporting Apple Pay and Google Pay
3+ week, 2+ day ago (247+ words) Walmart will begin to support contactless payment methods at select Walmart stores and Sam’s Club locations beginning Aug. 24, with plans to roll it out to all U.S. stores and clubs by the end of 2026 and to fuel stations by mid…...
Walmart extends Scintilla data platform to Sam's Club
3+ week, 3+ day ago (521+ words) Walmart plans to expand its first-party customer data platform, Scintilla, to Sam’s Club in the U.S. next year, the company said. This has been one of the top requests from the company’s suppliers, Walmart CFO John David Rainey said in…...
AI is changing retail commerce integrations, but it isn’t vibe coding
3+ week, 5+ day ago (528+ words) However, the risk shrinks significantly when AI is layered on top of a platform that has controls, security and auditability built into its foundation. When that happens, AI configures settings within a governed structure rather than generating the automation from…...
Walmart finally lets advertisers exclude certain search terms
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (871+ words) Last chance: Get the best rate on passes to AI Marketing Strategies “This offers a higher level of control, allowing the blocking of low-performing or misaligned terms without unintentionally filtering out related high-value traffic,” Walmart Connect said in a blog…...
Gorilla Commerce built a 9-figure business on Amazon. Now, it's launching in Walmart stores
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (600+ words) A couple of years ago, home goods company Gorilla Commerce set an ambitious goal for itself. It wanted to prove that its brand could live beyond Amazon. “We know we’re good on the marketplace side, but we knew we wanted…...
Big-Box Briefing: Walmart takes over parts of Sam's Club's operations
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (903+ words) Over the past couple of years, Walmart has been taking more control of Sam’s Club from the corporate level, in some cases merging teams or using shared platforms in areas like supply chain and e-commerce. One of the first signs…...
Schnucks' new health-tracking AI assistant is a model for other retailers
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (906+ words) Schnucks, which operates 112 grocery stores in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, announced its partnership with the Boston-based agentic commerce tech company VitalityIP on July 22. Through this deal, it plans to launch an AI shopping assistant for nutrition guidance, meal ideas and…...
How Best Buy is rethinking retail footprints for AI products like Ray-Ban Meta glasses
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (488+ words) As an official sales partner for Ray-Ban Meta glasses, Best Buy is rethinking what it means to deliver experiential retail in the age of AI. This week on the Modern Retail Podcast, special projects editor Melissa Daniels sat down with…...