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Target introduces AI-powered photo search, review features
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (312+ words) The retailer is accelerating its AI features to boost personalization and product discovery. Target wants to help shoppers find what they need faster and in a more personalized way by utilizing AI. So far, the retailer’s Review Insights feature has…...
E-commerce to outpace overall holiday sales growth as shoppers lean on AI
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (242+ words) The channel is expected to grow up to 8.4%, aided in part by consumers’ embrace of digital tools such as artificial intelligence, per Deloitte. As artificial intelligence becomes a more embedded part of the shopping journey, e-commerce sales stand to benefit…...
Ace Hardware: ‘We’re in the business of building national brands’
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (875+ words) The retailer introduced new ways brands can build awareness through its retail media network at its inaugural Upfront event in Chicago. Ace Hardware launched its retail media network with a blank slate. The hardware retailer debuted RedVest Media about a…...
Preparing your platform for agentic commerce: How to authenticate AI buying agents vs. synthetic bots
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (577+ words) Automated traffic on a marketplace meant scrapers, card testers, credential stuffers. The playbook was simple: detect automation, block automation. That playbook broke this year. AI bots made up 47.9% of commerce traffic on Akamai's global network in the second half of…...
How AI is powering Target’s back-to-school push
1+ week, 2+ day ago (482+ words) The mass retailer is utilizing AI for wish lists and recommended actions on its e-commerce site, Target’s senior vice president of technology told Retail Dive. The mass retailer found that customers who build wish lists drive about 45% higher demand in…...
Sephora to pilot TikTok Shop experience
1+ week, 3+ day ago (292+ words) The beauty retailer will debut exclusive monthly drops through the social media’s e-commerce feature with content-led videos and a TikTok Live. Sephora will debut on TikTok Shop in the U.S. through a pilot starting on Sept. 19. The launch will feature…...
The Home Depot extends AI assistance in local stores
1+ week, 4+ day ago (249+ words) The retailer expanded its AI shopping assistant, Magic Apron, to include localized store knowledge to help customers quickly find items, ask product-specific questions and get project advice. Magic Apron is ready to help further assist customers in their local Home…...
Is your payment experience holding back your omnichannel strategy?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (585+ words) AI agents, TikTok Shop, new mobile apps and marketplaces make omnichannel a whole new game. Retailers know this, with nearly half of retail executives (46%) citing the omnichannel experience as a top growth opportunity. Yet for many, the effort to optimize…...
Gap Inc. taps Walmart alum in ‘fashiontainment’ push
2+ week, 5+ day ago (398+ words) Justin Breton is joining the retailer as vice president of development and will report to entertainment chief Pam Kaufman. Another fresh face is joining Gap Inc. amid the company’s entertainment push. Earlier this year, Gap Inc. enlisted Kaufman, a former…...
Fragrance drives beauty sales as consumers seek ‘emotional and functional value’
2+ week, 5+ day ago (351+ words) Prestige and mass beauty retail sales were up in the U.S. in the first half of the year, underscoring the resilience of the category, according to Circana. Even as consumers prioritize their spending, robust growth in the beauty sector suggests that…...