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Shopify: AI Orders Tripled in Q2 While Google Held Steady
Shopify reports AI-driven orders tripled year over year in Q2 2026, with AI acting as a complement to search, not a replacement.
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Salesforce Commerce Agents Can Now Close Deals via WhatsApp
Salesforce's biggest Agentforce Commerce release ships three AI agents for retail and B2B, with ChatGPT and Gemini integrations arriving this summer.
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Amazon Kills Rufus, Launches Alexa for Shopping
Amazon replaced Rufus with Alexa for Shopping, an AI agent that doesn't just answer questions, it compares products and schedules purchases.
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Shopify Gives AI Agents Full Control of Your Store
Shopify's new AI Toolkit lets Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor manage live store operations in plain English: products, inventory, SEO, all via agent.
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OpenAI Kills Instant Checkout. Here's What Won.
OpenAI scrapped direct in-ChatGPT purchasing and replaced it with the Agentic Commerce Protocol. Walmart, Target, Sephora, and six others are first in.
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Shopify Opens 5.6 Million Stores to AI Commerce
Shopify Agentic Storefronts go live for all US merchants, letting buyers purchase directly inside ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Copilot, and Gemini.