From Microsoft’s in-house AI leap to GenAI to impactful updates on chatbot safety and Essenger news of GPT‑5’s imminent arrival, recent developments reveal a shift toward safer, more autonomous, and enterprise-ready AI systems.
This week’s coverage spans retail layoffs, AI breakthroughs, and the future of global trade, alongside stories on collegiate esports, offshore hiring strategies, and technology investments reshaping omnichannel retail.
This week, agentic commerce—where autonomous AI agents shop on consumers’ behalf, leaped into the mainstream, with major publications and legacy platforms embracing the concept and signaling a fundamental shift in ecommerce.
Y Combinator’s 2025 retail cohort features startups like Two Tap, Aleph, and SureBright, pioneering innovations in seamless checkout, marketplace scaling, and AI-powered warranties that are redefining modern commerce.
Grant Thornton outlines how retailers can unlock AI’s true potential by aligning intent, timing, and transparency across the omnichannel journey.
AdFury.ai is transforming retail media with generative AI that creates high performing ads at scale. Built in the retail capital of the world, the platform streamlines creative production and delivers smarter, data driven advertising for brands and agencies.
Omnichannel merchandising software powered by AI is helping retailers streamline planning, reduce inventory risk, and respond faster to market trends.
India’s retail sector is embracing AI and omnichannel models as core strategies, a central theme at the upcoming ET Soonicorns Summit 2025.
Peak season 2025 will be shaped by AI-driven personalization, fast shipping, and returns strategies that strengthen omnichannel ecommerce performance.
Retailers are adopting omnichannel merchandise planning software with AI and real-time integration to improve agility, visibility, and customer satisfaction.
Retail tech in 2025 is driven by AI, AR/VR, and digital twins, helping brands personalize, optimize, and elevate the omnichannel shopping experience.
Retailers are enhancing supply chain resilience with AI, automation, and localized networks to meet omnichannel demands.
These top 10 supply chain systems, from Blue Yonder to Oracle, are transforming omnichannel retail through AI-powered planning, real-time visibility, and seamless execution.
Retailers are using AI to analyze returns data, uncover product issues, and optimize omnichannel operations and customer satisfaction.
Retailers are evolving their business models through omnichannel strategies, AI investments, and new service-based offerings to drive sustainable growth.
AI personalization in retail is redefining customer engagement, blending data, respect, and tech to drive loyalty and conversion.