Encore goes beyond points and discounts by introducing new fashion, entertainment, and cultural moments for members.

Deliveroo has partnered with embedded finance platform Liberis to launch a new funding solution for restaurants on the food delivery platform.

Walmart customers who use the company’s Sparky AI-powered shopping assistant have an order value that’s about 35% higher than those who don’t, newly appointed Walmart CEO John Furner said in the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call Thursday morning.

As AI platforms wade into e-commerce, Amazon is betting consumers will choose in-house shopping agents over “horizontal agents” like ChatGPT.

The launch of Creative Agent within Creative Studio gives advertisers access to a conversational, agentic AI partner capable of producing professional-quality ads in a matter of hours.

eBay is paying around 1.2 billion dollars for the platform. With the acquisition, the platform hopes to reach a younger audience.

The tool also enables real-time inventory checks in stores and on the retailer’s website, helping support more informed, interactive conversations for both shoppers and associates.

Major retailers in Canada are rapidly advancing artificial intelligence initiatives to gain efficiencies, reduce costs, and strengthen competitive positioning in an increasingly demanding market.