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Microsoft turns Copilot chats into a checkout lane with Shopify, PayPal and Etsy

If checkout happens inside AI conversations, retailers risk losing direct customer relationships - while platforms like Microsoft gain leverage. Driving the news: Microsoft unveiled new agentic AI tools for retailers at the NRF 2026 retail conference, including Copilot Checkout, which lets shoppers complete purchases inside Copilot without being redirected to a retailer's website. The checkout feature is live in the U.S. with Shopify, PayPal, Stripe and Etsy integrations.

E-Commerce

fromAlleywatch

1 month ago

Channel3 Raises $6M to Make Every Product on the Internet Discoverable with AI

Channel3 provides a neutral, real-time universal product database enabling developers and merchants to build competitive AI shopping experiences with affiliate monetization.

E-Commerce

fromTechCrunch

1 month ago

Target joins OpenAI's growing list of retail apps | TechCrunch

OpenAI and Target will launch a ChatGPT-powered shopping app while expanding OpenAI model integration across Target's operations and 18,000 employees.

Marketing tech

fromAdExchanger

2 months ago

Retail's AI Moment Is (Almost) Here | AdExchanger

Retail media networks must prepare now for faster, AI-driven omnichannel commerce by testing, analyzing data, and integrating first-party signals across channels.

Artificial intelligence

fromThe Conversation

2 months ago

OpenAI slipped shopping into 800 million ChatGPT users' chats here's why that matters

AI agents are shifting shopping from search to proactive and autopilot purchases, increasing convenience while reducing consumer control and raising manipulation risks.