Expert perspectives and thought leadership on the transformation of commerce Page 2.
A legal infrastructure analysis of consent, authority, terms, jurisdiction, and dispute resolution as AI agents begin conducting commercial activity.
SAP CX is positioning commerce around AI shopping agents, intent interpretation, product discovery, and the product-data governance merchants will need to stay visible.
A strategic commentary on how marketing changes when AI agents increasingly shape product discovery and purchase decisions.
The analysis examines how autonomous shopping behavior may distort ad attribution, trigger media waste, and change how brands measure performance.
Drapers explores how retailer adoption of shopper bots could reshape merchandising priorities, differentiation, and customer experience.
Agentic commerce will not scale on recommendation quality alone. It will scale when shoppers and merchants know who owns the downside when autonomous buying goes wrong.
Retail media depends on visible shelf space. AI shopping compresses that surface into a recommendation layer that is harder to monetize without damaging trust.
Brands need a portable infrastructure layer for AI shopping so they can participate in new surfaces without rebuilding for every gatekeeper.
Glossy examines the growing friction around AI shopping agents, highlighting retailer concerns over control, customer trust, and the tradeoffs that come with handing more of discovery and buying to au
Shoptalk Spring 2026 made one thing clear: agents, answer engines, and AI-ready product data are becoming real retail infrastructure, not conference theater.
Modern Retail analyzes why ChatGPT moved away from Instant Checkout, highlighting the adoption and trust barriers facing autonomous shopping experiences.
This legal analysis argues that AI shopping agents are beginning to participate directly in transactions, while existing commerce rules and platform enforcement remain unprepared.
