Instacart launches its own AI assistant that can make it easier to decide what to buy.

A new month means a fresh lineup of exciting finds at Costco, and August is bringing plenty of products shoppers will want to grab before they disappear. From lunchbox staples and easy weekday ...

Instacart is transforming grocery shopping with its Caper Cart, a smart trolley integrating cameras, sensors, and AI to personalize the in-store experience. This technology addresses the "data problem ...

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The Federal Trade Commission announced a new enforcement bulletin warning retailers that the practice of using consumer data to determine a group’s tolerance to higher prices will now violate consumer ...

At the cybersecurity conference Black Hat, researchers showed how an AI assistant at one of America’s largest retailers could be tricked into following hidden instructions and exposing sensitive ...

Shipt announced the launch of Ask Shipt on September 9, 2026, introducing an AI shopping assistant that is available now in the Shipt app and on Shipt.com and turns text prompts, uploaded recipes, and ...

India, Sept. 8 -- For nearly a century, the Indian shopper was won through noise. The biggest hoarding on Linking Road, the ...

As a shopping editor, I spend my days tracking what readers are actually clicking, buying and talking about. From a top-selling smart bidet to celebrity beauty finds and smart lighting for your yard, ...

Barcodes have come a long way since 1974, when the first Universal Product Code (UPC) was scanned on a 10-pack of Wrigley’s chewing gum. Retailers are preparing for this technology to shift to 2D ...

We all can admit that Microsoft Excel is the best tool in its class, but there are ways to improve it with some cool and free Excel add-ins from the store. Some of these add-ins do basic things, while ...

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