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Amazon is Letting Customers Text Its Shopping Assistant
Amazon is giving customers the ability to text its AI shopping assistant, and serving up ads along the way.
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Amazon’s ‘Joy Delivered’ Holiday Ad Swaps Product Showcase for a Heartfelt Homecoming
Gifts still feature in the campaign, but they go to the strangers helping the lead character get home in time.
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RadioShack Makes a Retro-Centric Comeback
The century-old brand has found a new niche in old-school speakers and radios.
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ExclusiveAmazon Advertisers Can Now Target Shoppers That Buy Elsewhere Via Attain
Advertisers can now target display and video ads to Amazon users who also shop at Walmart, Dollar General, Kroger, Walgreens, Sephora.
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ExclusiveShopify Stores Face Suspected AI-Driven Attacks
German-based software engineer Roman Zipp was buying a mechanical keyboard from a Shopify-powered storefront last month, when he discovered a series of ecommerce cyberattacks.
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The 2026 ADWEEK Innovator 50: Building Relevance for Tomorrow
Across agencies, brands, tech firms, and media companies, these leaders are moving at the speed of technological and cultural change.
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DoorDash Buying Instacart Challenges Uber’s $2 Billion Ad Business
The companies' joint resources would be hard for brands to ignore, ad buyers say.
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Amazon Says External AI Agents Aren’t Hurting Its Ad Business
The company reported its highest-ever operating margin in Q3 of 13.9%
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Walmart+ Launches in Mexico at Half the U.S. Price
Subscription includes free shipping, delivery, streaming, and mobile internet perks
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Walmart Opens Shopper Audiences to Advertisers on Its CTV Platform, Vibe
Walmart is bringing more than 3,300 shopper-data audience segments to Vibe’s CTV platform, expanding access for smaller advertisers as it scales its TV ads biz.
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DoorDash Agrees to Buy Instacart For About $17 Billion
The deal would create a food delivery and advertising powerhouse
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Consumers Aren’t Ready to Let AI Do Their Holiday Shopping Yet
Few consumers trust agents to purchase on their behalf, surveys suggest
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Google Sells Itself As A Commerce ‘Matchmaker,’ Not A Retailer
The search giant wants to control how people discover new brands.
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Walmart Embraces AI Agents That Shop on Behalf of Customers
The retailer is setting the rules AI shopping agents will have to follow.
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Whatnot Launches Its First National Spot as Live Shopping Finally Starts Gaining Traction
The ad starring New York Giants' Cam Skattebo comes as live shopping takes off among Gen Z
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