More than half (51%) of US digital buyers purchased food or beverage on Amazon in the past 30 days, including from AmazonFresh and Whole Foods, according to a May survey from Bizrate Insights and EMARKETER.
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Become a ClientOn today’s podcast, we go beyond the headlines to explore what’s driving the latest wave of GLP-1 momentum, why this represents a lasting shift rather than just another healthcare trend, the biggest misconception retailers still have about how these drugs are changing consumer behavior, and which parts of the retail playbook need to be rewritten as consumers change how they eat, shop, and live. Tune in for a discussion featuring Vice President of Content and host Suzy Davidkhanian, along with Senior Analysts Rajiv Leventhal and Rachel Wolff.
"If nobody sees it, it doesn't exist," said David Van Veen, managing director of beauty branding agency MSLK, summing up what may become the defining challenge for beauty brands in the AI era. As consumers lean on ChatGPT and Google's AI Overviews to narrow their options, brands get fewer chances to make an impression. AI doesn't return pages of search results. It surfaces a handful of recommendations, favoring brands that appear most consistently across trusted sources on the web.
More selection, cost savings, and faster delivery help the unit win customers while leaving ample room to expand.
HomeDepot.com drew 47.8 million US unique visitors in April 2026, more than double Lowes.com's 20.2 million and over 6x HarborFreight.com's 7.3 million, according to a June report from Comscore.
Agentic retail has moved fast. Twelve months ago, most brands treated it as an experiment worth watching. Today the question is no longer whether AI agents will reshape how consumers discover and buy, but how quickly commerce infrastructure can catch up.
The deal could give Klarna a boost of consistent, high-value volume.
Its no-subscription Cirqa band joins a crowded field where AI features, not screens, set products apart.
AI shopping lifts retail media clicks: Marketers may have opportunities to influence shoppers as purchase decisions take shape via retailers’ AI features.
During Cannes Lions, EMARKETER’s Nate Elliott sat down with Uber Advertising’s Edwin Wong at the Uber Villa to unpack findings from our new survey exploring how AI is changing the way people search, shop, plan, and make decisions.