Category: eCommerce
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The rise of Agentic Shopping
Earlier this year Google released shopping features as part of its new AI Mode, with Google enabling AI agents to spot the best deal for a specific product and complete the checkout for the user. This is just one example of the early rise of “Agentic Shopping” – AI agents that aren’t just recommending products…
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Google AI Mode lets agents do your shopping
Google has just unveiled AI Mode, a powerful new chatbot to power the search giant’s core products with generative AI capabilities. This new tool promises to deliver more personalised and complex searches, elevating the user (search and shopping) experience. I was particularly intrigued by the new shopping features that Google announced as part of AI…
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Temu Pinduoduo (Product Review)
“Shop Like a Billionaire” reads the strap-line for Temu on the Google Playstore. Temu is a new eCommerce platform, operated by Pinduoduo, China’s second largest shopping app. In September ’22 Temu launched its mobile app and website, which are both available to US customers only. Temu offers products in a number of categories, ranging from…
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Bottomless (Product Review)
My summary of Bottomless Coffee before using it? That’s simple; Bottomless Coffee will surely allow me to drink coffee to my heart’s content, no?! I expect a subscription type of product that competes with products like Nespresso and Illy. How does Bottomless Coffee explain itself in the first minute? When I go the Bottomless site…
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How Rent the Runway is being data driven
In a recent interview with Reid Hoffman, Co-Founder and CEO of Rent the Runway Jennifer Hyman described her business as a ‘discovery platform’. Rent the Runway enables people to rent fashion items, either as part of a subscription or as a one-off. Rent the Runway is a two-sided marketplace with users renting items from specific…
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