NEW YORK, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. holiday shopping season kicked off to record online sales. But underlying signs of economic fragility signal a pullback in spending could be looming. Consumer ...

American shoppers turned to artificial intelligence (AI) in unprecedented numbers this Black Friday, helping push online spending to a record $11.8 billion as many consumers chose to avoid crowded ...

From Black Friday to Cyber Monday, we are now in the thick of the holiday shopping season. But as you hunt for deals, scammers are trying to strike. Experts warn that shoppers should be careful of ...

For many of us, browsing through our favorite online stores isn’t just about shopping—it’s a mindless, relaxing act of self-care. (We call it retail therapy for a reason.) When you shop, your brain’s ...

New tools and features from retailers and tech companies use artificial intelligence to help people find gifts and make decisions about their shopping lists. Credit...Janet Mac Supported by By ...

Protect yourself by running sketchy links through scam checkers, typing retailer URLs in yourself, and avoiding any “deal” that wants gift cards or wire transfers AI has officially gone from a tech ...

Walmart’s stock rallied as trading opened Thursday after the retailer reported robust quarterly revenues, beating out Wall Street’s estimates as business was fueled by a surge in online shopping and ...

Perplexity announced a free agentic shopping product for U.S. users next week. The startup partnered with PayPal ahead of the launch. Perplexity previously released a shopping offering called "Buy ...

In this brave new world of e-commerce, plenty of stores have tried to make their websites a seamless extension of their brick-and-mortar shopping experience. But even the biggest Costco fans would ...

You can already buy almost anything with the click of a mouse. Now tech giants are preparing for an AI helper to do even that for you one day. Google, Amazon and OpenAI are racing to add new ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand how many parents visit online communities where other parents discuss their experiences raising children, and the sorts of issues they ...

ChatGPT users will now be able to make purchases in chat. Instant Checkout works with single-item purchases. It is available to US ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and Free users. One of ChatGPT's biggest selling ...