The Rise of Agentic Commerce and What AI Means for the Future of Shopping
The Rise of Agentic Commerce and What AI Means for the Future of Shopping At NRF, leaders from PayPal, Home Depot, and Wayfair discussed the rise of agentic commerce and what AI means for the future of shopping. The panel explored trust, merchant control, and how retailers should prepare for AI-driven discovery and transactions. In […]
Retailers to Nearly Double their Share of TV OS Market by 2029
Retailers to Nearly Double their Share of TV OS Market by 2029 Industry acquisitions and emergence of new technologies put more power into retailers’ hands. As TV advertising strategies continue to shift, retailers will control an even greater piece of the TV OS market, according to Omdia’s latest TV Design & Features Tracker. The trracker suggests […]
Google Bolsters Bet on AI-powered Commerce with New Platform for Shopping Agents
Google Bolsters Bet on AI-powered Commerce with New Platform for Shopping Agents As retailers increasingly turn to artificial intelligence tools to lure shoppers and run key parts of their business, Google wants to make sure it’s in the center of the action. At the kickoff of the National Retail Federation’s annual show on Sunday, Google announced the launch of […]
The National Retail Federation Announces Addition of Four New Board Members
The National Retail Federation Announces Addition of Four New Board Members The NRF Foundation today announced the addition of four new members to its board of directors. The new members were elected during the organization’s annual winter board meeting, held at NRF 2026: Retail’s Big Show in New York City. “We are honored to welcome an incredibly distinguished and […]
Furniture Store Sales Up Slightly for First 10 months of 2025
Furniture Store Sales Up Slightly for First 10 months of 2025 Year-to-date activity for the first 10 months of 2025 shows some resilience in spite of broader economic issues such as tariffs and slow housing sales. WASHINGTON — With the recent release of October 2025 retail sales data, we not only got to see furniture […]
CNBC/NRF Report Shows Slight YOY Gain in November Furniture Store Sales
CNBC/NRF Report Shows Slight YOY Gain in November Furniture Store Sales Monthly retail analysis also shows a meager increase from October, as competition for spending in other areas rises. WASHINGTON — November furniture and home furnishings store sales grew by a modest .53% compared to November 2024, according to the latest CNBC/NRF (National Retail Federation) […]
Visa Spending Report Indicates Increase of Holiday Retail
Visa Spending Report Indicates Increase of Holiday Retail Visa, a global leader in digital payments, released its annual Retail Spend Monitor from Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA), offering a broad view of U.S. holiday retail activity. Preliminary data shows that overall holiday retail spending increased 4.2% year over year across all payment types, including cash and […]
Super Bowl ‘Steals’: Short-Term Rentals Rattle Consumer Electronics Chains
Super Bowl ‘Steals’: Short-Term Rentals Rattle Consumer Electronics Chains Consumers may call it “borrowing” or “renting,” but buying a TV for a Super Bowl party — with every intention of returning it — can only be called one thing: “returns fraud.” Of course, it’s not just TVs and football parties. Consumers buy sound bars for […]
NRF Report Projections for Super Saturday This Year
NRF Report Projections for Super Saturday This Year An estimated 158.9 million consumers plan to shop on the last Saturday before Christmas, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. The figure is up from 157.2 million shoppers last year and surpasses the previous record of 158.5 million […]
How AI is Disrupting Shopping
How AI is Disrupting Shopping Looking for Christmas gifts? Just ask a chatbot. The time of year has come again when gift-givers trudge around shops and scroll endlessly through e-commerce websites to find suitable Christmas presents for their loved ones. Some will enjoy browsing. But many will not. A growing number will happily outsource much of […]