AI agents transform shopping experience with autonomous guidanceAI-generatedAgentic storefronts drive 20% of retail sales in 2025 holiday seasonRetail / DTC › Clothing and Clothing Accessories RetailersAI agents accounted for $262 billion in holiday spend and 20% of all retail sales during the 2025 season, with 90% of surveyed brands now using AI to personalize shopping experiences. Commerce teams must rethink e-commerce from static websites to conversational, full-funnel agentic storefronts that reduce friction and capture intent data unavailable in traditional click-based models.Jul 16, 2026View full article →
AI Order Management and Fulfillment Transforms Retail OperationsAI-generatedSalesforce details five real-world AI order-servicing scenarios for commerce.Retail / DTC › Warehouse Clubs, Supercenters, and Other General Merchandise Retailers › Warehouse Clubs and SupercentersSalesforce published a detailed guide showing how AI agents handle order inquiries, returns, cancellations, proactive updates, and upsell opportunities when connected to live order data. For commerce leaders, the examples demonstrate that agentic order servicing is operationally viable now—not theoretical—and can reduce support costs while driving loyalty and revenue.Jul 1, 2026View full article →
Headless commerce and agentic AI reshape B2B platformsAI-generatedSalesforce launches B2B Commerce with agentic AI and headless flexibilityTechnology Services › Computer Systems Design and Related Services › Custom Computer Programming ServicesSalesforce released new B2B Commerce features including a Buyer Agent powered by Agentforce, AI-driven search, and headless architecture to unify fragmented buying channels. Commerce teams can now reduce friction across sales, digital storefronts, and back-end systems while scaling customer service without increasing headcount.Jun 30, 2026View full article →
Agentic AI and Autonomous Commerce Strategy ShiftsAI-generatedSalesforce launches Storefront Next and Commerce Apps frameworkRetail / DTC › Warehouse Clubs, Supercenters, and Other General Merchandise Retailers › Warehouse Clubs and SupercentersSalesforce released its June 2026 B2C Commerce update featuring Storefront Next for faster implementations, a new Commerce Apps framework for clicks-not-code extensibility, and an Agentic Developer Toolkit with AI-assisted coding capabilities. Commerce teams gain enterprise-grade features with reduced setup complexity, lower implementation costs, and native AI agent integration across storefronts and CRM systems.Jun 28, 2026View full article →
Enterprise AI agents reshape B2B and commerce operationsAI-generatedSalesforce launches AI agents for B2B and B2C ecommerceRetail / DTC › Warehouse Clubs, Supercenters, and Other General Merchandise Retailers › All Other General Merchandise RetailersSalesforce released updates to Agentforce Commerce on June 24, 2026, introducing AI agents for B2B buyers and merchants, headless commerce capabilities, and integrations with ChatGPT and Google AI. The native integration of AI agents directly into catalogs, inventory, and orders eliminates manual reconciliation and enables procurement workflows via WhatsApp and SMS for B2B commerce teams.Jun 25, 2026View full article →
Agentic AI Platforms Reshape Ecommerce and Commerce OperationsAI-generatedKyle Montgomery on Agentic Commerce: Off-Site, On-Site, Back-OfficeRetail / DTC › Other Miscellaneous Retailers › All Other Miscellaneous RetailersSalesforce Commerce Trailblazer Kyle Montgomery breaks agentic commerce into three strategic buckets—off-site AI agents, on-site storefronts, and back-office automation—offering small businesses a roadmap to compete in an AI-driven marketplace. Commerce teams can prioritize off-site optimization first, then build toward integrated on-site and backend AI capabilities as their comfort with the technology grows.Jun 12, 2026View full article →
General AI in CommerceAI-generatedPerplexity launches Personal Computer for Windows machinesLLMPerplexity announced Personal Computer is coming to Windows, enabling AI agents to work directly with local files, native Microsoft apps, and the web in a unified interface. For commerce teams, this bridges the local-web gap that slows enterprise workflows—finance can reconcile Excel models with web data, sales can refresh proposals from mobile to desktop, and legal can finalize deal documents across synced folders.Jun 10, 2026View full article →