AI and automation reshape commerce operations and workflowsAI-generatedcommercetools for Builders enables storefront creation in under one hourMedia / Information Technology › Software Publisherscommercetools released "commercetools for Builders," a set of AI-guided tools that lets developers build a fully functional ecommerce storefront from scratch in roughly 60 minutes using Claude and other LLMs. Commerce teams can now compress product modeling, data import, storefront development, and payment integration into a single lunch break, reducing what traditionally took weeks to hours.Jul 19, 2026View full article →
General AI in CommerceAI-generatedHostinger launches AI photo-to-checkout Quick Links toolMedia / Information Technology › Software PublishersHostinger unveiled Quick Links, an AI tool that converts product photos into checkout links shareable across social channels without requiring a full website. The move signals a broader shift in ecommerce platforms toward enabling sales across fragmented channels—social feeds, marketplaces, and AI agents—rather than merchant-owned storefronts alone.Jul 6, 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 →
AI agents transform commerce operations and paymentsAI-generatedVisa partners with OpenAI to power agent-led paymentsFintech / Payments › Depository Credit Intermediation › Commercial BankingVisa and OpenAI announced a partnership to integrate Visa's payment capabilities directly into OpenAI's platform, enabling AI agents to make secure, verified purchases. The collaboration addresses a critical infrastructure gap for agentic commerce, which McKinsey estimates could reach $1 trillion to $5 trillion globally by 2030, giving merchants and payment networks a standardized framework to handle agent transactions safely.Jun 13, 2026View full article →
AI agents transform commerce operations and paymentsAI-generatedShopAgentic raises €1.9M to build agentic-native commerce platformRetail / DTC › Warehouse Clubs, Supercenters, and Other General Merchandise Retailers › Warehouse Clubs and SupercentersShopAgentic, founded by e-commerce veterans, announced a €1.9M pre-seed round led by May Ventures and Greenfield Capital to build a platform designed from the ground up for agent buyers, not just human shoppers. The shift from human-centric to agent-centric commerce represents a fundamental reimagining of platform architecture that commerce practitioners must prepare for as agent traffic begins to exceed human traffic.Jun 13, 2026View full article →