General AI in CommerceAnthropic Releases Commerce Agents Blueprint as AI Shopping Models CompeteRetail / DTC › Warehouse Clubs, Supercenters, and Other General Merchandise Retailers › Warehouse Clubs and SupercentersEcommerceLLM+1Anthropic released a software blueprint for building AI shopping agents on September 2, enabling retailers to deploy conversational product discovery while retaining customer relationships and checkout control. As 24% of U.S. online shoppers plan to start holiday shopping on external AI platforms like ChatGPT and Gemini, merchants face a strategic choice between owning their own AI experience or ceding customer discovery to third-party platforms.Sep 7, 2026Read full article →