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AI in Commerce News

Curated coverage of artificial intelligence across retail, B2B distribution, e-commerce platforms, funding, and policy — organized by topic and continuously updated.

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Gmail AI now mediates sender-to-recipient relationships in email marketing.

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Gmail and Apple Mail are using AI to sort, summarize, and prioritize emails before subscribers even open them, fundamentally changing how brands reach inboxes. Email marketers must now optimize for AI-model judgment rather than filter tricks, rewarding authenticity, clarity, and genuine subscriber value over clickbait and volume.

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Walmart expands Sparky shopper agent to web platform

Retail / DTC › Department Stores

Walmart has rolled out its Sparky AI shopper agent from mobile-only to the broader web, featuring new UI elements like draggable floating windows and expanded functionality for grocery and meal planning. The move signals Walmart's strategy to leverage its grocery advantage as a wedge for driving cross-category shopping through conversational AI.

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eBay names Trosort 2026 Circular Fashion Fund global winner

Retail / DTC › Used Merchandise Retailers

eBay announced Trosort as the winner of its 2026 Circular Fashion Fund, awarding the AI-powered textile sorting company $300,000 in investment from eBay Ventures. For commerce practitioners, Trosort's automated sorting technology addresses a critical infrastructure bottleneck in secondhand fashion operations, enabling scalable circular retail at higher efficiency.

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Hasbro launches Sixth Wall AI studio for character licensing

Manufacturing › Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing › Doll, Toy, and Game Manufacturing

Hasbro unveiled Sixth Wall, an AI studio introducing behavioral licensing that lets third parties authentically recreate characters like Optimus Prime and Mr. Potato Head in new digital experiences. The move lets commerce brands and platforms deploy branded AI characters while Hasbro maintains control over personality, voice, and safety guardrails.

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Perplexity launches Personal Computer for Windows machines

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Perplexity 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.

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Klaviyo shares five AI prompts for lifecycle marketing teams

Technology Services › Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services › Advertising Agencies

Klaviyo published a guide featuring five AI prompts that lifecycle marketing agencies use to automate customer analysis, persona development, email audits, and retention strategy. Commerce practitioners can now replace hours of manual review work with structured AI workflows designed by agency founders.

Jun 9, 2026View full article →
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Cohere explains AI's role in modernizing business intelligence workflows

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Cohere published a comprehensive guide on how AI enhances business intelligence by enabling natural-language data queries, automating report generation, and surfacing anomalies across enterprise systems. For commerce teams, AI-powered BI reduces manual analysis time and accelerates decision-making on revenue, inventory, and customer performance—critical for competitive response.

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