The latest news about retail ads. Retail media ads are digital ads that are placed on retailer websites and apps. They are typically displayed on search results pages, product detail pages, and category pages. Retail media ads can be used to promote products and services from both the retailer itself and other brands.
Retail
The latest news about retail ads. Retail media ads are digital ads that are placed on retailer websites and apps. They are typically displayed on search results pages, product detail pages, and category pages. Retail media ads can be used to promote products and services from both the retailer itself and other brands.
A Smarty Marketing survey of 1,295 US consumers finds Google holds 56.68% of shopping search starts in 2026, with ChatGPT at just 7.26% and Amazon at 28.96%.
Launched at Google I/O on May 19, Universal Cart tracks price drops and automatically surfaces deals - putting coupon and deal aggregator sites at real risk.
A new Originality.ai study scanning over 3 million websites finds just 26 public UCP implementations, raising questions about agentic commerce readiness.
A new Originality.ai study scanning over 3 million websites finds just 26 public UCP implementations, raising questions about agentic commerce readiness.
A Smarty Marketing survey of 1,295 US consumers finds Google holds 56.68% of shopping search starts in 2026, with ChatGPT at just 7.26% and Amazon at 28.96%.
Launched at Google I/O on May 19, Universal Cart tracks price drops and automatically surfaces deals - putting coupon and deal aggregator sites at real risk.
Google today expanded UCP to hotel booking, food delivery, Canada, Australia and the UK, adding Affirm, Klarna, and multi-item cart support to agentic checkout.
Google launched Universal Cart at Google I/O 2026, a cross-merchant, Gemini-powered shopping hub spanning Search, YouTube, Gmail, and the Gemini app in the U.S.
Amazon replaced its Amex business cards with new U.S. Bank and Mastercard products featuring dynamic rewards, 0% APR installments, and no annual fee whatsoever.
Stripe president John Collison told Bloomberg's Odd Lots that agentic commerce will reduce friction and called keyword search "ridiculous" as new business creation surged.
Google rolls out Merchant Center for Agencies globally, with a unified dashboard for diagnostics, promotions, and ad opportunities across all client accounts.
