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The latest headlines on artificial intelligence and online retail from selected trade media, updated every hour.

Last updated: 25 October 2026, 13:21 (UTC)

  1. Digital Commerce 360 E-Commerce

    Parts Town Unlimited names new CIO and chief accounting officer to leadership team (opens in a new tab)

    Equipment distributor Parts Town Unlimited named two new executives to its leadership team, including a chief information officer (CIO) to oversee its digital efforts. The CIO role will belong to Pat Quint. Meanwhile, Kristi Belhumeur is taking on new duties as the company’s…

  2. Practical Ecommerce E-Commerce

    New Ecommerce Tools: October 21, 2026 (opens in a new tab)

    New services this week include AI-powered marketing, agentic commerce, return platforms, dropshipping, cross-border commerce, sales tax management, and more. The post New Ecommerce Tools: October 21, 2026 appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.

  3. Digital Commerce 360 E-Commerce

    Walmart+ and Sam’s Club Plus memberships to come bundled in $120 subscription (opens in a new tab)

    Walmart Inc. will bundle memberships for its Walmart+ and Sam’s Club Plus programs, making a bet that shoppers will subscribe to both when given the chance to save nearly $100. The paid membership programs for Walmart and its sibling chain of club locations both include free…

  4. Digital Commerce 360 E-Commerce

    Wildfire and Badge bring merchant rewards into Apple, Google and Samsung wallets (opens in a new tab)

    The loyalty platform Wildfire Systems and mobile wallet infrastructure provider Badge are partnering to push merchant offers and cashback rewards to more shoppers through popular payment methods. The companies announced their partnership at the Money20/20 USA event in Las Vegas.…

  5. MIT Technology Review AI

    The new economics of enterprise AI (opens in a new tab)

    Imagine your company just discovered electricity. At first only a few machines run on it, and nobody worries about efficiency — consumption is low and the value is obvious. But once electricity becomes infrastructure, every process depends on it, and the question changes from…

  6. Practical Ecommerce E-Commerce

    Shopify, Vercel Arm Stores for AI Agents (opens in a new tab)

    The collaboration allows humans and external AI agents alike to shop a store. The post Shopify, Vercel Arm Stores for AI Agents appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.

  7. MIT Technology Review AI

    AI adoption by industry shows what other sectors can learn (opens in a new tab)

    The current narrative around artificial intelligence in the workplace is largely driven by Silicon Valley. But treating the tech sector as an island misses the actual trends in technology adoption–tech is just the first industry in line. As generative AI and automation tools…

  8. MIT Technology Review AI

    A visit to Samsung’s massive new semiconductor hub (opens in a new tab)

    Generative AI models run on powerful chips known as GPUs, which depend on stacks of specialized memory chips packaged with the processor. To meet growing demand for memory, Samsung is building a massive new semiconductor manufacturing complex in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Three…

  9. Digital Commerce 360 E-Commerce

    1-800-Flowers.com sells two business units to PlanetArt (opens in a new tab)

    Less than one month after a final deal was announced, 1-800-Flowers.com confirmed that the sale of its PersonalizationMall.com and Things Remembered units to PlanetArt is now complete. 1-800-Flowers.com’s sale to the technology platform marks a step forward during a challenging…

  10. Digital Commerce 360 E-Commerce

    What Are The Top Brand Visibility Tools in 2026? (opens in a new tab)

    Sponsor content is created on behalf of and in collaboration with Bazoom by DigitalCommerce360. Our editorial staff is not involved in the creation of the sponsored content. The war for customer attention has never been fiercer than it is now. Brands don’t just need to be…

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