E Commerce
Latest news, analysis, and insights about E Commerce.
Why AI Search Engines Are Boosting Shopify Sales Instead of Cannibalizing Web Traffic
While digital publishers face an existential crisis over generative summaries stealing clicks, Shopify merchants are seeing a massive windfall. Here is why AI search is supercharging e-commerce.
How DoorDash's New Command-Line Interface Signals the Rise of the Agent-First Economy
DoorDash is opening a limited beta for a command-line tool allowing developers and autonomous AI agents to order food directly from the terminal. This structural shift marks the transition from human-centric GUIs to machine-optimized APIs.
eBay's AI Agent Ban Signals Coming Clash Between Platforms and Agentic Commerce
eBay just drew a line in the sand against AI shopping agents. The platform's new terms explicitly ban 'buy for me' bots and LLM-driven tools—the first major policy response to agentic commerce from an e-commerce giant.
Google's New AI Commerce Protocol Could Define How Agents Shop for You
Google just made its move to define how AI agents will shop on your behalf. The new commerce protocol lets merchants offer discounts directly in AI mode results—a first step toward an agentic economy where your AI assistant negotiates deals for you.