Retailgeek

05/08/2026

Marketplace Briefing: Temu wants to sell you a steak now

Temu, best known for cheap knick-knacks shipped directly from China, now wants to convince shoppers to toss frozen ribeyes into their carts.

05/08/2026

Shop 'til you bot: Google, OpenAI, and the race to build agentic commerce

Control shopping, control the world. How leaders at Google and OpenAI are thinking about the AI-powered future of shopping—and when it'll be here.

04/01/2026

Gap says it will launch checkout within Google's Gemini, in an AI first from a major fashion company

Gap's partnership with Gemini and its customer-facing AI tools give it a competitive edge at a time when winning in specialty retail is harder than ever.

03/23/2026

Episode EP337 of The Jason & Scot Show podcast is a discussion on the Future of Agentic Commerce from Citi’s Global Consumer & Retail Conference https://buff.ly/eSilRQE

02/09/2026

Kroger Names Ex-Walmart Executive as Its Next CEO https://buff.ly/N50RvyO

Greg Foran would steer the big grocer as it deals with cash-strapped shoppers and seeks to expand its footprint.

02/07/2026

Ads Are Coming to ChatGPT. Here’s What You Need to Know.

It seemed inevitable and soon it will be a reality: Ads are coming to ChatGPT, marking a major milestone for both the AI and advertising industries.

02/06/2026

On Episode 336 of The Jason & Scot Show Podcast we break down Amazon Q4 2025 Earnings https://buff.ly/5OeWGa9 We cover the Q4 earnings season, everything going on at Amazon, and answer the question "Are we in an Agentic Bubble." This is a long one (80 minutes).

01/27/2026

Amazon announced it will close it's US Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh physical stores (after already making a similar annoucement in UK). Don't assume this means, they are giving up Grocery however. The frequency of grocery purchases is as critical and appealing to Amazon as ever. What has changed is that Amazon has figured out how to win Everyday Essentials and Perishables through same day delivery from climate controlled zones in fullfilment centers. We're entering a new phase of the battle between Amazon and traditional grocers for this critical share of the family wallet. https://buff.ly/GwezMau

Company doubles down on online grocery delivery and Whole Foods Market expansion to reach more customers.

01/27/2026

Bain & Co predicting a slight slow down of U.S. retail sales to 3.5% in 2026

Retail sales growth will slow in the U.S., U.K., France and Germany in 2026.

01/18/2026

Why Everyone Thought We'd Be Shopping by Voice (and Why That Never Actually Happened) https://buff.ly/Vz6Ak3G with my comments (albiet it from 9 years ago).

Hands-free shopping on Amazon with Alexa was supposed to be the future. Here’s why voice commerce hype collapsed and what it reveals about tech predictions in general.