Would you give an AI agent your credit card? Companies are betting so
Shoppers are already using AI to sort through and compare products before they buy, and now, retailers are looking to adopt autonomous payments. But those involved in processing payments will need to first sort out what happens when AI makes mistakes and take steps to keep bad actors out.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ai-shopping-agentic-payments-9.7222389?cmp=rss

Would you give an AI agent your credit card? Companies are betting so
Shoppers are already using AI to sort through and compare products before they buy, and now, retailers are looking to adopt autonomous payments. But those involved in processing payments will need to first sort out what happens when AI makes mistakes and take steps to keep bad actors out.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ai-shopping-agentic-payments-9.7222389?cmp=rss

Would you give an AI agent your credit card? Companies are betting so
Shoppers are already using AI to sort through and compare products before they buy, and now, retailers are looking to adopt autonomous payments. But those involved in processing payments will need to first sort out what happens when AI makes mistakes and take steps to keep bad actors out.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ai-shopping-agentic-payments-9.7222389?cmp=rss

Would you give an AI agent your credit card? Companies are betting so
Shoppers are already using AI to sort through and compare products before they buy, and now, retailers are looking to adopt autonomous payments. But those involved in processing payments will need to first sort out what happens when AI makes mistakes and take steps to keep bad actors out.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ai-shopping-agentic-payments-9.7222389?cmp=rss

Saskatoon shoppers turning to second-hand swaps in greater numbers
As the cost of living continues to rise, more people are ditching traditional stores and malls to turn to thrifting for the latest fashions.
#Consumer #SecondHand #TheSalvationArmy #thriftstore
https://globalnews.ca/news/11892499/saskatoon-shoppers-turning-to-second-hand-swaps/

Walmart says lower-income shoppers are ‘navigating financial stress’
Walmart says lower-income shoppers appear to be increasingly 'navigating financial stress' as the so-called 'K' shaped economy becomes more prominent.
#Canada #Consumer #USNews #Affordability
https://globalnews.ca/news/11858733/walmart-earnings-k-shaped-economy/

Walmart says lower-income shoppers are ‘navigating financial stress’
Walmart says lower-income shoppers appear to be increasingly 'navigating financial stress' as the so-called 'K' shaped economy becomes more prominent.
#Canada #Consumer #USNews #Affordability
https://globalnews.ca/news/11858733/walmart-earnings-k-shaped-economy/

Walmart says lower-income shoppers are ‘navigating financial stress’
Walmart says lower-income shoppers appear to be increasingly 'navigating financial stress' as the so-called 'K' shaped economy becomes more prominent.
#Canada #Consumer #USNews #Affordability
https://globalnews.ca/news/11858733/walmart-earnings-k-shaped-economy/

Walmart says lower-income shoppers are ‘navigating financial stress’
Walmart says lower-income shoppers appear to be increasingly 'navigating financial stress' as the so-called 'K' shaped economy becomes more prominent.
#Canada #Consumer #USNews #Affordability
https://globalnews.ca/news/11858733/walmart-earnings-k-shaped-economy/

Forces Shaping the Future of Shopping: A Behavioural Perspective

With the expansion of the use of the Internet for online ordering and buying of products over the past twenty-five years (aka e-commerce), there has been a flow of debates, discussions and projections on the economic sustainability of physical stores. The market is now much more complex, entailing a variety of online, offline and mixed retailers with different degrees of experience (e.g., whether they originate from the digital or physical spheres). One thing, however, should be made clear: […]

https://consumergateway.org/2026/05/19/forces-shaping-the-future-of-shopping-a-behavioural-perspective/