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AI shopping agents are already visiting stores, and Walmart and BigCommerce just let them in

Requests from AI agents that browse stores for shoppers rose from 12.5 million in August to 58.2 million in September 2026, and on October 21 Walmart and BigCommerce opened the door to them.

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AI shopping splits into a paid track and an access-gated track

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Shopify shows AI shopping agents your markdowns, and Amex proposes cover for agent errors

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AI shopping agents are already visiting stores, and Walmart and BigCommerce just let them in

Gen X shoppers still start at Google, Walmart and Amazon, with AI in a supporting role ↗

AI shopping has two gates: product data and agent checkout ↗

Latest news

AI shopping splits into a paid track and an access-gated track

ChatGPT referrals show up in GA4, and most shoppers still want to buy for themselves

Shopify shows AI shopping agents your markdowns, and Amex proposes cover for agent errors

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The agent infrastructure race now has a storefront test

Gen X shoppers still start at Google, Walmart and Amazon, with AI in a supporting role

AI shopping has two gates: product data and agent checkout