Google makes a big move into agentic commerce, raising questions about Amazon’s retail dominance

Google is making a big push into AI-powered shopping with the release of Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), a new open technical standard that has backing from major retailers and payment players.
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In 2026, Google Is Focused on Making AI Actually Useful

Google executive Sameer Samat sees the past year as one of curiosity about AI. This year, he's focused on its utility.

Google teams up with Walmart and other retailers to enable shopping within Gemini AI chatbot

NEW YORK (AP) — Google said Sunday that it is expanding the shopping features in its AI chatbot by teaming up with Walmart, Shopify, Wayfair and other big retailers to turn the Gemini app into a virtual merchant as well as an assistant.

From humanoid robots to agentic AI, I learned what retail insiders are buzzing about at a major industry conference

AI and innovation — from humanoid robots to agents — dominated the conversation at the National Retail Federation's Big Show 2026.

Google takes agentic retail into chat

The tech giant’s newest agentic AI protocol will work with Adyen and PayPal to smooth the technical path for retail shopping within AI chat sessions.

Home Depot Goes All-In On Agentic AI With Google Cloud

Home Depot expands strategic partnership with Google Cloud to create personalized, AI-powered experiences for customers and professionals.
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Drill, baby, drill! How Walmart's agentic experimentation with Google and OpenAI promises a new shopping experience

Google's announced a tie-up with Walmart around AI-enabled commerce. Daniel Danker, Walmart’s  EVP of AI Acceleration, Product & Design, paints a picture of the future of shopping.
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PayPal to support Google’s new AI payments

PayPal backs Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol, bringing its payments into AI-powered checkout experiences unveiled in New York.
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