ecommerce

AI

Prime Day’s Coupon Tsunami Redefines Discount Strategies

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days unleash a wave of deep‑discount codes from top brands, shaking up consumer buying patterns and retailer margins.

Tech

Instacart’s $65M Unata Grab Pushes Coupon and Voice Shopping

Instacart buys Toronto startup Unata for $65M, adding coupon tracking and voice‑shopping tools as it battles Amazon and expands into Canada.

Hardware

Amazon’s Fake Tech Reviews Flood the Market

Which? uncovers thousands of bogus Amazon reviews for headphones and other tech, while new tools try to restore trust.

AI

Amazon adds AI audio Q&A to product pages

Amazon's Join the chat feature serves spoken AI answers on retail pages, prompting questions about cost, latency, and user experience.