Retailers Embrace Agentic AI, Risk Disintermediation
In early 2026, major retailers including Etsy, Target, and Walmart are listing products on external AI platforms such as Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT, shifting commerce to agentic AI. Industry reports show AI-driven U.S. e-commerce traffic rose 758% year-over-year (Nov. 1–Dec. 1), while Deloitte found 81% of retail executives expect AI to weaken brand loyalty by 2027, raising concerns about data ownership and disintermediation.
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- Read OriginalRetail’s risky AI commerce betretaildive.com
