Shopping ExperiencesThursday, October 15, 2026
Commercetools introduced InStore, a unified-commerce application that brings its Composable Commerce platform to physical stores for real-time inventory and cross-channel workflows.
Miso Robotics introduced a next-generation Flippy fry-station robot built from millions of baskets of real-world data, with 14 units currently operating at White Castle and Insert Coin.
Miso Robotics completed the acquisition of Zignyl's restaurant AI and Zume's pizza-technology patents in 2026.
Google launched Shoppable CTV, enabling viewers to browse and buy products directly within YouTube ads using data from Google Merchant Center.
Retailers are adopting hybrid shelf-sensing systems that combine fixed cameras with mobile robots to detect out-of-stocks more frequently than legacy methods.
TalkShopLive introduced TSL Shoppettes, a feature enabling users to purchase items from short-form videos on Instagram and Facebook by commenting 'SHOP' to receive direct buy links via direct messages.
