Retail MediaSaturday, October 31, 2026
Best Buy is introducing a creator program for shoppable influencer storefronts and a third-party marketplace that grants sellers access to its retail media network for social targeting.
Microsoft launched a public preview of a store operations agent template in Copilot Studio on January 8, 2026, which autonomously orchestrates workflows and recommends staffing actions based on sales data and external factors.
Walmart is deploying electronic shelf labels across its entire U.S. store network by the end of 2026, a move that reduces price update times from days to minutes.
ShopMy, an affiliate and link-in-bio platform for creators, now facilitates over $1 billion in annual sales across more than 1,200 brands, having expanded its catalog beyond beauty and fashion into home, health, and food categories.
Walmart and Soda Health launched the Everyday Health Signals program in June 2025, delivering AI-driven personalized nutrition and wellness insights to Medicare Advantage and Medicaid flex card members using real-time shopping data.
