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Anthropic's Shopping Agent Numbers Don't Have a Single Named Retailer Behind Them

Sep 11, 2026

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Anthropic's Shopping Agent Numbers Don't Have a Single Named Retailer Behind Them

The numbers are real enough to quote. The retailers behind them are nowhere to be found

Rick Watson

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Sep 11, 2026

Anthropic's Shopping Agent Numbers Don't Have a Single Named Retailer Behind Them

The numbers are real enough to quote. The retailers behind them are nowhere to be found

Sep 9, 2026

The Unglamorous Middle Is Where B2B Money Goes to Hide

Almost nobody runs the math on what waiting costs

Sep 8, 2026

Target Booked $994M and Never Said Where It Went

Every second-quarter retail comp you're about to read is bent in two directions, and almost nobody is saying so out loud. 6 retailers booked tariff refunds. Not one disclosed what portion went to price.

Sep 4, 2026

Somebody Else Is Paying for Walmart's Price Cuts

Walmart ran 11K rollbacks last quarter, roughly double the same period a year ago, and almost none of that money is coming out of Walmart

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