Walmart's partnership with OpenAI now allows consumers to purchase via ChatGPT

Walmart's partnership with OpenAI enables consumers to purchase Walmart products directly within ChatGPT, moving from inspiration to checkout in a single conversation.  

In this Updates episode, Alex Herring breaks down why this move goes beyond creating new points of purchase. Walmart is redefining itself as a media and technology platform that influences consumer decisions earlier in the journey, meeting shoppers where AI-powered discovery is already happening.
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This episode covers:

• The shift from search bars and product grids to AI chat for discovery, and why Walmart is meeting consumers inside ChatGPT.

• How the flow works: inspiration to checkout in a single ChatGPT conversation, without leaving the thread.

• Why it matters for OpenAI: moving from recommendations to end-to-end transactions with partners like Etsy, Shopify, and Walmart, laying the foundation for an ads business.

• What it means for Walmart: expanding its role in AI-powered product discovery as a retailer, media, and technology platform that influences decisions earlier in the journey.

• The broader signal for retail media as more retailers race to meet shoppers higher in the AI-driven discovery funnel.
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Watch for a clear take on how Walmart and ChatGPT are unifying AI-powered discovery and purchase, and what it means for the future of retail.

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