Some of the headlines in today’s podcast:

• Amazon and Walmart to capture 25% of U.S. retail sales and 66% of online retail sales by 2029
• Amazon is officially kicking off its holiday promotional season with a sales event called Prime Big Deal Days
• Amazon adds annual plan to Prime grocery subscription
• Thrive Market connects brands to members
• Amazon to bring ads to Rufus AI search chatbot experience
• Google Shopping launches virtual dress try-ons in the US
• Bath & Body Works to launch AI fragrance finder
• Instacart offers personalized ways to save
• Amazon Fresh debuts 4 new grocery stores
• Family Dollar implements AI tech for category management
• Best Buy launches AIpowered delivery tracking
• Uber Eats is launching a pilot of emissions-free Coco sidewalk robots
• Amazon Fresh launches new value private brand
• Albertsons launches private label for treats and gifts
• Shopify and YouTube expand partnership
• Amazon is Terminating Smaller Vendor Agreements During Peak Season and Pushing Vendors to Seller Central