AI Hits Black Friday, Amazon Tests 30-Minute Groceries & Walmart Adds Ads To Sparky | Fast Five

In this Fast Five episode, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga break down the biggest retail stories from Black Friday 2025, including record-breaking online sales, AI's growing influence on shopping, and what it all means for the future of retail.

From ChatGPT's new shopping research tool to Walmart's bold move to monetize Sparky with ads, Chris and Anne debate where retailers should focus their AI investments. Plus, they tackle smart glasses' potential breakthrough year, Amazon's 30-minute delivery test, and whether the industry is moving too fast on agentic commerce.

🔑 Topics covered:

• Black Friday's $11.8 billion in online sales and what the numbers really mean (Source)
• ChatGPT introducing shopping research (Source)
• Walmart's smart play bringing ads to Sparky (Source)
• The reality check on smart glasses adoption (Source)
• Amazon's expensive 30-minute delivery experiment (Source)

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