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Retailers split on letting AI agents shop their sites

Retailers split on letting AI agents shop their sites

The Wall Street Journal’s Nat Ives reports that retailers are diverging sharply on AI shopping agents: QVC and HSN welcome them and pitch catalogs to OpenAI and Google, while Amazon and Kohl’s block agentic purchases outright, and Tapestry lets agents browse but not buy.

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YouTube pays 30% more for a shrinking NFL Sunday Ticket

The Wall Street Journal’s Nat Ives, WSJ Leadership Institute reports that Sunday Ticket costs YouTube nearly $9 billion over its seven-year deal, up sharply from DirecTV’s roughly $1 billion final season, even as the NFL shifts more games into prime-time windows and leaves fewer for the package.

Sep 15