Show Notes
OpenAI has stepped back from its “instant checkout” experiment—raising a big question: is agentic shopping already over before it began? In this special news update, Viv and Colin – alongside Grace & Co's new AI expert Rob Isaacs – unpack what really happened, whether OpenAI misjudged the complexity of e-commerce, and what it means for retailers, AI search, and the future of retail media.
Key Topics Covered: OpenAI’s withdrawal from instant checkout Why scaling across retailers is harder than expected The reality vs hype of “agentic shopping” Consumer behaviour: search vs full-funnel AI commerce Advertising strategies across AI platforms (OpenAI vs Perplexity vs Anthropic) What retail media networks should do next
“They tried to conquer e-commerce in six months – something that took Google years.”
“AI reinforces expertise – it doesn’t replace it.”
“You have the products, you have the customers. That’s not going away.”
“Everything loops back to closed-loop attribution.”
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