Walmart Partners with Google's Gemini AI for Direct Product Discovery and Purchasing as CEO Announces Major AI Transformation
Summary
Walmart partners with Google's Gemini AI to enable direct product discovery and purchasing through chatbot queries, as incoming CEO John Furner declares a complete AI transformation that rewrites retail operations while Google launches new commerce tools showing massive adoption growth.
Key Points
- Walmart partners with Google's Gemini AI chatbot to allow users to discover and purchase Walmart and Sam's Club products directly through Gemini queries, with transactions completed in Walmart's checkout system
- Incoming Walmart CEO John Furner announces the company is rewriting the retail playbook through AI transformation, stating they are willing to change everything except their core purpose and values
- Google launches Universal Commerce Protocol as part of new agentic AI tools for retailers, with CEO Sundar Pichai reporting significant year-over-year increases in AI usage by retail companies