BS Toys, the Dutch creator of active, educational play experiences, has taken another leap forward by joining the Open Icecat environment. With a strong focus on toys that encourage movement, creativity, and learning, BS Toys now shares its product data through Icecat’s open catalog. This enables retailers, marketplaces, and online platforms worldwide to access rich, standardized content that helps bring every toy to life online. About BS Toys: Play, Move, Learn BS Toys believes that play is a fundamental part of childhood development. Its mission is to encourage children to move, explore, and interact through toys designed for both indoor…
Google has unveiled a major new initiative to accelerate the shift toward agentic commerce, a form of retail in which AI systems help users not only find products but also complete purchases on their behalf. The tech giant announced an open standard, the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), that establishes a common framework for AI agents, retailers, platforms, and payment systems to work together across the entire shopping journey, from discovery through checkout and beyond. The announcement, made at the National Retail Federation (NRF) 2026 event in New York, signals a shift in how ecommerce technology will be built and integrated…
