Google has introduced the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), an open standard designed to help AI agents move beyond “shopping advice” into real transactions, spanning product discovery and offer checks through checkout, payment, and post-purchase flows. What makes this announcement especially…
Europe’s retail and consumer goods sector is facing one of its toughest periods in years. A new report finds that the industry has become the most “distressed” sector in the UK and across Europe, with financial pressures now at levels…
Social commerce is emerging as a powerful force in Germany’s ecommerce landscape, with recent data showing that Instagram has become the leading platform for social shopping in the country. According to a new study, about 15% of German consumers report…
