Prime Day 2026 posted record revenue while margins shrank, and Turkey 5 spread demand across more days than anyone planned for. Six retail thought leaders answer the question from different angles. They agree that the season is decided away from the peak.
Stravito and Langston will pair AI Personas with 24 Life Lenses consumer segments, enabling brands to question research-based profiles in plain language.
Estonian startup bilt.me raised $700,000 in pre-seed funding to expand its AI agent that builds native iOS and Android apps. It has passed $100,000 in ARR.
Stravito launched an MCP Server that connects a company's own consumer research to AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot, with cited, read-only answers.