Walmart's AI Shopping Evolution: ChatGPT & Agentic Commerce

It's April 5th.

This is Birmingham News today, AI-powered stories from your city.

I'm Corey with the story.

Walmart's diving deeper into AI shopping with a fresh take-on instant checkout through

Chad G.P.T.

They rode out the original version last September 2025, but it fell short on flexibility for buyers.

Now they've teamed up with their commerce partner Sparky to overhaul it.

The new set of kicksoft product discovery right in Chad G.P.T., then seamlessly shifts

to Walmart's own world for account linking, loyalty perks, and smooth payments.

Retail folks are buzzing about how this changes the game, letting shopping spark from anywhere,

a store aisle or a quick AI query.

Walmart's AI exec, Daniel Danker, says it opens doors for effortless hunts across brands.

Open AI is pushing their agentic commerce protocol wider, with big names like Target,

Laura, Nordstrom, Lowe's, Best Buy, Home Depot, and Wayfair already plugged in.

Early partners Etsy and Shopify helped pave the way by handing off the buy button to

retailers.

This evolution keeps the focus on discovery while pros handle the clothes, making your

next shop smarter and faster no matter where it starts.