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While Amazon blocks AI agents, Walmart rolls out the welcome mat

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Walmart's embrace of AI shopping agents contrasts sharply with Amazon's ban, signaling a major strategic divergence in how retailers handle emerging automation technology.

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As Amazon blocks AI agents from shopping on its site, Walmart is taking the opposite approach, introducing new technology that lets AI agents make purchases on customers' behalf, with controls over spending and transaction approvals.

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