Amazon sellers are experimenting with new ways to optimize product listings for the AI chatbot Rufus, adding more conversational language and product details despite limited guidance from Amazon on how the tool ranks products.
As more people use ChatGPT to do their holiday shopping, big companies like Ulta, Adidas and Best Buy seemed to dominate mentions in Black Friday shopping queries, according to data from Profound.
In conversations with executives this summer, one consistent theme has been that everybody is trying to court a new demographic that’s in a slightly higher income bracket than their core customer. Or, they're grappling with how to get their highest spenders to spend more. Here's what's driving seemingly every brand to try to position themselves as a premium brand.