​The AI Shopping Agent Is Easy; The Commerce Platform Behind It Is Hard

Forbes
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Walmart Global Tech architect Vikas Mittal highlights that while AI shopping agents excel at understanding customer intent, the real challenge lies in the complex commerce platforms managing product data, pricing, inventory, and fulfillment in real time. Effective AI-driven shopping requires modernizing these backend systems to ensure accurate, fulfillable transactions.

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