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No interest disclosure although it references AdCP.", "stream": "NFA", "aliases": [ "RTA-S034", "ECO-S038" ] }, { "source_id": "NFA-S002", "title": "The Record Is Not the Relationship", "publisher": "No Fluff Advisory", "author": "Evgeny Popov", "url": "https://nofluffadvisory.com/writing/the-record-is-not-the-relationship/", "source_type": "other", "corpus_kind": "essay", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026-09-18", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "local repo working tree, 2026-10-09", "access_state": "opened", "evidence_locator": "src/content/essays/the-record-is-not-the-relationship.md", "repo_path": "src/content/essays/the-record-is-not-the-relationship.md", "commercial_interest": "author's own publication; No Fluff Advisory sells advisory services", "limitations": "Read in full. Poll of 19 votes is not evidence. Contains AdCP interest disclosure (line 218). Several facts (court rulings, Shopify list, ACP spec example) need primary recheck.", "stream": "NFA", "aliases": [ "RTA-S035" ] }, { "source_id": "NFA-S003", "title": "The Customer's Agent Arrived First (Post-agentic marketing, part 2)", "publisher": "No Fluff Advisory", "author": "Evgeny Popov", "url": "https://nofluffadvisory.com/writing/post-agentic-marketing-part-2/", "source_type": "other", "corpus_kind": "essay", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026-07-05", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "local repo working tree, 2026-10-09", "access_state": "opened", "evidence_locator": "src/content/essays/post-agentic-marketing-part-2.mdx", "repo_path": "src/content/essays/post-agentic-marketing-part-2.mdx", "commercial_interest": "author's own publication; No Fluff Advisory sells advisory services", "limitations": "Located under slug post-agentic-marketing-part-2 (title in frontmatter). Read in full (body text; imported SVG components not inspected). Uses inline [Reported]/[Confirmed] tags.", "stream": "NFA", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "NFA-S004", "title": "The Intelligence Economy", "publisher": "No Fluff Advisory", "author": "Evgeny Popov", "url": "https://nofluffadvisory.com/writing/the-intelligence-economy/", "source_type": "other", "corpus_kind": "essay", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026-07-20", "modified_date": "2026-09-19", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "local repo working tree, 2026-10-09", "access_state": "opened", "evidence_locator": "src/content/essays/the-intelligence-economy.md", "repo_path": "src/content/essays/the-intelligence-economy.md", "commercial_interest": "author's own publication; No Fluff Advisory sells advisory services", "limitations": "Read in full (SVG markup skipped). Revised note dated 2026-09-19 (line 282). Focus is assistant advertising, not checkout.", "stream": "NFA", "aliases": [ "RTA-S037" ] }, { "source_id": "NFA-S005", "title": "One Event, Three Machines: Orchestrating Conversions Across PMax, Advantage+, and OpenAI Ads", "publisher": "No Fluff Advisory", "author": "Evgeny Popov", "url": "https://nofluffadvisory.com/writing/one-event-three-machines/", "source_type": "other", "corpus_kind": "essay", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026-07-23", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "local repo working tree, 2026-10-09", "access_state": "opened", "evidence_locator": "src/content/essays/one-event-three-machines.md", "repo_path": "src/content/essays/one-event-three-machines.md", "commercial_interest": "author's own publication; No Fluff Advisory sells advisory services", "limitations": "Read in full. A lead-generation conversion-tracking how-to based on the author's own campaign; not about shopping routes.", "stream": "NFA", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "NFA-S006", "title": "The Answerer of Record", "publisher": "No Fluff Advisory", "author": "Evgeny Popov", "url": "https://nofluffadvisory.com/writing/the-answerer-of-record/", "source_type": "other", "corpus_kind": "essay", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026-08-03", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "local repo working tree, 2026-10-09", "access_state": "opened", "evidence_locator": "src/content/essays/the-answerer-of-record.md", "repo_path": "src/content/essays/the-answerer-of-record.md", "commercial_interest": "author's own publication; No Fluff Advisory sells advisory services", "limitations": "Read in full. Agent-accountability argument built on LinkedIn polls (512 ballots); governance, not commerce evidence.", "stream": "NFA", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "NFA-S007", "title": "The Shelf You Can Restock", "publisher": "No Fluff Advisory", "author": "Evgeny Popov", "url": "https://nofluffadvisory.com/writing/the-shelf-you-can-restock/", "source_type": "other", "corpus_kind": "essay", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026-08-14", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "local repo working tree, 2026-10-09", "access_state": "opened", "evidence_locator": "src/content/essays/the-shelf-you-can-restock.md", "repo_path": "src/content/essays/the-shelf-you-can-restock.md", "commercial_interest": "author's own publication; No Fluff Advisory sells advisory services", "limitations": "Read in full. 16-vote poll; the Restock Test is a framework, not evidence.", "stream": "NFA", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "NFA-S008", "title": "Where the Surplus Settles", "publisher": "No Fluff Advisory", "author": "Evgeny Popov", "url": "https://nofluffadvisory.com/writing/where-the-surplus-settles/", "source_type": "other", "corpus_kind": "essay", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026-09-25", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "local repo working tree, 2026-10-09", "access_state": "opened", "evidence_locator": "src/content/essays/where-the-surplus-settles.md", "repo_path": "src/content/essays/where-the-surplus-settles.md", "commercial_interest": "author's own publication; No Fluff Advisory sells advisory services", "limitations": "Commerce/access passages read (lines ~330-400 of original); remainder of essay (verification economics, DoubleVerify/Nielsen) skimmed only.", "stream": "NFA", "aliases": [ "RTA-S036" ] }, { "source_id": "NFA-S009", "title": "When the Buyer's Agent Meets the Seller's Agent (Post-agentic marketing, part 3)", "publisher": "No Fluff Advisory", "author": "Evgeny Popov", "url": "https://nofluffadvisory.com/writing/post-agentic-marketing-part-3/", "source_type": "other", "corpus_kind": "essay", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026-07-05", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "local repo working tree, 2026-10-09", "access_state": "opened", "evidence_locator": "src/content/essays/post-agentic-marketing-part-3.mdx", "repo_path": "src/content/essays/post-agentic-marketing-part-3.mdx", "commercial_interest": "author's own publication; No Fluff Advisory sells advisory services", "limitations": "Headings and retail-media/commerce passages read; main subject is agentic media buying (AdCP), not shopping.", "stream": "NFA", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "NFA-S010", "title": "The Risk You Can Price", "publisher": "No Fluff Advisory", "author": "Evgeny Popov", "url": "https://nofluffadvisory.com/writing/the-risk-you-can-price/", "source_type": "other", "corpus_kind": "essay", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026-08-23", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "local repo working tree, 2026-10-09", "access_state": "opened", "evidence_locator": "src/content/essays/the-risk-you-can-price.md", "repo_path": "src/content/essays/the-risk-you-can-price.md", "commercial_interest": "author's own publication; No Fluff Advisory sells advisory services", "limitations": "Only the commerce passages (lines ~105-141, ~222) read; the essay is about performance insurance for open-web media.", "stream": "NFA", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "NFA-S011", "title": "The Missing Link in Ad Tech: How UCP & AdCP Are Finally Unifying the \"Alphabet Soup\"", "publisher": "No Fluff Advisory", "author": "Evgeny Popov", "url": "https://nofluffadvisory.com/writing/the-missing-link-in-ad-tech-how-ucp-adcp-are-finally-unifying-the-alphabet-soup/", "source_type": "other", "corpus_kind": "essay", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026-02-16", "modified_date": "2026-09-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "local repo working tree, 2026-10-09", "access_state": "opened", "evidence_locator": "src/content/essays/the-missing-link-in-ad-tech-how-ucp-adcp-are-finally-unifying-the-alphabet-soup.md", "repo_path": "src/content/essays/the-missing-link-in-ad-tech-how-ucp-adcp-are-finally-unifying-the-alphabet-soup.md", "commercial_interest": "author's own publication; No Fluff Advisory sells advisory services", "limitations": "Read. Here UCP = User Context Protocol (LiveRamp, now Agentic Audiences), NOT Google's Universal Commerce Protocol. Correction note 2026-09-11.", "stream": "NFA", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "NFA-S012", "title": "Agentic Advertising Protocols: A Unified Map of What's Next", "publisher": "No Fluff Advisory", "author": "Evgeny Popov", "url": "https://nofluffadvisory.com/writing/agentic-advertising-protocols-a-unified-map-of-whats-next/", "source_type": "other", "corpus_kind": "essay", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026-03-23", "modified_date": "2026-09-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "local repo working tree, 2026-10-09", "access_state": "opened", "evidence_locator": "src/content/essays/agentic-advertising-protocols-a-unified-map-of-whats-next.md", "repo_path": "src/content/essays/agentic-advertising-protocols-a-unified-map-of-whats-next.md", "commercial_interest": "author's own publication; No Fluff Advisory sells advisory services", "limitations": "Revision notes read; same UCP (User Context Protocol) name collision. Canonical is a LinkedIn article per frontmatter. Ad-tech protocols only.", "stream": "NFA", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "NFA-S013", "title": "The Evolution of Holding Companies: Control, client value and three paths for marketing work", "publisher": "No Fluff Advisory", "author": "Evgeny Popov", "url": "https://nofluffadvisory.com/research/holding-companies-2026/", "source_type": "other", "corpus_kind": "research-paper", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026-10-06", "modified_date": "2026-10-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "local repo working tree, 2026-10-09", "access_state": "opened", "evidence_locator": "public/research/holding-companies-2026/holding-companies-2026.md (also research/holding-companies-2026/)", "repo_path": "public/research/holding-companies-2026/holding-companies-2026.md (also research/holding-companies-2026/)", "commercial_interest": "author's own publication; No Fluff Advisory sells advisory services", "limitations": "Sections 1, 17 (protocols), 26 (one retailer, three agents), 31/Instruments and Method/disclosure read; other chapters only via headings. Research cutoff 5 Oct 2026. Section 26 is explicitly invented/illustrative.", "stream": "NFA", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "NFA-S014", "title": "What Can Leave the Room?: What buyers can receive, keep, use again and rebuild from nine data-collaboration products", "publisher": "No Fluff Advisory", "author": "Evgeny Popov", "url": "https://nofluffadvisory.com/research/data-collaboration-2026/", "source_type": "other", "corpus_kind": "research-paper", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026-10-09", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "local repo working tree, 2026-10-09", "access_state": "opened", "evidence_locator": "public/research/data-collaboration-2026/data-collaboration-2026.md (also research/data-collaboration-2026/)", "repo_path": "public/research/data-collaboration-2026/data-collaboration-2026.md (also research/data-collaboration-2026/)", "commercial_interest": "author's own publication; No Fluff Advisory sells advisory services", "limitations": "Abstract, section 6 (agent routes), section 9 (tools) and Method/disclosure read. First edition withdrawn and revised the same day (9 Oct 2026). Agent routes are clean-room/ads routes, not shopping.", "stream": "NFA", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "NFA-S015", "title": "Borrowed Trust (native advertising research paper)", "publisher": "No Fluff Advisory", "author": "Evgeny Popov", "url": "https://nofluffadvisory.com/research/native-advertising-2026/", "source_type": "other", "corpus_kind": "research-paper", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026-09", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "local repo working tree, 2026-10-09", "access_state": "opened", "evidence_locator": "public/research/native-advertising-2026/native-advertising-2026.md", "repo_path": "public/research/native-advertising-2026/native-advertising-2026.md", "commercial_interest": "author's own publication; No Fluff Advisory sells advisory services", "limitations": "Section 8 'Commerce and new discovery surfaces' and product-map rows 1084, 1299-1312, ledger J-F22 read. Research cutoff 27 Sep 2026; day of publication not stated in header (\"September 2026\").", "stream": "NFA", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "NFA-S016", "title": "Retail and commerce media measurement (standards guide)", "publisher": "No Fluff Advisory", "author": "Evgeny Popov", "url": "https://nofluffadvisory.com/standards/retail-commerce-media-measurement/", "source_type": "other", "corpus_kind": "guide", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "local repo working tree, 2026-10-09", "access_state": "opened", "evidence_locator": "src/pages/standards/retail-commerce-media-measurement.astro", "repo_path": "src/pages/standards/retail-commerce-media-measurement.astro", "commercial_interest": "author's own publication; No Fluff Advisory sells advisory services", "limitations": "Agentic-implications section (lines ~110-125, 652-672) read; publication date not found in the page source. A No Fluff 'related guide'.", "stream": "NFA", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "NFA-S017", "title": "Glossary: ACP, UCP and AdCP entries", "publisher": "No Fluff Advisory", "author": "Evgeny Popov", "url": "https://nofluffadvisory.com/glossary/", "source_type": "other", "corpus_kind": "glossary", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "local repo working tree, 2026-10-09", "access_state": "opened", "evidence_locator": "src/data/glossary-terms.ts (lines 926, 944, 968)", "repo_path": "src/data/glossary-terms.ts (lines 926, 944, 968)", "commercial_interest": "author's own publication; No Fluff Advisory sells advisory services", "limitations": "Three entries read. Rendered at /glossary/. Date n.d.", "stream": "NFA", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "NFA-S018", "title": "Site affiliation statements (/now/, /press-kit/, essay author box, service pages)", "publisher": "No Fluff Advisory", "author": "Evgeny Popov", "url": "https://nofluffadvisory.com/now/ (also /press-kit/ and the author box on every /writing/ page)", "source_type": "other", "corpus_kind": "site-pages", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "local repo working tree, 2026-10-09", "access_state": "opened", "evidence_locator": "src/pages/now.astro; src/pages/press-kit.astro; src/layouts/Essay.astro; src/pages/services/*.astro", "repo_path": "src/pages/now.astro; src/pages/press-kit.astro; src/layouts/Essay.astro; src/pages/services/*.astro", "commercial_interest": "author's own publication; No Fluff Advisory sells advisory services", "limitations": "Used only for the disclosure audit. These are the author's own statements (author-provided), not third-party confirmation of the roles.", "stream": "NFA", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "PRO-S001", "title": "Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) README", "publisher": "OpenAI / Stripe (ACP maintainers)", "author": "", "url": "https://github.com/agentic-commerce-protocol/agentic-commerce-protocol", "source_type": "spec-repo", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2025-09-28", "modified_date": "2026-07-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "7fdd78df677a94dce04c770644b0fbbb1401272b", "access_state": "opened", "evidence_locator": "README.md", "commercial_interest": "Protocol adoption; founding maintainers OpenAI (ChatGPT agent surface) and Stripe (payments/SPT issuance); Meta TSC member", "limitations": "Opened from local clone; a repo file is a living document, wording verified at the stated commit only. Remote HEAD equalled 7fdd78d on 2026-10-09 (git ls-remote).", "stream": "PRO", "aliases": [ "PRO-S002", "PRO-S003", "PRO-S004", "PRO-S005", "PRO-S006", "PRO-S007", "PRO-S008", "PRO-S009", "PRO-S010", "PRO-S011", "PRO-S012", "PRO-S013", "PAY-S003", "RTA-S044", "RTB-S043", "RTB-S044", "DIS-S001", "DIS-S002", "ECO-S013" ] }, { "source_id": "PRO-S014", "title": "Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) README", "publisher": "UCP Authors", "author": "", "url": "https://github.com/Universal-Commerce-Protocol/ucp", "source_type": "spec-repo", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2026-01-11", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "f2206e680f64fe2cc73495acc3557569afd9097a", "access_state": "opened", "evidence_locator": "README.md Overview / Key Features / Key Capabilities", "commercial_interest": "Protocol adoption; co-founders Google (AI Mode/Gemini surfaces, ads, Google Pay) and Shopify (commerce software); Google custodian of ucp.dev", "limitations": "Opened from local clone; a repo file is a living document, wording verified at the stated commit only.", "stream": "PRO", "aliases": [ "PRO-S017", "PRO-S018", "PRO-S019", "PRO-S020", "PRO-S021", "PRO-S022", "PRO-S023", "PRO-S024", "PRO-S026", "PRO-S027", "PAY-S004", "RTA-S045", "RTA-S233", "RTB-S035", "RTB-S045", "DIS-S003", "ECO-S014" ] }, { "source_id": "PRO-S015", "title": "UCP GOVERNANCE.md", "publisher": "UCP Authors", "author": "", "url": "https://github.com/Universal-Commerce-Protocol/.github", "source_type": "spec-repo", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "2026-09-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "95b77fd", "access_state": "opened", "evidence_locator": "GOVERNANCE.md: Domain Tech Councils; Governing Council (GC)", "commercial_interest": "Protocol adoption; co-founders Google (AI Mode/Gemini surfaces, ads, Google Pay) and Shopify (commerce software); Google custodian of ucp.dev", "limitations": "Opened from local clone; a repo file is a living document, wording verified at the stated commit only. Clone of the org .github repo; history shows edits 2026-04-24 to 2026-09-02.", "stream": "PRO", "aliases": [ "PRO-S016" ] }, { "source_id": "PRO-S025", "title": "UCP Conformance Test Suite", "publisher": "UCP Authors", "author": "", "url": "https://github.com/Universal-Commerce-Protocol/conformance", "source_type": "spec-repo", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "2026-09-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "016ecbc22240affdec4429a60d539bedd04ab51b", "access_state": "opened", "evidence_locator": "README.md", "commercial_interest": "Protocol adoption; co-founders Google (AI Mode/Gemini surfaces, ads, Google Pay) and Shopify (commerce software); Google custodian of ucp.dev", "limitations": "Opened from local clone; a repo file is a living document, wording verified at the stated commit only. A test suite, not a register of certified implementers; no published pass list found in the repo.", "stream": "PRO", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "PRO-S028", "title": "Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) README, CHANGELOG, METADATA", "publisher": "Google (google-agentic-commerce)", "author": "", "url": "https://github.com/google-agentic-commerce/AP2", "source_type": "spec-repo", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2025-09-16", "modified_date": "2026-04-29", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "e1ea56db72a6385bce3e5c1112b3a56ce60acb43", "access_state": "opened", "evidence_locator": "README.md; CHANGELOG.md; METADATA", "commercial_interest": "Protocol adoption; Google (Gemini/AI Mode, Google Pay, Cloud)", "limitations": "Opened from local clone; a repo file is a living document, wording verified at the stated commit only. 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date not shown; search summary only.", "stream": "RTA-3", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "RTA-S310", "title": "How To Join Microsoft's Copilot Merchant Program", "publisher": "Website Builder Expert", "author": "", "url": "https://www.websitebuilderexpert.com/news/copilot-merchant-program/", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2025", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: Copilot Merchant Program Microsoft Advertising help merchants countries no fee", "commercial_interest": "affiliate/review site; not disclosed", "limitations": "Secondary; 2025 launch-era article, may be stale.", "stream": "RTA-3", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "RTA-S311", "title": "Shop like a Pro: Perplexity's new AI-powered shopping assistant", "publisher": "Perplexity (blog)", "author": "", "url": "https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/blog/shop-like-a-pro", "source_type": "company-blog", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2024-11", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: Perplexity shopping Instant Buy merchant program (allowed_domains perplexity.ai, paypal); 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benefits from merchant participation", "limitations": "Undated; search summary did not attribute distinct wording to it.", "stream": "RTA-3", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "RTA-S314", "title": "PayPal and Perplexity Launch Instant Buy Ahead of Black Friday", "publisher": "PayPal (newsroom)", "author": "", "url": "https://newsroom.paypal-corp.com/2025-11-PayPal-and-Perplexity-Launch-Instant-Buy", "source_type": "press-release", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2025-11", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: Perplexity Instant Buy PayPal free users US merchants merchant of record 2025; query: Perplexity shopping Instant Buy merchant program (allowed_domains perplexity.ai, paypal)", "commercial_interest": "PayPal sells payment processing and agentic-commerce services to merchants", "limitations": "Search summary only; launch day 25 Nov 2025 from promo window wording in summary.", "stream": "RTA-3", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "RTA-S315", "title": "Perplexity plans to roll out a free agentic shopping product for US users", "publisher": "eMarketer", "author": "", "url": "https://www.emarketer.com/content/perplexity-agentic-shopping-relaunch-paypal-black-friday", "source_type": "analyst", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2025-11", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: Perplexity Instant Buy PayPal free users US merchants merchant of record 2025", "commercial_interest": "research/analyst publisher; 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search-level: page not opened; wording not confirmed", "stream": "ECO", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S029", "title": "TikTok Shop Announces Major Fee Hike In 2024", "publisher": "Value Added Resource", "author": "", "url": "https://www.valueaddedresource.net/tiktok-shop-major-fee-hike-in-2024/", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2024", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: TikTok Shop US referral fee increase April 2024 6% from 2% history", "commercial_interest": "independent seller-news site", "limitations": "search-level: page not opened; wording not confirmed", "stream": "ECO", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S031", "title": "Shop like a Pro: Perplexity's new AI-powered shopping assistant", "publisher": "Perplexity", "author": "", "url": "https://hub-prod.perplexity.ai/hub/blog/shop-like-a-pro", "source_type": "company-blog", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2024-11", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: Perplexity Instant Buy PayPal merchants fee commission Perplexity shopping merchant program", "commercial_interest": "Perplexity (answer engine; 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search-level: page not opened; wording not confirmed", "stream": "ECO", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S036", "title": "TikTok Shop customer data for brands", "publisher": "Hubfluence", "author": "", "url": "https://www.hubfluence.io/blog/tiktok-shop-customer-data-for-brands", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026-09-28", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: TikTok Shop seller policy buyer personal information masked cannot contact buyers off-platform marketing data", "commercial_interest": "creator-marketing software vendor", "limitations": "search-level: page not opened; wording not confirmed", "stream": "ECO", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S037", "title": "AI traffic to US retailers rose 393% in Q1, and it's boosting their revenue too", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "author": "", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/16/ai-traffic-to-us-retailers-rose-393-in-q1-and-its-boosting-their-revenue-too/", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026-04-16", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: Adobe Analytics AI traffic retail conversion rate compared non-AI traffic 2026 holiday", "commercial_interest": "ad-funded media; underlying data from Adobe (sells analytics/commerce software)", "limitations": "Secondary on Adobe Digital Insights; Adobe report not opened; search-level: page not opened; wording not confirmed", "stream": "ECO", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S039", "title": "Adobe: Holiday Shopping Season Drove a Record $257.8 Billion Online with Consumers Embracing Generative AI Tools", "publisher": "Adobe", "author": "", "url": "https://news.adobe.com/news/2026/01/adobe-holiday-shopping-season", "source_type": "press-release", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2026-01-07", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "inherited", "evidence_locator": "inherited from stream MKT (MKT-S011, search-snippet); not re-searched", "commercial_interest": "Adobe sells analytics and commerce software; benefits from AI-commerce narrative", "limitations": "Inherited lead, not reopened; panel = Adobe Analytics client sites", "stream": "ECO", "aliases": [ "MKT-S011" ] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S040", "title": "Walmart ChatGPT checkout converted worse", "publisher": "Search Engine Land", "author": "", "url": "https://searchengineland.com/walmart-chatgpt-checkout-converted-worse-472071", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: Walmart ChatGPT Instant Checkout conversion one-third website Daniel Danker", "commercial_interest": "ad-funded search-marketing media", "limitations": "Relays WIRED interview (reported as published 2026-03-18); own date not shown; search-level: page not opened; wording not confirmed", "stream": "ECO", "aliases": [ "MKT-S019" ] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S041", "title": "Walmart says ChatGPT checkout converted 3x worse than its own website", "publisher": "MarTech", "author": "", "url": "https://martech.org/walmart-says-chatgpt-checkout-converted-3x-worse-than-its-own-website/", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: Walmart ChatGPT Instant Checkout conversion one-third website Daniel Danker", "commercial_interest": "ad-funded marketing media", "limitations": "Publication date not shown; search-level: page not opened; wording not confirmed", "stream": "ECO", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S042", "title": "Consumers Expected to Return Nearly $850 Billion in Merchandise in 2025", "publisher": "National Retail Federation (with Happy Returns)", "author": "", "url": "https://nrf.com/media-center/press-releases/consumers-expected-to-return-nearly-850-billion-in-merchandise-in-2025", "source_type": "press-release", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2025", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: NRF Happy Returns 2025 Retail Returns Landscape survey methodology retailers surveyed 19.3% online (allowed nrf.com etc.)", "commercial_interest": "NRF is a retail trade association; co-author Happy Returns sells returns-management services (benefits from a 'returns are costly' finding)", "limitations": "Business Wire copy dated 2025-06-05 per URL; search-level: page not opened; wording not confirmed", "stream": "ECO", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S043", "title": "2025 Retail Returns Landscape", "publisher": "National Retail Federation / Happy Returns", "author": "", "url": "https://nrf.com/research/2025-retail-returns-landscape", "source_type": "survey-report", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2025", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "same query as ECO-S042", "commercial_interest": "trade association + returns-services vendor sponsor", "limitations": "Report not opened; derivation of 19.3% online figure not shown; search-level: page not opened; wording not confirmed", "stream": "ECO", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S044", "title": "Study: returns, shrink totaled nearly $800B in 2025", "publisher": "Chain Store Age", "author": "", "url": "https://chainstoreage.com/study-returns-shrink-totaled-nearly-800b-2025", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: NRF Appriss Retail 2025 consumer returns report online return rate total returns $ billion", "commercial_interest": "trade media; underlying report by Appriss Retail, which sells returns-fraud/loss-prevention software", "limitations": "Secondary on Appriss 2026 Total Retail Loss Benchmark; search-level: page not opened; wording not confirmed", "stream": "ECO", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S045", "title": "NRF: Returns Reach 14.5% of Sales in 2023, Fraud Contributed $101 Billion in Losses", "publisher": "Retail TouchPoints", "author": "", "url": "https://www.retailtouchpoints.com/topics/market-news/nrf-returns-reach-14-5-of-sales-in-2023-fraud-contributed-101-billion-in-losses", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2024", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"returns\" cost retailers \"for every $100\" returned merchandise NRF OR Happy Returns OR Appriss", "commercial_interest": "trade media; underlying NRF/Appriss Retail report (Appriss sells returns-fraud software)", "limitations": "2023 methodology not comparable with 2022; search-level: page not opened; wording not confirmed", "stream": "ECO", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S046", "title": "Return rate per SKU: profit math", "publisher": "Eightx", "author": "", "url": "https://eightx.co/blog/return-rate-per-sku-profit-math", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: cost to process a return percent of item value survey retailers 2025 Optoro return processing cost per return", "commercial_interest": "CFO-advisory firm content marketing", "limitations": "Cites Optoro via Coresight second-hand; Eightx calculator elsewhere uses $30 per $100; search-level: page not opened; wording not confirmed", "stream": "ECO", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S047", "title": "How Much Do Returns Really Cost Retailers? 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underlying LocaliQ/WordStream (sell ad management services)", "limitations": "Third-party relay of the LocaliQ/WordStream 2026 report; search-level: page not opened; wording not confirmed", "stream": "ECO", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S049", "title": "2025 Google Ads Benchmarks: Competitive Data & Insights for Your Industry", "publisher": "WordStream (LocaliQ)", "author": "", "url": "https://www.wordstream.com/resources/google-ads-industry-benchmarks", "source_type": "survey-report", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2025", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "same query as ECO-S048", "commercial_interest": "WordStream/LocaliQ sell paid-search management", "limitations": "Gated download; no figures surfaced in snippet", "stream": "ECO", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S050", "title": "Amazon quietly slashed Associates affiliate commission rates by up to 50% ...", "publisher": "Shopifreaks", "author": "", "url": "https://www.shopifreaks.com/amazon-quietly-slashed-associates-affiliate-commission-rates-by-up-to-50-across-publisher-ecosystem-and-gutted-reporting-tools/", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026-05", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: Amazon Associates commission income rates category 2026 table 4% 3% 1%", "commercial_interest": "independent newsletter relaying Adweek", "limitations": "Relays Adweek 2026-05-21; search-level: page not opened; wording not confirmed", "stream": "ECO", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S051", "title": "Amazon Affiliate Commission Rate: 2026 Operator Guide", "publisher": "Lasso", "author": "", "url": "https://getlasso.co/amazon-affiliate-commission-rate/", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: Amazon Associates commission income rates category 2026 table 4% 3% 1%", "commercial_interest": "affiliate-plugin vendor content", "limitations": "Third-party table; Associates Central not opened; search-level: page not opened; wording not confirmed", "stream": "ECO", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S053", "title": "Shopify Credits AI for 34% Revenue Growth in Q2 2026", "publisher": "Retail TouchPoints", "author": "", "url": "https://www.retailtouchpoints.com/news/shopify-credits-ai-for-34-revenue-growth-in-q2-2026/620805/", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026-08", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "inherited", "evidence_locator": "inherited from stream MKT (MKT-S021, search-snippet)", "commercial_interest": "trade media; Shopify has interest in AI-channel narrative", "limitations": "Inherited lead, not reopened", "stream": "ECO", "aliases": [ "MKT-S021" ] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S054", "title": "Shoppers From Generative AI Browse More, Convert Less", "publisher": "Chief Marketer", "author": "", "url": "https://chiefmarketer.com/shoppers-from-generative-ai-browse-more-convert-less/", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2025", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "inherited", "evidence_locator": "inherited from stream CON (CON-S026, title-level)", "commercial_interest": "trade media", "limitations": "Inherited, title-level only", "stream": "ECO", "aliases": [ "CON-S026" ] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S055", "title": "Adobe Prime Day 2026 coverage (forecast and Day 1 results)", "publisher": "Chain Store Age (secondary on Adobe Digital Insights)", "author": "", "url": "https://chainstoreage.com/adobe-amazon-prime-day-spend-grows-5-83-billion-first-day", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026-06", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "inherited", "evidence_locator": "inherited from stream MKT (MKT-S012, search-snippet)", "commercial_interest": "trade media; Adobe sells analytics", "limitations": "Inherited lead, not reopened", "stream": "ECO", "aliases": [ "MKT-S012" ] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S056", "title": "Microsoft Copilot Checkout: The Enterprise Hybrid Approach to AI Shopping", "publisher": "FourWeekMBA", "author": "", "url": "https://fourweekmba.com/microsoft-copilot-checkout-the-enterprise-hybrid-approach-to-ai-shopping/", "source_type": "analyst", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: Microsoft Copilot Checkout merchant fee", "commercial_interest": "independent business-analysis blog", "limitations": "Interpretation, not Microsoft statement; search-level: page not opened; wording not confirmed", "stream": "ECO", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S057", "title": "OpenAI scales back its integrated commerce plans", "publisher": "Shopifreaks", "author": "", "url": "https://www.shopifreaks.com/openai-scales-back-its-integrated-commerce-plans/", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: OpenAI Instant Checkout changes 2026 merchants fee", "commercial_interest": "independent newsletter", "limitations": "Publication date not shown; search-level: page not opened; wording not confirmed", "stream": "ECO", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S059", "title": "TikTok Shop Seller Costs in the US (2026)", "publisher": "FastMoss", "author": "", "url": "https://www.fastmoss.com/blog/tiktok-shop-seller-costs-in-the-us-2026-fees-creator-commissions-fulfillment-returns-real-profit/", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: TikTok Shop US referral fee 2026 percentage sellers increase", "commercial_interest": "TikTok Shop analytics vendor", "limitations": "search-level: page not opened; wording not confirmed", "stream": "ECO", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S060", "title": "Walmart Marketplace referral fee cuts seller guide (French/Japanese versions)", "publisher": "Beancount.io", "author": "", "url": "https://beancount.io/fr/blog/2026/07/26/walmart-marketplace-referral-fee-cuts-seller-guide", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026-07-26", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: Walmart Marketplace referral fee reduction June 2026", "commercial_interest": "bookkeeping-software vendor content", "limitations": "English version truncated per search summary; search-level: page not opened; wording not confirmed", "stream": "ECO", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S201", "title": "How much does it cost to sell on Amazon", "publisher": "Wise", "author": "", "url": "https://wise.com/us/blog/how-much-does-it-cost-to-sell-on-amazon", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: sell.amazon.com pricing referral fees percentage per category minimum $0.30 refund administration fee | Amazon referral fees 2026 category table total sales price shipping gift wrap sellercentral", "commercial_interest": "Wise sells cross-border payments to marketplace sellers", "limitations": "Secondary third-party guide; undated; may be stale; search-level: page not opened; wording not confirmed", "stream": "ECO-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S202", "title": "Amazon Seller fees to watch out for when selling cross-borders", "publisher": "Wise", "author": "", "url": "https://wise.com/us/blog/amazon-seller-fees", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: Amazon referral fees 2026 category table total sales price shipping gift wrap sellercentral | sell.amazon.com pricing referral fees percentage per category minimum $0.30 refund administration fee", "commercial_interest": "Wise sells cross-border payments to marketplace sellers", "limitations": "Secondary third-party guide; undated; search-level: page not opened; wording not confirmed", "stream": "ECO-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S203", "title": "Refund Administration Fee definition", "publisher": "Law Insider", "author": "", "url": "https://lawinsider.com/dictionary/refund-administration-fee", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: Amazon refund administration fee 20% of referral fee $5 returns 2026", "commercial_interest": "contract-database subscription sales", "limitations": "Definition drawn from an Indian (INR) Amazon agreement; not US; search-level: page not opened; wording not confirmed", "stream": "ECO-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S204", "title": "Amazon cuts referral fees for apparel sellers", "publisher": "Retail Dive", "author": "", "url": "https://www.retaildive.com/news/amazon-cuts-referral-fees-apparel-sellers/701712/", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: Amazon referral fees 2026 category table total sales price shipping gift wrap sellercentral | sell.amazon.com pricing referral fees percentage per category minimum $0.30 refund administration fee", "commercial_interest": "trade publisher; not a party", "limitations": "Year of article not shown in search results ('begins Jan. 15'); search-level: page not opened; wording not confirmed", "stream": "ECO-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S205", "title": "Referral fee schedule for contract categories", "publisher": "Walmart Marketplace Learn", "author": "", "url": "https://marketplacelearn.walmart.com/guides/Policies%20&%20standards/Product%20listings/Referral-fee-schedule-for-contract-categories", "source_type": "help-page", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "2025-12-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: Walmart Marketplace referral fee cuts 14 categories June 2026 rates electronics home apparel | Walmart Marketplace referral fee schedule June 22 2026 reduced categories new rates", "commercial_interest": "Walmart (marketplace operator; sets the fee)", "limitations": "Search summary says last updated 11 Dec 2025; no later revision surfaced; search-level: page not opened; wording not confirmed", "stream": "ECO-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S206", "title": "Manage enrollment in Reduced Referral Fee incentives / Price incentives overview", "publisher": "Walmart Developer (US Marketplace)", "author": "", "url": "https://developer.walmart.com/us-marketplace/lang-fr_CA/docs/enroll-in-reduced-referral-fee-incentives", "source_type": "official-doc", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: Walmart Marketplace referral fee schedule June 22 2026 reduced categories new rates", "commercial_interest": "Walmart (marketplace operator)", "limitations": "Localised doc URL as returned; incentive rates not stated in summary; search-level: page not opened; wording not confirmed", "stream": "ECO-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S207", "title": "Expand reach with Walmart Marketplace", "publisher": "Walmart (Walmart Business)", "author": "", "url": "https://me.walmart.com/content/b2b/en_us/articles/expand-reach-with-walmart-marketplace.html", "source_type": "company-blog", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: Walmart Marketplace referral fee cuts 14 categories June 2026 rates electronics home apparel", "commercial_interest": "Walmart (marketplace recruitment)", "limitations": "Marketing page; undated; search-level: page not opened; wording not confirmed", "stream": "ECO-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S208", "title": "Walmart Marketplace reduces seller fees for holidays (Dive Brief)", "publisher": "Retail Dive", "author": "", "url": "https://www.retaildive.com/news/walmart-marketplace-in-store-reduces-seller-fees-holidays-ai/758744/", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: Walmart Marketplace referral fee schedule June 22 2026 reduced categories new rates | Walmart Marketplace referral fee cuts 14 categories June 2026 rates electronics home apparel", "commercial_interest": "trade publisher", "limitations": "Undated in results; appears to concern 2025 holiday incentives (Walmart page gives 8/31/25-1/31/26 for toy/pet reductions); search-level: page not opened; wording not confirmed", "stream": "ECO-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "ECO-S209", "title": "PayPal to increase merchant fees in August (Dive Brief)", "publisher": "Retail Dive", "author": "", "url": "https://www.retaildive.com/news/paypal-to-increase-merchant-fees-in-august/602155", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: PayPal merchant fees US 2026 PayPal checkout 3.49% + 0.49 standard credit card 2.99%", "commercial_interest": "trade publisher", "limitations": "Year of the August fee change not established in results; 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Body text not returned by search; used only to record that the Q2 2026 release exists and was not read.", "stream": "MKT-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "MKT-S211", "title": "Worldwide spending on AI (IDC Worldwide AI and Generative AI Spending Guide release)", "publisher": "IDC via Business Wire", "author": "", "url": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240819177906/en", "source_type": "press-release", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2024-08-19", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"IDC worldwide AI spending retail industry forecast 2026 billion\"", "commercial_interest": "Research sales (IDC sells spending guides)", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Date from Business Wire URL path. No retail breakout in summary.", "stream": "MKT-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "MKT-S212", "title": "Forrester: US Tech Forecast 2026 For Retail: Make Every Tech Dollar Count", "publisher": "Forrester", "author": "", "url": "https://www.forrester.com/blogs/us-tech-forecast-2026-for-retail-make-every-tech-dollar-count", "source_type": "analyst", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"IDC worldwide AI spending retail industry forecast 2026 billion\"", "commercial_interest": "Research and advisory sales", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Covers total retail tech budgets, not AI-specific spend.", "stream": "MKT-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "MKT-S213", "title": "Gartner predicts search engine volume will drop 25% by 2026 due to AI chatbots and other virtual agents (Portuguese-language release)", "publisher": "Gartner via PR Newswire Brasil", "author": "", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/br/comunicados-para-a-imprensa/gartner-preve-que-o-volume-de-buscas-nos-mecanismos-de-pesquisa-caira-25-ate-2026-devido-a-chatbots-com-ia-e-outros-agentes-virtuais-302083513.html", "source_type": "press-release", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2024", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Gartner predicts search engine volume will drop 25% by 2026 AI chatbots virtual agents\"", "commercial_interest": "Research and advisory sales", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Portuguese rendering of Gartner release; search summary dates the forecast to March 2024 (month not confirmed).", "stream": "MKT-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "MKT-S214", "title": "Gartner predicts a 25% search traffic decline by 2026", "publisher": "The Motley Fool", "author": "", "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/2024/03/25/gartner-predicts-a-25-search-traffic-decline-by-20", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2024-03-25", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Gartner predicts search engine volume will drop 25% by 2026 AI chatbots virtual agents\"", "commercial_interest": "Investment-advice publisher; ad/subscription", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Date from URL path.", "stream": "MKT-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "MKT-S215", "title": "What the future of AI means for business (Gartner 2026 tech predictions implications)", "publisher": "IBM", "author": "", "url": "https://www.ibm.com/think/insights/gartner-2026-tech-predictions-implications", "source_type": "company-blog", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Gartner prediction AI agents machine customers purchases by 2028 agentic commerce\"", "commercial_interest": "IBM sells AI software and consulting", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Relays Gartner prediction secondhand.", "stream": "MKT-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "MKT-S216", "title": "Over 40% of agentic AI projects will be scrapped by 2027, Gartner says", "publisher": "AOL (syndicated)", "author": "", "url": "https://www.aol.com/over-40-agentic-ai-projects-100510793.html", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Gartner prediction AI agents machine customers purchases by 2028 agentic commerce\"", "commercial_interest": "Ad-supported publisher", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Secondary relay of Gartner prediction.", "stream": "MKT-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "MKT-S217", "title": "Predictions 2026: The 'Agentic Commerce' Race — And Some Potential Regrets — In Digital Commerce", "publisher": "Forrester", "author": "", "url": "https://www.forrester.com/blogs/predictions-2026-the-agentic-commerce-race-and-some-potential-regrets-in-digital-commerce", "source_type": "analyst", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2025-10-28", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Forrester Predictions 2026 agentic commerce AI shopping assistants retail\"", "commercial_interest": "Research and advisory sales", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Preview blog; full predictions report paywalled; some predictions truncated in summary. Date per search summary.", "stream": "MKT-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "MKT-S218", "title": "Statista: China market size of live commerce (chart 1127635)", "publisher": "Statista", "author": "", "url": "https://statista.com/statistics/1127635/china-market-size-of-live-commerce", "source_type": "analyst", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"China live streaming e-commerce GMV 2025 trillion yuan Ministry of Commerce\"", "commercial_interest": "Data aggregator; subscription sales", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Values masked in snippet; no 2025 figure retrievable.", "stream": "MKT-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "MKT-S219", "title": "Syntun 2025 Double 11 Sales Data Briefing", "publisher": "Syntun via PR Newswire", "author": "", "url": "https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2821230/Syntun_2025_Double_11_Sales_Data_Briefing.pdf?p=pdf", "source_type": "survey-report", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2025-11", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"2025年 直播电商 交易额 万亿元 商务部 网络零售\"", "commercial_interest": "Data vendor (Syntun sells e-commerce tracking data)", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Festival-period, all-platform total; not a live-commerce figure. Month inferred from festival timing.", "stream": "MKT-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S003", "title": "Statement by the President on e-commerce (2 March 2000)", "publisher": "The White House (Clinton administration archive)", "author": "", "url": "https://clintonwhitehouse6.archives.gov/2000/03/2000-03-02-statement-by-the-president-on-e-commerce.html", "source_type": "press-release", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2000-03-02", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Census Bureau quarterly e-commerce report began fourth quarter 1999 estimates\"", "commercial_interest": "Government; political interest in promoting the digital economy", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Describes the first official estimate as 'first ever' official estimate - an official-statistics first, not a first instance of e-commerce.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S004", "title": "Electronic Catalog: Census Releases First E-commerce Report", "publisher": "Multichannel Merchant", "author": "", "url": "https://multichannelmerchant.com/news/electronic-catalog-census-releases-first-e-commerce-report", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Census Bureau quarterly e-commerce report began fourth quarter 1999 estimates\"", "commercial_interest": "Trade publisher serving catalogue/direct merchants", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Gives first-release figures ($5.3bn; 0.64%) which later revisions changed.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S005", "title": "How surveys are collected (Quarterly E-Commerce)", "publisher": "US Census Bureau", "author": "", "url": "https://census.gov/retail/ecommerce/how_surveys_are_collected.html", "source_type": "official-doc", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Census Bureau quarterly e-commerce report began fourth quarter 1999 estimates\"", "commercial_interest": "Official statistical agency; no commercial interest", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Methodology page; census.gov fetch blocked in this environment.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S006", "title": "Internet sales as a percentage of total retail sales (ratio) (%) - series J4MC", "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (UK)", "author": "", "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/retailindustry/timeseries/j4mc", "source_type": "official-statistics", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"ONS internet sales as a percentage of total retail sales 2026\"", "commercial_interest": "Official statistical agency; no commercial interest", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Series page appeared in results without values; values come only from a third-party site (HIS-S007).", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S008", "title": "China's 2025 retail statistics (NBS release, via State Council English site)", "publisher": "The State Council of the PRC (english.www.gov.cn), reporting NBS", "author": "", "url": "https://english.www.gov.cn/archive/statistics/202601/19/content_WS696da722c6d00ca5f9a08a31.html", "source_type": "official-statistics", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2026-01-19", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"National Bureau of Statistics China online retail sales of physical goods share of total retail sales 2025\"", "commercial_interest": "Government publication; state interest in economic narrative", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Figures seen via search summary attributing to NBS/Xinhua.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S009", "title": "China's retail sales climb 3.7% in 2025", "publisher": "Jing Daily", "author": "", "url": "https://jingdaily.com/intels/2026-01/19/china-s-retail-sales-climb-3-7-in-2025", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026-01-19", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"National Bureau of Statistics China online retail sales of physical goods share of total retail sales 2025\"", "commercial_interest": "Trade publisher covering luxury/China consumer; advertising", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Secondary restatement of NBS.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S010", "title": "Amazon's original 1997 letter to shareholders", "publisher": "Amazon (aboutamazon.com)", "author": "", "url": "https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazons-original-1997-letter-to-shareholders", "source_type": "company-blog", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Amazon.com opened for business July 1995 books online annual report 1997 letter to shareholders\"", "commercial_interest": "Amazon: retailer, marketplace operator, advertising seller", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Company reprint of 1997 letter; reprint date not given. Does not (per summary) confirm a July 1995 launch date.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S011", "title": "Amazon Marketplace a winner for customers, sellers and industry", "publisher": "Amazon.com (press release)", "author": "", "url": "https://press.aboutamazon.com/news-releases/news-release-details/amazon-marketplace-winner-customers-sellers-and-industry/", "source_type": "press-release", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2001", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Amazon Marketplace third-party sellers launched November 2000 history zShops Auctions 1999\"", "commercial_interest": "Amazon: marketplace operator earning seller fees", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Year 2001 per search summary; day not known. Adoption metrics are vendor-claimed.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S012", "title": "Amazon Marketplace (Innovation)", "publisher": "Amazon UK (aboutamazon.co.uk)", "author": "", "url": "https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/innovation/amazon-marketplace", "source_type": "company-blog", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Amazon Marketplace third-party sellers launched November 2000 history zShops Auctions 1999\"", "commercial_interest": "Amazon: marketplace operator", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Undated corporate history page; regional pages give differing 3P unit shares.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S013", "title": "Tariffs scare third-party sellers: here's how Amazon is handling it", "publisher": "Nasdaq (Zacks Equity Research)", "author": "", "url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tariffs-scare-third-party-sellers-heres-how-amazon-handling-it", "source_type": "analyst", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2025", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Amazon 2025 annual report third-party seller units percentage of paid units 10-K\"", "commercial_interest": "Investment research publisher; sells research subscriptions", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. 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Tertiary source; founding details carry disputed anecdotes.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S015", "title": "Alibaba Group Holding Ltd - Form 424B4 (IPO prospectus)", "publisher": "Alibaba Group / US SEC EDGAR", "author": "", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001577552/000119312514347620/d709111d424b4.htm", "source_type": "filing", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2014-09", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Taobao founded May 2003 Alipay launched 2004 escrow Alibaba prospectus history\"", "commercial_interest": "Issuer marketing its IPO; marketplace and payments-adjacent interests", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. sec.gov blocked; prospectus content seen only via search summary. Month inferred from filing accession (Sept 2014 IPO) - day not confirmed.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S016", "title": "In-depth report: in retrospect and outlook - how JD made it", "publisher": "JD Corporate Blog", "author": "", "url": "https://jdcorporateblog.com/in-depth-report-in-retrospect-and-outlook-how-jd-made-it/", "source_type": "company-blog", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2020-02-28", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"JD.com started online sales 2004 Jingdong history SARS 1998 Zhongguancun prospectus\"", "commercial_interest": "JD.com: retailer/marketplace, logistics", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Company narrative; not a filing.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S017", "title": "618: from JD.com's birthday to China's largest mid-year shopping carnival", "publisher": "JD Corporate Blog", "author": "", "url": "https://jdcorporateblog.com/618-from-jd-coms-birthday-to-chinas-largest-mid-year-shopping-carnival/", "source_type": "company-blog", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2020-06-08", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"JD.com started online sales 2004 Jingdong history SARS 1998 Zhongguancun prospectus\"", "commercial_interest": "JD.com", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. 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Paywalled; summary only.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S019", "title": "Before folding 30 years ago, the Sears catalog sold some surprising products", "publisher": "Smithsonian Magazine", "author": "", "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/before-folding-30-years-ago-the-sears-catalog-sold-some-surprising-products-180981504/", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2023", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Sears catalog first 1888 discontinued 1993 mail order history\"", "commercial_interest": "Museum-affiliated magazine; no commerce interest", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Year inferred from '30 years ago' framing relative to 1993; exact date not seen.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S020", "title": "Sears, Roebuck Catalog", "publisher": "Encyclopedia.com", "author": "", "url": "https://encyclopedia.com/history/culture-magazines/sears-roebuck-catalog", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Sears catalog first 1888 discontinued 1993 mail order history\"", "commercial_interest": "Reference aggregator; advertising", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Tertiary.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S021", "title": "En sursis, le Minitel survivra jusqu'au 30 juin 2012", "publisher": "Futura-Sciences", "author": "", "url": "https://www.futura-sciences.com/tech/actualites/internet-sursis-minitel-survivra-jusquau-30-juin-2012-31555/", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Minitel launched 1982 France shut down June 30 2012 teleshopping 3615\"", "commercial_interest": "Science/tech publisher; advertising", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. French-language; usage figures attributed to France Telecom.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S022", "title": "Minitel 1B (museum object record)", "publisher": "Victoria and Albert Museum", "author": "", "url": "https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1428755/minitel-1b-minitel-1b/", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Minitel launched 1982 France shut down June 30 2012 teleshopping 3615\"", "commercial_interest": "Public museum; no commercial interest", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Peak figures differ from Futura-Sciences.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S023", "title": "Pioneers of Online Shopping", "publisher": "Aldrich Archive", "author": "", "url": "https://www.aldricharchive.co.uk/pioneers-of-online-shopping", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Michael Aldrich teleshopping 1979 Gateshead Tesco first home shopper 1984 videotex\"", "commercial_interest": "Archive maintained around Michael Aldrich's work; reputational interest", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Advocacy-adjacent archive; 'first ... anywhere in the world' framing NOT adopted by this study.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S024", "title": "A look back: EDI timeline (DISA/IBM conference deck)", "publisher": "IBM (public.dhe.ibm.com)", "author": "", "url": "https://public.dhe.ibm.com/ps/products/diconf/2004/W-LookBack20041013.pdf", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2004-10-13", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"history of EDI electronic data interchange 1970s TDCC ANSI X12 1979 standard\"", "commercial_interest": "IBM sells EDI/integration software", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Date inferred from file name; vendor deck.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S025", "title": "A Brief History of Electronic Data Interchange", "publisher": "Information Builders (iWay documentation)", "author": "", "url": "https://ecl.informationbuilders.com/iway60/topic/shell_60/ebusiness/source/topic4.htm", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"history of EDI electronic data interchange 1970s TDCC ANSI X12 1979 standard\"", "commercial_interest": "Integration-software vendor", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Dates differ across EDI histories (1978 vs 1979 charter).", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S026", "title": "The History of the Credit Card", "publisher": "NerdWallet", "author": "", "url": "https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/credit-cards/history-credit-card", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"BankAmericard 1958 Diners Club 1950 history credit card Federal Reserve history\"", "commercial_interest": "Affiliate income from credit-card referrals", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Secondary; no Federal Reserve or Visa primary source reached.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S027", "title": "Building a better shopping experience (AdWords blog, 31 May 2012)", "publisher": "Google (Inside AdWords blog)", "author": "", "url": "https://adwords.googleblog.com/2012/05/building-better-shopping-experience.html?m=1", "source_type": "company-blog", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2012-05-31", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Google Shopping 2012 transition to commercial model Product Listing Ads Sameer Samat blog May 31 2012\"", "commercial_interest": "Google: sells Product Listing Ads / Shopping ads", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Byline not surfaced; Reuters attributed statement to Sameer Samat.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S028", "title": "Google Shopping transition update (Oct 2012)", "publisher": "Google (Commerce blog)", "author": "", "url": "https://commerce.googleblog.com/2012/10/google-shopping-transition-update-and.html", "source_type": "company-blog", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2012-10", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Google Shopping 2012 transition to commercial model Product Listing Ads Sameer Samat blog May 31 2012\"", "commercial_interest": "Google: shopping ads", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Day not given in summary.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S029", "title": "Google Shopping goes global (Nov 2012)", "publisher": "Google (Commerce blog)", "author": "", "url": "https://commerce.googleblog.com/2012/11/google-shopping-goes-global.html", "source_type": "company-blog", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2012-11", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Google Shopping 2012 transition to commercial model Product Listing Ads Sameer Samat blog May 31 2012\"", "commercial_interest": "Google: shopping ads", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Day not given in summary.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S030", "title": "Google Shopping", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "author": "", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Shopping", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Froogle launched December 2002 renamed Google Product Search 2007\"", "commercial_interest": "Not disclosed (community encyclopedia)", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Tertiary; launch day for Froogle from this source only.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S031", "title": "Goodbye Froogle", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "author": "", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2007/04/19/goodbye-froogle", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2007-04-19", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Froogle launched December 2002 renamed Google Product Search 2007\"", "commercial_interest": "Tech news publisher; advertising/events", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Secondary; includes Nielsen//NetRatings traffic figures.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S032", "title": "It's now free to sell on Google", "publisher": "Google (The Keyword blog), Bill Ready", "author": "Bill Ready", "url": "https://blog.google/products/shopping/its-now-free-to-sell-on-google", "source_type": "company-blog", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2020-04-21", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Google free product listings Shopping tab April 2020 Bill Ready blog \"It's now free to sell on Google\"\"", "commercial_interest": "Google: shopping ads and Merchant Center", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Primary announcement; free listings sit below paid units (per coverage).", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S033", "title": "Google switches its Shopping search service to mostly free listings", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "author": "", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/21/google-switches-its-shopping-search-service-to-mostly-free-listings/", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2020-04-21", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Google free product listings Shopping tab April 2020 Bill Ready blog \"It's now free to sell on Google\"\"", "commercial_interest": "Tech news publisher", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Secondary.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S034", "title": "The EU Court of Justice upholds a EUR2.4B fine against a search engine for self-preferencing (Google Shopping)", "publisher": "Concurrences", "author": "", "url": "https://www.concurrences.com/en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2024/the-eu-court-of-justice-upholds-a-eur2-4b-fine-against-a-search-engine-for-self", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2024-09", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"European Commission fines Google €2.42 billion comparison shopping June 2017 Court of Justice September 2024 upheld\"", "commercial_interest": "Competition-law publisher; subscriptions", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Secondary legal commentary; Commission decision and CJEU judgment not opened.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S035", "title": "Comparison shopping website", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "author": "", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_shopping_website", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"price comparison shopping bots history mySimon 1998 BargainFinder Andersen 1995 PriceGrabber Shopping.com eBay acquired 2005\"", "commercial_interest": "Not disclosed", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Tertiary; 'first' language in source not adopted.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S036", "title": "Shopping.com Ltd - Form 8-K exhibit 99.1 (2005)", "publisher": "Shopping.com / US SEC EDGAR", "author": "", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001108482/000119312505121124/dex991.htm", "source_type": "filing", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2005", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"price comparison shopping bots history mySimon 1998 BargainFinder Andersen 1995 PriceGrabber Shopping.com eBay acquired 2005\"", "commercial_interest": "Issuer being acquired by eBay", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. sec.gov blocked; summary only; deal value differs across sources.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S037", "title": "Apple's App Store opens for business", "publisher": "Fortune", "author": "", "url": "https://fortune.com/2008/07/10/apples-app-store-opens-for-business", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2008-07-10", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Apple App Store launched July 10 2008 500 applications press release\"", "commercial_interest": "Business news publisher", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Apple's own release not found.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S038", "title": "App Store passes 500 million downloads", "publisher": "Macworld", "author": "", "url": "https://www.macworld.com/article/194541/500million_appstore.html", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2009", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Apple App Store launched July 10 2008 500 applications press release\"", "commercial_interest": "Tech publisher", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Gives July 11, 2008 opening date; differs from Fortune's July 10.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S039", "title": "Apple Pay set to transform mobile payments starting October 20", "publisher": "Apple Newsroom (press release)", "author": "", "url": "https://www.apple.com/ca/newsroom/2014/10/16Apple-Pay-Set-to-Transform-Mobile-Payments-Starting-October-20/", "source_type": "press-release", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2014-10-16", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Apple Pay launched October 20 2014 iOS 8.1 press release banks merchants\"", "commercial_interest": "Apple: device maker earning issuer fees on Apple Pay (fee not in source)", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Regional mirror of US release; partner counts are vendor-claimed.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S040", "title": "WeChat red envelope", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "author": "", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WeChat_red_envelope", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"WeChat Pay red envelope Chinese New Year 2014 launch mobile payments China share PBOC mobile payment statistics\"", "commercial_interest": "Not disclosed", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Tertiary; cites WSJ and Analysys figures not reopened.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S041", "title": "PBOC: China's mobile payment turnover reaches US$3.6T in 2014", "publisher": "TechNode", "author": "", "url": "https://technode.com/2015/02/17/pboc-chinas-m-payment-turnover-reaches-us3-6t-2014/", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2015-02-17", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"WeChat Pay red envelope Chinese New Year 2014 launch mobile payments China share PBOC mobile payment statistics\"", "commercial_interest": "Tech news publisher", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Restates PBOC payment-system statistics; bank-processed mobile payments, not commerce.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S042", "title": "US ecommerce sales rose 6.8% in the final two months of 2025", "publisher": "eMarketer", "author": "", "url": "https://www.emarketer.com/content/us-holiday-online-spending-2025-adobe-mobile-debt-outlook", "source_type": "analyst", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2025-12", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Census Bureau or Insider Intelligence mobile commerce share of US e-commerce 2025 smartphone percent of online sales\"", "commercial_interest": "Research seller (eMarketer); relays Adobe Analytics data (Adobe sells analytics/commerce software)", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Seasonal window only; panel coverage of Adobe merchants not stated.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S043", "title": "Adobe: Cyber Monday hits record $14.25 billion in online spending", "publisher": "Adobe (press release)", "author": "", "url": "https://news.adobe.com/news/2025/12/adobe-cyber-monday-hits-record", "source_type": "press-release", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2025-12-02", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Adobe Digital Economy Index mobile share of online spending holiday season 2025 Cyber Monday mobile percent\"", "commercial_interest": "Adobe sells analytics and commerce software", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Vendor panel (Adobe Analytics retail sites); single day.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S044", "title": "GameStop, JCP, others shut Facebook stores", "publisher": "Dallas Morning News (Bloomberg wire)", "author": "", "url": "https://www.dallasnews.com/business/business/2012/02/17/gamestop-jcp-others-shut-faceb", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2012-02-17", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Facebook stores closed Gap J.C. Penney Nordstrom 2012 f-commerce failure Bloomberg\"", "commercial_interest": "News publisher", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Bloomberg original not retrieved.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S045", "title": "Gap, Nordstrom, J.C. Penney, GameStop close Facebook storefronts", "publisher": "Adweek", "author": "", "url": "https://www.adweek.com/digital/facebook-commerce-exit/", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2012", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Facebook stores closed Gap J.C. Penney Nordstrom 2012 f-commerce failure Bloomberg\"", "commercial_interest": "Advertising trade publisher", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Year inferred from coverage context.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S046", "title": "Instagram is testing an in-app shopping tool with 20 fashion and beauty brands", "publisher": "Tubefilter", "author": "", "url": "https://tubefilter.com/2019/03/19/instagram-in-app-shopping-checkout-beta/", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2019-03-19", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Instagram Checkout launch March 19 2019 announcement brands selling fee\"", "commercial_interest": "Creator-economy trade publisher", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Brand count differs from Glossy (26).", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S047", "title": "Instagram is slowly opening the floodgates for Checkout", "publisher": "Glossy", "author": "", "url": "https://www.glossy.co/fashion/instagram-is-slowly-opening-the-floodgates-for-checkout", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2019", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Instagram Checkout launch March 19 2019 announcement brands selling fee\"", "commercial_interest": "Fashion/beauty trade publisher", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Reports 5% selling-fee test confirmed by a Facebook spokesperson.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S048", "title": "Facebook rolls out Shops, turning Pages into storefronts", "publisher": "The Next Web", "author": "", "url": "https://thenextweb.com/facebook/2020/05/19/facebook-rolls-out-shops-turning-pages-into-storefronts/", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2020-05-19", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Facebook Shops launch May 19 2020 Mark Zuckerberg announcement free to set up\"", "commercial_interest": "Tech publisher", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Secondary.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S049", "title": "Facebook launches virtual shopping mall, saying it will help small businesses", "publisher": "KUOW (NPR)", "author": "", "url": "https://www.kuow.org/stories/facebook-launches-virtual-shopping-mall-saying-it-will-help-small-businesses", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2020-05", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Facebook Shops launch May 19 2020 Mark Zuckerberg announcement free to set up\"", "commercial_interest": "Public broadcaster", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Carries Zuckerberg quote on ads business model (secondary).", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S050", "title": "Facebook to shut down live shopping feature for retailers", "publisher": "Chain Store Age", "author": "", "url": "https://chainstoreage.com/facebook-shut-down-live-shopping-feature-retailers", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2022-08", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Facebook Live Shopping shut down October 1 2022 Meta help center focus on Reels\"", "commercial_interest": "Retail trade publisher", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Restates Meta help-centre notice; Meta page not retrieved.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S051", "title": "Instagram is killing live shopping in March, will focus on ads instead", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "author": "", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/14/instagram-is-killing-live-shopping-in-march-will-focus-on-ads-instead", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2023-02-14", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Instagram ending live shopping March 16 2023 product tagging in live\"", "commercial_interest": "Tech publisher", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Restates Instagram help-centre notice.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S052", "title": "Facebook Shops forces onsite checkout & ends fee waiver", "publisher": "Value Added Resource", "author": "", "url": "https://www.valueaddedresource.net/facebook-shops-forces-onsite-checkout-ends-fee-waiver/", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2023", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Instagram removes Shop tab February 2023 checkout limited US sellers only after April 2023 Meta Facebook Shops checkout\"", "commercial_interest": "Independent seller-news site; not disclosed", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Restates Meta seller notices.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S053", "title": "Updates to Meta Shops checkout for BigCommerce", "publisher": "BigCommerce (UK blog)", "author": "", "url": "https://www.bigcommerce.co.uk/blog/updates-to-meta-shops-checkout-for-bigcommerce/", "source_type": "company-blog", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2025", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Meta ending checkout on Facebook and Instagram Shops 2025 redirect to merchant website announcement\"", "commercial_interest": "BigCommerce sells commerce software integrating Meta channels", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Platform partner relaying Meta's change; gives 4 Sept 2025 end date.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S055", "title": "Meta to phase out onsite checkout for Facebook and Instagram Shops", "publisher": "Shopifreaks", "author": "", "url": "https://www.shopifreaks.com/meta-to-phase-out-onsite-checkout-for-facebook-and-instagram-shops/", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2025", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Meta ending checkout on Facebook and Instagram Shops 2025 redirect to merchant website announcement\"", "commercial_interest": "E-commerce newsletter", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Speculates on cost/regulatory motives (reported, not established).", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S056", "title": "Introducing TikTok Shop", "publisher": "TikTok Newsroom", "author": "", "url": "https://newsroom.tiktok.com/introducing-tiktok-shop", "source_type": "press-release", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2023-09-12", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"TikTok Shop US launch September 12 2023 official newsroom announcement\"", "commercial_interest": "TikTok: operates TikTok Shop, earns commissions and ad revenue", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Newsroom text truncated in summary.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S057", "title": "TikTok Shop officially launches in the U.S.", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "author": "", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/12/tiktok-shop-officially-launches-in-the-u-s", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2023-09-12", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"TikTok Shop US launch September 12 2023 official newsroom announcement\"", "commercial_interest": "Tech publisher", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Seller/creator counts are TikTok statements.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S058", "title": "TikTok Shop officially debuts in the U.S.", "publisher": "Retail TouchPoints", "author": "", "url": "https://www.retailtouchpoints.com/topics/digital-commerce/social-commerce/tiktok-shop-officially-debuts-in-the-u-s", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2023-09-12", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"TikTok Shop US launch September 12 2023 official newsroom announcement\"", "commercial_interest": "Retail trade publisher", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Reports quiet US availability from Nov 2022.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S059", "title": "TikTok reportedly drops plans to expand its live e-commerce 'Shop' venture to the US", "publisher": "TechCrunch (relaying Financial Times)", "author": "", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/05/tiktok-reportedly-drops-plans-to-expand-its-ecommerce-tiktok-shop-venture-us/embed/", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2022-07-05", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"TikTok shelves live shopping expansion Europe US 2022 UK TikTok Shop staff exodus Financial Times\"", "commercial_interest": "Tech publisher", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. FT original paywalled; URL returned is the embed variant.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S060", "title": "TikTok Shop goes live for Spain in first step of Europe rollout", "publisher": "BNN Bloomberg", "author": "", "url": "https://bnnbloomberg.ca/business/international/2024/12/10/tiktok-shop-goes-live-for-spain-in-first-step-of-europe-rollout", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2024-12-10", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"TikTok Shop UK launched 2021 Europe expansion Spain Ireland Germany France Italy 2024 2025\"", "commercial_interest": "News publisher", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Secondary.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S061", "title": "TikTok Shop to expand to Germany, France, Italy next week amid uncertainty in US", "publisher": "South China Morning Post", "author": "", "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3304306/tiktok-shop-expand-germany-france-italy-next-week-amid-uncertainty-us", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2025-03", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"TikTok Shop UK launched 2021 Europe expansion Spain Ireland Germany France Italy 2024 2025\"", "commercial_interest": "News publisher (Alibaba-owned)", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Owner Alibaba competes in cross-border e-commerce.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S062", "title": "The incredible rise of Pinduoduo, China's newest force in e-commerce", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "author": "", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/26/the-incredible-rise-of-pinduoduo", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2018-07-26", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Pinduoduo founded 2015 team purchase group buying social WeChat prospectus F-1 2018 annual active buyers\"", "commercial_interest": "Tech publisher", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Restates Pinduoduo F-1 figures; F-1 not opened.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S063", "title": "It's showtime! How live commerce is transforming the shopping experience", "publisher": "McKinsey & Company", "author": "", "url": "https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/its-showtime-how-live-commerce-is-transforming-the-shopping-experience", "source_type": "analyst", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2021", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Taobao Live launched 2016 livestream commerce GMV Viya Austin Li 2021 tax evasion fine\"", "commercial_interest": "Consultancy selling digital-commerce advisory", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Year inferred; consultancy framing.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S064", "title": "Taobao Live accelerating digitization of China's retail sector", "publisher": "Alibaba Group", "author": "", "url": "https://www.alibabagroup.com/document-1491195113223749632", "source_type": "company-blog", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2020", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Taobao Live launched 2016 livestream commerce GMV Viya Austin Li 2021 tax evasion fine\"", "commercial_interest": "Alibaba: operates Taobao Live", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Vendor growth claim.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S065", "title": "After mega fine for China's livestream queen, Taobao bears brunt in crackdown on internet celebrities", "publisher": "KrASIA", "author": "", "url": "https://kr-asia.com/after-mega-fine-for-chinas-livestream-queen-taobao-bears-brunt-in-crackdown-on-internet-celebrities", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2021-12", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Taobao Live launched 2016 livestream commerce GMV Viya Austin Li 2021 tax evasion fine\"", "commercial_interest": "Tech news publisher", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Fine amounts differ across outlets.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S066", "title": "ByteDance platform Douyin tightens its e-commerce policies to compete", "publisher": "South China Morning Post", "author": "", "url": "https://amp.scmp.com/tech/apps-social/article/3099057/bytedance-platform-douyin-tightens-its-e-commerce-policies-compete", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2020", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Douyin e-commerce launched closed loop 2020 cut off Taobao links Douyin Shop GMV 2024 interest e-commerce\"", "commercial_interest": "News publisher (Alibaba-owned); Alibaba is Douyin's competitor", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Owner interest relevant to Taobao/Douyin story.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S067", "title": "Douyin E-commerce 2024 GMV (36Kr report)", "publisher": "36Kr (English edition)", "author": "", "url": "https://eu.36kr.com/en/p/3166066575158018", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2025", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Douyin e-commerce launched closed loop 2020 cut off Taobao links Douyin Shop GMV 2024 interest e-commerce\"", "commercial_interest": "Tech/business news publisher", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. 36Kr says Douyin did not respond to verification; figure unconfirmed by company.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S068", "title": "Supervision and Management Measures for Live Streaming E-commerce (Order No. 117) enter into force", "publisher": "Digital Policy Alert", "author": "", "url": "https://digitalpolicyalert.org/event/36841-supervision-and-management-measures-for-live-streaming-e-commerce-order-no-117-including-user-identification-requirement-enter-into-force", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"China live streaming e-commerce regulation 2026 SAMR measures livestream sales rules effective\"", "commercial_interest": "Policy-tracking service; not disclosed", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Tracker entry; official SAMR text not opened.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S069", "title": "US livestream commerce expected to surpass $31B in 2023: report", "publisher": "Retail Dive (relaying Coresight Research)", "author": "", "url": "https://www.retaildive.com/news/us-livestream-commerce-expected-to-surpass-31b-in-2023-report/644319/", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2023", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Amazon Live shutdown or Amazon Live retreat; YouTube live shopping; US live shopping market small share Coresight 2025\"", "commercial_interest": "Trade publisher; Coresight sells research", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Forecast/estimate; method not opened.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S070", "title": "YouTube partners with Shopify to add live shopping features", "publisher": "CNBC", "author": "", "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/19/youtube-partners-with-shopify-to-add-live-shopping-features.html", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2022-07-19", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Amazon Live shutdown or Amazon Live retreat; YouTube live shopping; US live shopping market small share Coresight 2025\"", "commercial_interest": "News publisher", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Secondary.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S071", "title": "CNNIC statistical report coverage (Jan 2025)", "publisher": "The State Council of the PRC (english.www.gov.cn)", "author": "", "url": "https://english.www.gov.cn/archive/statistics/202501/18/content_WS678ae7f6c6d0868f4e8eef08.html", "source_type": "official-statistics", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2025-01-18", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"China live streaming e-commerce users CNNIC 2025 statistical report number of live commerce users\"", "commercial_interest": "Government publication", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Restates CNNIC survey; CNNIC PDF not opened; live-commerce user count not found.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S072", "title": "Livestream commerce in China: Taobao leads but its dominance fades", "publisher": "ECDB (ecommercedb.com)", "author": "", "url": "https://ecommercedb.com/insights/livestream-commerce-in-china-taobao-leads-but-its-dominance-fades/4598", "source_type": "analyst", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2024", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Douyin e-commerce launched closed loop 2020 cut off Taobao links Douyin Shop GMV 2024 interest e-commerce\"", "commercial_interest": "Market-data seller", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Analyst estimate; method not opened.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S073", "title": "Taobao", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "author": "", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taobao", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Taobao founded May 2003 Alipay launched 2004 escrow Alibaba prospectus history\"", "commercial_interest": "Not disclosed", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Tertiary.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S074", "title": "Minitel", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "author": "", "url": "https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minitel", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Minitel launched 1982 France shut down June 30 2012 teleshopping 3615\"", "commercial_interest": "Not disclosed", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Tertiary; source of Saint-Malo trial date.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S075", "title": "Michael Aldrich", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "author": "", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Aldrich", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Michael Aldrich teleshopping 1979 Gateshead Tesco first home shopper 1984 videotex\"", "commercial_interest": "Not disclosed", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Tertiary.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S076", "title": "Instagram to end live shopping (Search Engine Land)", "publisher": "Search Engine Land", "author": "", "url": "https://searchengineland.com/instagram-is-ending-its-live-shopping-feature-in-march-393101", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2023-02", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Instagram ending live shopping March 16 2023 product tagging in live\"", "commercial_interest": "Search-marketing trade publisher", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Secondary.", "stream": "HIS", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S201", "title": "The Information: only 2% of Alexa users reportedly purchase off the devices (Dive Brief)", "publisher": "Retail Dive", "author": "", "url": "https://www.retaildive.com/news/the-information-only-2-of-alexa-users-reportedly-purchase-off-the-devices/529608", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2018", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"The Information 2018 Alexa voice shopping only 2% of Echo owners made a purchase by voice\"", "commercial_interest": "Trade publisher; ad-supported", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Relays The Information (paywalled, anonymous sources); original not seen. Year from report context.", "stream": "HIS-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S202", "title": "Surprise, no one buys things via Alexa", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "author": "", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/06/surprise-no-one-buys-things-via-alexa", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2018-08-06", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"The Information 2018 Alexa voice shopping only 2% of Echo owners made a purchase by voice\"", "commercial_interest": "Trade publisher; ad-supported", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Relays The Information; date from URL path.", "stream": "HIS-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S203", "title": "Alexa Voice Shopping Is Way Less Popular Than We Thought", "publisher": "Tom's Guide", "author": "", "url": "https://www.tomsguide.com/us/no-one-uses-alexa-voice-shopping,news-27747.html", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2018", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"The Information 2018 Alexa voice shopping only 2% of Echo owners made a purchase by voice\"", "commercial_interest": "Consumer-tech publisher; ad and affiliate revenue", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Contains a derived user count (~100,000) whose arithmetic is not shown.", "stream": "HIS-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S204", "title": "1 in 5 consumers have shopped by voice", "publisher": "Retail Dive", "author": "", "url": "https://retaildive.com/news/1-in-5-consumers-have-shopped-by-voice/556644", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2019", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"The Information 2018 Alexa voice shopping only 2% of Echo owners made a purchase by voice\"", "commercial_interest": "Trade publisher; ad-supported", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Year per search summary ('a 2019 Retail Dive article').", "stream": "HIS-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S205", "title": "M (virtual assistant)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "author": "", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M_(virtual_assistant)", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Facebook M assistant shut down January 2018 Messenger\"", "commercial_interest": "Volunteer encyclopedia; no commercial interest; tertiary", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Tertiary.", "stream": "HIS-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S206", "title": "Facebook is shutting down its standalone personal assistant 'M'", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "author": "", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/facebook-is-shutting-down-its-standalone-personal-assistant-m/?ncid=rss", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2018-01-08", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Facebook M assistant shut down January 2018 Messenger\"", "commercial_interest": "Trade publisher; ad-supported", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Cites a Facebook statement to The Verge; date from URL path.", "stream": "HIS-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S207", "title": "Facebook is adding a personal assistant called M to your Messenger app", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "author": "", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2015/08/26/facebook-is-adding-a-personal-assistant-called-m-to-your-messenger-app/?ncid=rss", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2015-08-26", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Facebook M assistant shut down January 2018 Messenger\"", "commercial_interest": "Trade publisher; ad-supported", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Date from URL path; content summarised only as 'launched M in August 2015' in the summary.", "stream": "HIS-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S208", "title": "Amazon Dash", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "author": "", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Dash", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Amazon Dash Button launched March 2015 discontinued 2019 Dash Replenishment\"", "commercial_interest": "Volunteer encyclopedia; no commercial interest; tertiary", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Tertiary.", "stream": "HIS-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S209", "title": "Amazon stops selling stick-on Dash buttons", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "author": "", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/01/amazon-stops-selling-stick-on-dash-buttons/amp/", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2019-03-01", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Amazon Dash Button launched March 2015 discontinued 2019 Dash Replenishment\"", "commercial_interest": "Trade publisher; ad-supported", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Quotes an Amazon spokesperson (relayed).", "stream": "HIS-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S210", "title": "Amazon Dash Buttons set to stop working by August 31", "publisher": "TechRadar", "author": "", "url": "https://www.techradar.com/news/amazon-dash-buttons-set-to-stop-working-by-august-31", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2019", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Amazon Dash Button launched March 2015 discontinued 2019 Dash Replenishment\"", "commercial_interest": "Consumer-tech publisher; ad and affiliate revenue", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Relays Amazon notice to owners.", "stream": "HIS-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S211", "title": "Amazon is killing the Dash button", "publisher": "Fortune", "author": "", "url": "https://fortune.com/2019/03/04/amazon-killing-dash-button", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2019-03-04", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Amazon Dash Button launched March 2015 discontinued 2019 Dash Replenishment\"", "commercial_interest": "News publisher; ad/subscription", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Date from URL path.", "stream": "HIS-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S212", "title": "Google brings its Duplex AI restaurant booking assistant to 43 states", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "author": "", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/06/google-brings-its-duplex-ai-restaurant-booking-assistant-to-43-states", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2019-03-06", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Google Duplex announced I/O May 2018 restaurant reservations availability\"", "commercial_interest": "Trade publisher; ad-supported", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Date from URL path.", "stream": "HIS-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S213", "title": "Google Duplex has now launched for some Pixel owners", "publisher": "TechRadar", "author": "", "url": "https://www.techradar.com/news/google-duplex-has-now-launched-for-some-pixel-owners", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2018", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Google Duplex announced I/O May 2018 restaurant reservations availability\"", "commercial_interest": "Consumer-tech publisher", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Year per context (late 2018); exact date not shown. 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Date from URL path.", "stream": "HIS-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S216", "title": "Messenger bot payments", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "author": "", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/12/messenger-bot-payments/?country=63", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2016-09-12", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Messenger Platform bots launched F8 April 2016 chatbots\"", "commercial_interest": "Trade publisher; ad-supported", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Developer/bot counts are Facebook figures relayed (vendor-claimed).", "stream": "HIS-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S217", "title": "Amazon Echo", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "author": "", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Echo", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Amazon Echo launched November 2014 Alexa voice ordering reorder Prime products 2015\"", "commercial_interest": "Volunteer encyclopedia; no commercial interest; tertiary", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Tertiary.", "stream": "HIS-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S218", "title": "Amazon Echo Connected Speaker Goes Up For U.S.-Wide Pre-Order, For $180", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "author": "", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2015/06/23/amazon-echo-us-wide/?ncid=rss", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2015-06-23", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Amazon Echo launched November 2014 Alexa voice ordering reorder Prime products 2015\"", "commercial_interest": "Trade publisher; ad-supported", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. 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Article date not shown in summary.", "stream": "HIS-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S220", "title": "List of Amazon products and services", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "author": "", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Amazon_products_and_services", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Amazon Subscribe & Save launched 2007 history\"", "commercial_interest": "Volunteer encyclopedia; no commercial interest; tertiary", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Describes Subscribe & Save mechanics; no launch year found.", "stream": "HIS-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S221", "title": "Amazon Revamps Its Mobile Apps: Adds Browse By Department, Subscription-Based Shopping", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "author": "", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2012/08/02/amazon-revamps-its-mobile-apps-adds-browse-by-department-subscription-based-shopping/", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2012-08-02", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Amazon Subscribe & Save launched 2007 history\"", "commercial_interest": "Trade publisher; ad-supported", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Date from URL path.", "stream": "HIS-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S222", "title": "History of Amazon", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "author": "", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Amazon", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Amazon.com opened for business July 16 1995 first book sold\"", "commercial_interest": "Volunteer encyclopedia; no commercial interest; tertiary", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Tertiary.", "stream": "HIS-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S223", "title": "How did Jeff Bezos start Amazon?", "publisher": "Encyclopaedia Britannica", "author": "", "url": "https://britannica.com/question/How-did-Jeff-Bezos-start-Amazon", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"Amazon.com opened for business July 16 1995 first book sold\"", "commercial_interest": "Reference publisher; subscription", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Tertiary; returned but its specific wording not shown in summary.", "stream": "HIS-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S224", "title": "Amazon's New Dash Button Hardware Offers Instant Orders For Staple Products", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "author": "", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2015/03/31/amazons-new-dash-button-hardware-offers-instant-orders-for-staple-products/amp/", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2015-03-31", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"press.aboutamazon.com Amazon introduces Dash Button Dash Replenishment Service March 31 2015\"", "commercial_interest": "Trade publisher; ad-supported", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Launch-day coverage; Amazon press release itself not returned.", "stream": "HIS-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "HIS-S225", "title": "Amazon Dash Button growth", "publisher": "Fortune", "author": "", "url": "https://www.fortune.com/2017/04/25/amazon-dash-button-growth", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2017-04-25", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "query: \"press.aboutamazon.com Amazon introduces Dash Button Dash Replenishment Service March 31 2015\"", "commercial_interest": "News publisher", "limitations": "Search-index summary only; page not opened; wording is the search tool's summary, not verbatim. Brand counts are Amazon figures relayed (vendor-claimed).", "stream": "HIS-2", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "STU-S001", "title": "Sandbox session traces: 16 model-in-the-loop shopping sessions", "publisher": "No Fluff Advisory (this study)", "author": "Evgeny Popov (study author)", "url": "https://github.com/EvgenyAndroid/nofluffadvisory/tree/claude/shopping-research-brief-caahoa/research/shopping-2026/study/records/agent-runs", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2026-10-09", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "protocol 1.0", "access_state": "opened", "evidence_locator": "study/records/agent-runs/*.jsonl; scored in study/records/agent-run-results.json", "commercial_interest": "The study's own observation; the author sells advisory services", "limitations": "One fictional store, one AI model family, one prompt per task, two sessions per cell; not a live route", "reason": "Study observation records", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "STU-S002", "title": "Sandbox scripted control checks S01–S15", "publisher": "No Fluff Advisory (this study)", "author": "Evgeny Popov (study author)", "url": "https://github.com/EvgenyAndroid/nofluffadvisory/tree/claude/shopping-research-brief-caahoa/research/shopping-2026/study/records/sandbox-tests.json", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2026-10-09", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "sandbox-1.0", "access_state": "opened", "evidence_locator": "study/records/sandbox-tests.json; code study/fixture/tests.mjs", "commercial_interest": "The study's own test; the author sells advisory services", "limitations": "Tests the fixture’s controls under a fixed clock; not production behaviour", "reason": "Study observation records", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "STU-S003", "title": "Observation protocol and research-environment access record", "publisher": "No Fluff Advisory (this study)", "author": "Evgeny Popov (study author)", "url": "https://github.com/EvgenyAndroid/nofluffadvisory/tree/claude/shopping-research-brief-caahoa/research/shopping-2026/study/PROTOCOL.md", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2026-10-09", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "version": "1.0", "access_state": "opened", "evidence_locator": "study/PROTOCOL.md §1", "commercial_interest": "The study's own record", "limitations": "Records what this environment could reach; says nothing about availability elsewhere", "reason": "Study method record", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "EXT-S003", "title": "About Competitors in Merchant Center Analytics", "publisher": "Google", "author": "", "url": "https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/13773303", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "", "access_state": "external-retrieval", "evidence_locator": "similar-visibility and highest-visibility merchant descriptions. No exact selection algorithm recovered.", "commercial_interest": "platform operator", "limitations": "External reviewer retrieval, 10 October 2026 (Primary-evidence handoff S03): Google, About Competitors in Merchant Center Analytics. n.d. Primary help. Interest: platform operator. Locator: similar-visibility and highest-visibility merchant descriptions. No exact selection algorithm recovered.", "reason": "Primary-evidence handoff 10 Oct 2026 S03", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "EXT-S006", "title": "AI is Reshaping Online Shopping", "publisher": "Contentsquare", "author": "", "url": "https://contentsquare.com/press/ai-is-reshaping-online-shopping/", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2025-12-08", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "", "access_state": "external-retrieval", "evidence_locator": "opening findings; Methodology.", "commercial_interest": "analytics and AI products", "limitations": "External reviewer retrieval, 10 October 2026 (Primary-evidence handoff S06): Contentsquare, AI is Reshaping Online Shopping. 8 December 2025. Primary sponsor release. Interest: analytics and AI products. Quote: ““30% say they would be willing to let an AI agent actually complete a purchase on their behalf”” Locator: opening findings; Methodology.", "reason": "Primary-evidence handoff 10 Oct 2026 S06", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "EXT-S009", "title": "Who’s responsible for an AI agent’s purchase mistake?", "publisher": "YouGov", "author": "", "url": "https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/53060-reality-checks-talkshow-agentic-ai-shopping-agents-michael-nevski", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2025-09-29", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "", "access_state": "external-retrieval", "evidence_locator": "collaboration paragraph; safeguards and spending sections.", "commercial_interest": "research services and payment-network perspective", "limitations": "External reviewer retrieval, 10 October 2026 (Primary-evidence handoff S09): YouGov, Who’s responsible for an AI agent’s purchase mistake? 29 September 2025. Primary research article with Visa collaboration. Interest: research services and payment-network perspective. Quote: ““a five-question survey of 1,000 Americans.”” Locator: collaboration paragraph; safeguards and spending sections.", "reason": "Primary-evidence handoff 10 Oct 2026 S09", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "EXT-S011", "title": "Ipsos Data Drops: How Americans feel about AI shopping agents", "publisher": "Ipsos", "author": "", "url": "https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/ipsos-data-drops-how-americans-feel-about-ai-shopping-agents", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2026-03-24", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "", "access_state": "external-retrieval", "evidence_locator": "publication date and embedded/linked original research.", "commercial_interest": "paid research services", "limitations": "External reviewer retrieval, 10 October 2026 (Primary-evidence handoff S11): Ipsos, Ipsos Data Drops: How Americans feel about AI shopping agents. 24 March 2026. Primary research landing page. Interest: paid research services. Locator: publication date and embedded/linked original research.", "reason": "Primary-evidence handoff 10 Oct 2026 S11", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "EXT-S012", "title": "How Americans feel about AI shopping agents, Ceros research presentation", "publisher": "Ipsos", "author": "", "url": "https://view.ceros.com/ipsos/how-americans-feel-about-ai-shopping-agents?heightOverride=8603&mobileHeightOverride=14800", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "", "access_state": "external-retrieval", "evidence_locator": "chart source notes and final methods note. Retrieved text includes unrelated template remnants; do not date the study from those remnants.", "commercial_interest": "paid research services", "limitations": "External reviewer retrieval, 10 October 2026 (Primary-evidence handoff S12): Ipsos, How Americans feel about AI shopping agents, Ceros research presentation. Fielded 8 February 2026; use S11 for publication date. Primary research. Interest: paid research services. Quote: ““Fielded among 1,500 U.S. adults aged 18-65.”” Locator: chart source notes and final methods note. Retrieved text includes unrelated template remnants; do not date the study from those remnants.", "reason": "Primary-evidence handoff 10 Oct 2026 S12", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "EXT-S013", "title": "Before They Check Out", "publisher": "Ecommpay", "author": "", "url": "https://ecommpay.com/whitepapers/before-they-check-out/", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "", "access_state": "external-retrieval", "evidence_locator": "key findings and sample description. Full report form-gated.", "commercial_interest": "payment platform; report lead generation", "limitations": "External reviewer retrieval, 10 October 2026 (Primary-evidence handoff S13): Ecommpay, Before They Check Out. n.d. Primary report landing page. Interest: payment platform; report lead generation. Quote: ““Just 13.9% want agents to complete purchases for them”” Locator: key findings and sample description. Full report form-gated.", "reason": "Primary-evidence handoff 10 Oct 2026 S13", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "EXT-S014", "title": "Spanish confidence in Agentic Commerce double that of the UK", "publisher": "Ecommpay", "author": "", "url": "https://ecommpay.com/press-room/spain-agentic-commerce-trust-ecommpay-study/", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2026-07-02", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "", "access_state": "external-retrieval", "evidence_locator": "date, named countries and link to Before They Check Out.", "commercial_interest": "payment services", "limitations": "External reviewer retrieval, 10 October 2026 (Primary-evidence handoff S14): Ecommpay, Spanish confidence in Agentic Commerce double that of the UK. 2 July 2026. Primary sponsor release. Interest: payment services. Locator: date, named countries and link to Before They Check Out.", "reason": "Primary-evidence handoff 10 Oct 2026 S14", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "EXT-S015", "title": "Consumer demand for AI shopping is forming fast but trust for agentic commerce is still catching up", "publisher": "Checkout.com", "author": "", "url": "https://www.checkout.com/newsroom/consumer-demand-for-ai-shopping-is-forming-fast-but-trust-for-agentic-commerce-is-still-catching-up", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2026-06-09", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "", "access_state": "external-retrieval", "evidence_locator": "final findings paragraph; this is attributed survey evidence.", "commercial_interest": "payment services", "limitations": "External reviewer retrieval, 10 October 2026 (Primary-evidence handoff S15): Checkout.com, Consumer demand for AI shopping is forming fast but trust for agentic commerce is still catching up. 9 June 2026. Primary sponsor release. Interest: payment services. Quote: ““according to merchants across the UK and US, only 3% of transactions involve AI agents”” Locator: final findings paragraph; this is attributed survey evidence.", "reason": "Primary-evidence handoff 10 Oct 2026 S15", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "EXT-S021", "title": "Selling on Google AI Mode and Gemini", "publisher": "Shopify Help", "author": "", "url": "https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-sales-channels/agentic-storefronts/google", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "", "access_state": "external-retrieval", "evidence_locator": "fee statement; requirements and rollout sections.", "commercial_interest": "commerce platform/channel integration", "limitations": "External reviewer retrieval, 10 October 2026 (Primary-evidence handoff S21): Shopify Help, Selling on Google AI Mode and Gemini. n.d. Primary help. Interest: commerce platform/channel integration. Quote: ““You pay only your standard payment processing fees.”” Locator: fee statement; requirements and rollout sections.", "reason": "Primary-evidence handoff 10 Oct 2026 S21", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "EXT-S022", "title": "Checkout Addendum to the Google Merchant Center Terms of Service", "publisher": "Google", "author": "", "url": "https://merchants.google.com/files/tos/ucp_integration/US/1_00_tos.html", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "2026-06-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "", "access_state": "external-retrieval", "evidence_locator": "merchant obligations. Commission schedule not found in this addendum.", "commercial_interest": "contracting platform", "limitations": "External reviewer retrieval, 10 October 2026 (Primary-evidence handoff S22): Google, Checkout Addendum to the Google Merchant Center Terms of Service. Updated 24 June 2026. Primary US contract. Interest: contracting platform. Quote: ““Merchant is the merchant of record for all items sold”” Locator: merchant obligations. Commission schedule not found in this addendum.", "reason": "Primary-evidence handoff 10 Oct 2026 S22", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "EXT-S023", "title": "Agentic Storefronts Supplemental Terms of Service", "publisher": "Shopify", "author": "", "url": "https://www.shopify.com/legal/terms-agentic-storefronts", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "2026-10-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "", "access_state": "external-retrieval", "evidence_locator": "section 6.1; account fees and promotional arrangements.", "commercial_interest": "contracting platform", "limitations": "External reviewer retrieval, 10 October 2026 (Primary-evidence handoff S23): Shopify, Agentic Storefronts Supplemental Terms of Service. Updated 6 October 2026. Primary contract. Interest: contracting platform. Quote: ““You agree to pay the fees associated with each Participating Channel that are set out in your Shopify Admin”” Locator: section 6.1; account fees and promotional arrangements.", "reason": "Primary-evidence handoff 10 Oct 2026 S23", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "EXT-S024", "title": "Referral Fee Updates – 2024", "publisher": "TikTok Shop", "author": "", "url": "https://seller-us.tiktok.com/university/essay?knowledge_id=5982454398175018", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "", "access_state": "external-retrieval", "evidence_locator": "policy body, not its AI Summary.", "commercial_interest": "marketplace operator", "limitations": "External reviewer retrieval, 10 October 2026 (Primary-evidence handoff S24): TikTok Shop, Referral Fee Updates – 2024. Visible revision stamp 05/08/2025 (retained as displayed). Primary US fee policy. Interest: marketplace operator. Quote: ““encompasses all TikTok Shop fees, with the exception of shipping and tax fees.”” Locator: policy body, not its AI Summary.", "reason": "Primary-evidence handoff 10 Oct 2026 S24", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "EXT-S025", "title": "Referral Fees in 2024 by Category", "publisher": "TikTok Shop", "author": "", "url": "https://seller-us.tiktok.com/university/essay?knowledge_id=5988482086864682", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "", "access_state": "external-retrieval", "evidence_locator": "formula, following shipping sentence and category table.", "commercial_interest": "marketplace operator", "limitations": "External reviewer retrieval, 10 October 2026 (Primary-evidence handoff S25): TikTok Shop, Referral Fees in 2024 by Category. Visible revision stamp 10/08/2026 (US page; retained as displayed). Primary category schedule. Interest: marketplace operator. Quote: ““Referral Fee = Referral Fee Rate × (Customer Payment + Platform Discount − Tax)”” Locator: formula, following shipping sentence and category table.", "reason": "Primary-evidence handoff 10 Oct 2026 S25", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "EXT-S026", "title": "An update to our US referral and FBA fees", "publisher": "Amazon", "author": "", "url": "https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/an-update-to-our-us-referral-and-fba-fees", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2022-11-17", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "", "access_state": "external-retrieval", "evidence_locator": "numbered referral-fee paragraph.", "commercial_interest": "marketplace operator", "limitations": "External reviewer retrieval, 10 October 2026 (Primary-evidence handoff S26): Amazon, An update to our US referral and FBA fees. Message dated 17 November 2022; fees discussed effective 17 January 2023. Primary seller communication. Interest: marketplace operator. Quote: ““payment processing, fraud prevention, and much more.”” Locator: numbered referral-fee paragraph.", "reason": "Primary-evidence handoff 10 Oct 2026 S26", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "EXT-S030", "title": "Amazon’s next-gen AI assistant for shopping is now even smarter, more capable, and more helpful", "publisher": "Amazon", "author": "", "url": "https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-rufus-ai-assistant-personalized-shopping-features", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "", "access_state": "external-retrieval", "evidence_locator": "price tracker/Auto Buy paragraphs; full operative terms not recovered.", "commercial_interest": "retailer/platform", "limitations": "External reviewer retrieval, 10 October 2026 (Primary-evidence handoff S30): Amazon, Amazon’s next-gen AI assistant for shopping is now even smarter, more capable, and more helpful. Absolute publication/update date not stated; article contains 13 May 2026 rename note. Primary feature article. Interest: retailer/platform. Quote: ““Auto-buy requests stay active for six months or until you cancel”” Locator: price tracker/Auto Buy paragraphs; full operative terms not recovered. Article carries a 13 May 2026 rename note; absolute publication date not stated.", "reason": "Primary-evidence handoff 10 Oct 2026 S30", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "EXT-S031", "title": "Visa and Partners Complete Secure AI Transactions, Setting the Stage for Mainstream Adoption in 2026", "publisher": "Visa", "author": "", "url": "https://usa.visa.com/about-visa/newsroom/press-releases.releaseId.21961.html", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2025-12-18", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "", "access_state": "external-retrieval", "evidence_locator": "opening milestone, closed-beta explanation and examples.", "commercial_interest": "payment network and Intelligent Commerce products", "limitations": "External reviewer retrieval, 10 October 2026 (Primary-evidence handoff S31): Visa, Visa and Partners Complete Secure AI Transactions, Setting the Stage for Mainstream Adoption in 2026. 18 December 2025. Primary company outcome claim. Interest: payment network and Intelligent Commerce products. Quote: ““hundreds of controlled, real-world agent-initiated transactions”” Locator: opening milestone, closed-beta explanation and examples.", "reason": "Primary-evidence handoff 10 Oct 2026 S31", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "EXT-S032", "title": "Agentic Payment Protocol", "publisher": "AP2", "author": "", "url": "https://ap2-protocol.org/ap2/specification/", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "", "access_state": "external-retrieval", "evidence_locator": "Autonomous (Human Not Present); Dispute Evidence and Verification sections.", "commercial_interest": "protocol maintainers and ecosystem adoption; not an independent implementation audit", "limitations": "External reviewer retrieval, 10 October 2026 (Primary-evidence handoff S32): AP2, Agentic Payment Protocol. v0.2; absolute publication/update date not stated. Primary specification. Interest: protocol maintainers and ecosystem adoption; not an independent implementation audit. Quote: ““the Shopping Agent MAY now sign it using its Agent Key instead of getting approval on a Trusted Surface.”” Locator: Autonomous (Human Not Present); Dispute Evidence and Verification sections.", "reason": "Primary-evidence handoff 10 Oct 2026 S32", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "EXT-S033", "title": "Checkout Capability", "publisher": "UCP", "author": "", "url": "https://ucp.dev/2026-04-08/specification/checkout/", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "", "access_state": "external-retrieval", "evidence_locator": "Overview, manual-finalisation sentence.", "commercial_interest": "protocol maintainers/ecosystem adoption", "limitations": "External reviewer retrieval, 10 October 2026 (Primary-evidence handoff S33): UCP, Checkout Capability. Version 2026-04-08. Primary specification. Interest: protocol maintainers/ecosystem adoption. Quote: ““unless the AP2 Mandates extension is supported.”” Locator: Overview, manual-finalisation sentence.", "reason": "Primary-evidence handoff 10 Oct 2026 S33", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "EXT-S034", "title": "Order Capability", "publisher": "UCP", "author": "", "url": "https://ucp.dev/2026-04-08/specification/order/", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "", "access_state": "external-retrieval", "evidence_locator": "Order schema, optional adjustments; scopes and operations.", "commercial_interest": "protocol maintainers/ecosystem adoption", "limitations": "External reviewer retrieval, 10 October 2026 (Primary-evidence handoff S34): UCP, Order Capability. Version 2026-04-08. Primary specification. Interest: protocol maintainers/ecosystem adoption. Quote: ““Post-order events (refunds, returns, credits, disputes, cancellations, etc.) that exist independently of fulfillment.”” Locator: Order schema, optional adjustments; scopes and operations.", "reason": "Primary-evidence handoff 10 Oct 2026 S34", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "EXT-S035", "title": "Cannes event page", "publisher": "Samba TV", "author": "", "url": "https://info.samba.tv/cannes", "source_type": "other", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "", "access_state": "external-retrieval", "evidence_locator": "Evgeny Popov entry. Corroborates a public title, not the author’s current full attestation.", "commercial_interest": "employer/event promotion", "limitations": "External reviewer retrieval, 10 October 2026 (Primary-evidence handoff S35): Samba TV, Cannes event page. n.d. Primary employer biography. Interest: employer/event promotion. Quote: ““Global Head of Enterprise”” Locator: Evgeny Popov entry. Corroborates a public title, not the author’s current full attestation.", "reason": "Primary-evidence handoff 10 Oct 2026 S35", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "DIS-S401", "title": "About AI performance insights (Google Merchant Center Help, answer 17200695)", "publisher": "Google (Merchant Center Help)", "author": "", "url": "https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/17200695", "source_type": "official-doc", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "n.d.", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "living help page; no version or update date stated", "access_state": "external-retrieval", "evidence_locator": "WebSearch 2026-10-10: Google Merchant Center \"AI performance insights\" organic AI traffic | support.google.com merchants \"AI performance insights\" competitors share of voice. The external review (10 Oct 2026, S02) reports opening the page and quotes one passage; this study did not open it (support.google.com refused by the egress proxy). | reporting scope; FAQ and data-availability note for limitations.", "commercial_interest": "Google sells Shopping and Search ads and runs the AI surfaces being reported on", "limitations": "Search-level only. Undated living documentation read after the 9 Oct 2026 cutoff: it shows the report's current scope, not its scope on any earlier date. Thresholds, data lag, query sampling and competitor-set construction not seen in full. Earlier claims on this source rest on search summaries (access then: search-snippet); claims with check_level external-retrieval carry the external reviewer's quotation. This study did not re-open the page.", "reason": "External review R02: organic AI visibility reporting in Merchant Center was missed by pass 2", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "DIS-S402", "title": "Google Merchant Center AI performance insights coverage (pilot July 2026; expansion and general availability September 2026)", "publisher": "Search Engine Roundtable", "author": "Barry Schwartz", "url": "https://www.seroundtable.com/google-merchant-center-ai-performance-insights-41675.html", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026-07", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "WebSearch 2026-10-10: seroundtable Google Merchant Center AI performance insights pilot AI Mode AI Overviews share of voice (also returned seroundtable 42005, 42043, 42095)", "commercial_interest": "Ad-funded search-marketing trade publication", "limitations": "Search-level, secondary; month of the pilot article inferred from the search summary, day not seen.", "reason": "External review R02: dates the pilot that preceded the 16 Sep 2026 general availability", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "CON-S401", "title": "AI shopping report (Omnisend consumer survey, January 2026)", "publisher": "Omnisend", "author": "", "url": "https://www.omnisend.com/resources/reports/ai-shopping-report/", "source_type": "vendor-research", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2026", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "WebSearch 2026-10-10: Omnisend January 2026 AI shopping report 4,000 shoppers US Canada Australia comfortable AI completing purchases methodology", "commercial_interest": "Omnisend sells e-commerce email and SMS marketing software", "limitations": "Search-level; questionnaire and response scale not seen.", "reason": "External review R04: survey method for the 8% endpoint", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "CON-S402", "title": "Shoppers want AI help, not control", "publisher": "Practical Ecommerce", "author": "", "url": "https://www.practicalecommerce.com/shoppers-want-ai-help-not-control", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "", "access_state": "external-retrieval", "evidence_locator": "WebSearch 2026-10-10: Omnisend survey 8.29% \"fully comfortable\" AI completing online purchases respondents | Omnisend comfort categories. Exact 8.29% remains REPORTED pending primary questionnaire/crosstabs.", "commercial_interest": "Ad-funded e-commerce trade publication", "limitations": "Search-level, secondary relay of the Omnisend survey. Earlier claims on this source rest on search summaries (access then: search-snippet); claims with check_level external-retrieval carry the external reviewer's quotation. This study did not re-open the page.", "reason": "External review R04: survey method for the 8% endpoint", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "CON-S403", "title": "Omnisend study: 80% of U.S. shoppers okay with AI completing online purchases, up from 34% last year", "publisher": "Omnisend", "author": "", "url": "https://www.omnisend.com/latest-news/omnisend-study-80-of-u-s-shoppers-okay-with-ai-completing-online-purchases-up-from-34-last-year/", "source_type": "press-release", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2026-03-18", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "", "access_state": "external-retrieval", "evidence_locator": "WebSearch 2026-10-10: Omnisend survey 8.29% \"fully comfortable\" AI completing online purchases respondents | findings; Methodology.", "commercial_interest": "Omnisend sells e-commerce marketing software", "limitations": "Search-level; publication day from the search summary. Earlier claims on this source rest on search summaries (access then: search-snippet); claims with check_level external-retrieval carry the external reviewer's quotation. This study did not re-open the page.", "reason": "External review R04: same sponsor reports a different share for a broader response option", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "CON-S404", "title": "American trust in AI for retail: consumer sentiment in 2025", "publisher": "YouGov", "author": "", "url": "https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/53808-american-trust-in-ai-for-retail-consumer-sentiment-in-2025", "source_type": "original-research", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2025", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "", "access_state": "external-retrieval", "evidence_locator": "WebSearch 2026-10-10: YouGov December 2025 poll Americans trust AI compare prices 65% place an order 14% | YouGov \"American trust in AI for retail\" 2025 survey sample size fielded | findings; Methodology.", "commercial_interest": "YouGov sells research services", "limitations": "Search-level; month of publication, sample size and field dates not found. Earlier claims on this source rest on search summaries (access then: search-snippet); claims with check_level external-retrieval carry the external reviewer's quotation. This study did not re-open the page.", "reason": "External review R04: primary page for the 14% 'trust to place orders' figure previously seen only through a secondary relay (CON-S023)", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "CON-S405", "title": "Ipsos Data Drops: How Americans feel about AI shopping agents", "publisher": "Ipsos", "author": "", "url": "https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/node/1072091", "source_type": "original-research", "primary_secondary": "primary", "publication_date": "2026", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "WebSearch 2026-10-10: Ipsos February 2026 survey 1,500 US adults AI agent choose and buy without approval 27% Gen Z", "commercial_interest": "Ipsos sells research services", "limitations": "Search-level; the search summary did not show the 27% figure, the sample size or field dates on this page; node URL as returned.", "reason": "External review R04: primary page for the Ipsos survey previously seen only through eMarketer", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] }, { "source_id": "CON-S406", "title": "Openness to AI agents for shopping (chart, Ipsos data)", "publisher": "MarketingCharts", "author": "", "url": "https://www.marketingcharts.com/charts/openness-to-ai-agents-for-shopping", "source_type": "trade-press", "primary_secondary": "secondary", "publication_date": "2026", "modified_date": "", "accessed_at": "2026-10-10", "version": "", "access_state": "search-snippet", "evidence_locator": "WebSearch 2026-10-10: Ipsos February 2026 survey 1,500 US adults AI agent choose and buy without approval 27% Gen Z", "commercial_interest": "Marketing-data publisher (subscriptions)", "limitations": "Search-level, secondary; chart labelled April 2026 per the search summary, which conflicts with the February 2026 field date relayed elsewhere.", "reason": "External review R04: population and question wording of the Ipsos survey", "stream": "EDIT", "aliases": [] } ]