This month Amazon  implemented new generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technology in an attempt to improve product research and personalise shopping recommendations on its eCommerce platform, joining a growing trend of AI adoption in online retail.

Amazon’s AI integration will likely have significant impacts on consumer behaviour according to Greenpark’s Managing Director EMEA Chris Pearce.

“The enhanced GenAI product listings will mean consumers see richer, more detailed product detail pages more quickly than before,” Pearce told PYMNTS. “Hyper-personalised recommendations and product descriptions” surfaced throughout the shopping journey and could positively influence shopping behaviour.

But amidst consumers increasingly turning to social commerce platforms like TikTok shop and Instagram Shopping, Amazon’s dominance may be weakening, irrespective of GenAI features. 

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