The AI Trust Gap: Why Holiday Shoppers Are Treating AI as a Researcher, Not a Retailer

This holiday season, the promise of the “autonomous shopper”—an AI agent capable of scouring the web, selecting the perfect gift, and finalizing a transaction without human intervention—remains largely unfulfilled. While…

From Retailer to Tech Powerhouse: The Strategic Spin-Off of David’s Bridal’s ‘Pearl’ AI Platform

In a move that signals a seismic shift in the bridal industry’s digital landscape, David’s Bridal has announced a transformative plan to spin off its high-tech wedding planning engine, Pearl,…