Gary and Scott break down Walmart’s groundbreaking partnership with OpenAI — a move that officially launches “AI-first shopping experiences” inside ChatGPT. This is more than a new shopping feature; it’s the dawn of agentic commerce — where AI agents understand intent, plan purchases, and execute transactions autonomously.
Listeners will learn how Walmart is leveraging this partnership to expand its digital reach, strengthen its retail-media flywheel, and transform from a traditional retailer into a data-driven AI platform. The hosts also unpack what this means for OpenAI’s evolving business model, as commerce becomes a core workload for ChatGPT and a foundation for agent-based ecosystems.
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Gary and Scott explore what this means for CIOs, CFOs, and strategy leaders who need to prepare for AI-driven commerce infrastructure — where assistants become execution engines and supply chains become conversational.
If you want to understand how Walmart × OpenAI is quietly redefining the economics of retail and why this partnership will shape the next decade of consumer behavior, this is the episode you can’t miss.
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