• NIQ Global Intelligence published global commerce analysis warning AI agents are starting to autonomously discover, evaluate, select products for consumers, compressing traditional marketing funnels.
• Report flagged live, social, quick commerce as main source of incremental digital growth, citing US social commerce growth of 62.9% versus quick commerce growth of 62.2%.
• Retail media networks remained key profit pool, with global retail media spend at USD 184 billion in 2025; US retail media ad spend projected at USD 107.6 billion in 2026.
• Fulfillment expectations shifting fast, with quick commerce representing about 80% of FMCG sales in India; China supported roughly 10,000 dark stores enabling delivery in 30 minutes or less.
• Analysis pointed to convergence of Eastern commerce formats with Western monetization models, pushing brands, retailers, platforms toward unified operating models across content, payments, logistics, data.

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