Consumer News Walmart Prepares For Last Shopping Push Of The Holiday Season

Ready to start holiday shopping early? Try these strategies

Holiday shopping this year isn’t business as usual. Prices on many items are higher, tariffs are shifting and timing is everything. A new report finds that consumers expect to drop their holiday gift ... Read More

Timing purchases can save money during holiday shopping season

Heading into the holiday shopping season, timing your purchases might be the key to staying on budget. A new report finds that consumers expect to drop their holiday gift spending by 11% compared to ... Read More

Walmart announces new AI shopping tools ahead of holiday season, building on OpenAI partnership

Walmart ( WMT) on Friday unveiled new AI-powered shopping tools on its app ahead of the holiday season. The company's new initiatives are set to offer AI-generated shopping lists for events, prompts ... Read More

Americans are slashing their holiday shopping budgets this year, survey says — here’s how a scaled-back season could set the tone for 2026

A new PwC survey [2] says U.S. holiday spending is projected to drop 11% from last year, which would be the sharpest decline since the depths of the pandemic. The reason isn’t that Americans suddenly ... Read More

Walmart says customers will soon be able to use ChatGPT to shop

ChatGPT is teaming with Walmart. Walmart, the country’s largest retailer announced a new partnership Tuesday with OpenAI, aimed at helping shoppers make purchases using the tech startup's chatbot app. Read More

Consumer Reports: Early holiday shopping strategies

Prices on many items are higher, tariffs are shifting and timing is everything. Consumer Reports has expert advice to help you outsmart the season and make your money go further. Read More

OpenAI partners with Walmart to let users buy products in ChatGPT, furthering chatbot shopping push

FILE - Shoppers walk from the Walmart store, Aug. 14, 2025, in Manchester, N.H. NEW YORK (AP) — OpenAI is partnering with Walmart to let shoppers make purchases directly within ChatGPT, furthering the ... Read More

How to get the most out of the early holiday shopping deals

There has rarely been a more confusing time to be a holiday shopper. Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration mean many imports are more expensive today than they were just a few months ago. The ... Read More

OpenAI partners with Walmart to let users buy products in ChatGPT, furthering chatbot shopping push

NEW YORK (AP) — OpenAI is partnering with Walmart to let shoppers make purchases directly within ChatGPT, furthering the artificial intelligence company’s push to turn its chatbot into a virtual ... Read More