How AI Shopping Agents Work

The following sources inform the “How AI Shopping Agents Work” section of Chapter 5: AI Shopping Agents. They combine peer-reviewed research on machine learning for shopping assistants with industry and practitioner analyses of agentic commerce.

Peer-Reviewed Research

1. An AI-Based Shopping Assistant System (arXiv)
2. Application of Machine Learning in Predicting Consumer Behavior (NIH / PMC)

Industry & Practitioner

3. Agentic AI in Retail: How Autonomous Shopping Is Redefining the Customer Journey (Bain & Company)
4. How Autonomous AI Shopping Agents Will Transform Retail (Forbes)
5. AI Agents That Shop and Sell For You: Guide to Agentic Commerce (The Innovation Mode)
6. The Rise of AI-Powered Personal Shopping Services (Bloomreach)