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AI · on the rundown Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Survey finds only 16% see shopping gain from retail AI

Covered by 10 outlets over 157 hours. They ran 9 distinct reports. First reported by Retail Customer Experience at 10:00 UTC on October 14, 2026.

10 outlets

What happened?

  1. According to 10news.com, research carried out by Wunderkind and Cordial determined that 56% of consumers regard securing the cheapest price as a leading factor when buying on the internet.
  2. About a quarter of marketers in the same study think price matters that much to shoppers, versus the majority of consumers who said it does
  3. Half of consumers said discounts are among the strongest factors in whether they pay attention to a brand message, compared with 26% of marketers who view discounts as a strong factor
  4. Only 16% of consumers surveyed said AI makes shopping better, while marketers are increasing investment in AI and personalization
  5. An AP-NORC poll referenced by 10news.com found most Americans think artificial intelligence is developing too fast

A Wunderkind and Cordial survey reported by 10news.com found 16% of consumers say AI makes shopping better, with most naming price as their top online consideration.

A machine summary written from the reports listed below; read them for the full account. How summaries are made and what is checked.

Who reported it, and when?

9 distinct reports run by 10 outlets, earliest first (UTC); a syndicated report lists every site that ran it
TimeReportRun by
Oct 14 10:00Near majority of consumers tapping AI for deal hunting - Retail Customer Experience
  • Retail Customer Experience
Oct 15 14:14Report by Retail Insight Network
  • Retail Insight Network
Oct 15 22:42AI & Tech Brief: When AI goes shopping - The Washington Post
  • The Washington Post
Oct 19 09:02Report by Retail Dive
  • Retail Dive
Oct 19 16:57The learning curve behind retail AI - Raconteur
  • Raconteur
Oct 19 19:15Report by The Conversation
  • The Conversation
Oct 19 20:45Report by eMarketer
  • eMarketer
Oct 20 10:15Report by perishablenews.com
  • perishablenews.com
Oct 20 18:01Study finds consumers prioritize discounts over AI shopping tools - Scripps News

A report's title is shown once our automated legal check has read it and passed it; 5 reports are named by outlet, and the links lead to each report.

Who was named?

  • AP-NORC
  • Wunderkind
  • Cordial

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