Amazon blocks shopping agents, but these 11 retailers still welcome them
thisiskp_ · x · 2026-10-30
After Amazon locked out AI shopping agents, KP lists retailers that still let agents buy: Shopify, Target, Best Buy, Costco, eBay, Etsy, Instacart, DoorDash, OpenTable, Expedia, and Airbnb. Elon Musk chimed in that he has his bot buy elsewhere at a lower price. The author argues stores that welcome agents will win the next decade of shopping — and Amazon's lockout is ultimately its own loss.
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