Target becomes the latest retailer to embrace ChatGPT
The integration brings conversational shopping, AI-driven product suggestions, and natural-language search to the Target app and website.
What the update includes
- Chat-based product discovery.
- Personalized shopping suggestions.
- Inventory-aware recommendations powered by OpenAI models.
Why retailers are adopting AI
- Consumers increasingly expect conversational shopping flows.
- ChatGPT’s integration raises conversion metrics and user retention.
- Retailers want to modernize search and reduce friction.
Why it matters
- Shows generative AI rapidly entering mainstream retail.
- Deepens OpenAI’s footprint across consumer commerce.
- Sets the stage for more end-to-end AI shopping assistants.
