Walmart: ChatGPT checkout converted 3x worse than website

kept by eddie mar 24

Walmart's test of 200,000 products via ChatGPT's Instant Checkout found conversion rates three times lower than directing users to its website, leading it to drop the feature for its own integrated shopping experience.

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