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AI Shopping Agents Abandon 48 Carts for Every Sale

AI shopping agents now fail far more often than they buy. Quantum Metric's 2026 Peak Benchmark , released November 5, found that retail AI agents abandon 48 carts for every purchase they complete, against about 3 for all retail traffic. Agent visits to brand sites grew 25x in under a year. More of…

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  1. 2026-11-06 15:18 · DEV Community — AI
    AI Shopping Agents Abandon 48 Carts for Every Sale

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