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Gladly customer profile for Julie Chang showing her contact details across email, phone, SMS, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram, her recent orders, and two chat messages asking about shoe sizing and a back-ordered item.
Oct 29, 2026 • 12 min read

How to build a single customer view for ecommerce personalization

A guide to building a single customer view for ecommerce, from data sources and identity resolution to a live record your team and AI use mid-conversation.

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Gladly wins overall customer experience solution of the year | RetailTech Breakthrough 2025

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How Shopify brands should evaluate AI CX vendors

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CX leaders Q&A – how to drive change within your organization

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How digital service channels benefit the modern customer

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  • Apr 15, 2026 • 3 min read

What Shoptalk Spring 2026 revealed about retail's AI moment

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  • Feb 6, 2026 • 4 min read

The Year CX AI Gets Measured Differently

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  • Jan 30, 2026 • 5 min read

Why efficiency alone isn't enough for CX success

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Diagram showing how an AI agent handles the prompt "Find size 10 running shoes & add to cart" with and without WebMCP. Without WebMCP, the agent parses rendered HTML text and layout and guesses a button selector (.btn-cart), which is fragile scraping. With WebMCP, the agent makes direct tool calls, search_products({ size: 10 }) and add_to_cart({ variant_id: 882 })
  • Sep 24, 2026 • 7 min read

WebMCP for ecommerce sites, explained without the jargon

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  • Sep 24, 2026 • 9 min read

Agentic commerce risks retailers should be thinking about now

Diagram showing how a search query becomes a Google AI Overview. A search box asks, "How long do I have to return an item?" Two content sources feed the answer: a Returns Page ("30-day return window, unworn") and Product Specs and FAQs ("Free return shipping over $50"). Google AI Overview combines them into the answer: "Most items can be returned within 30 days of delivery for a full refund if unworn. Returns ship free on orders over $50." The overview cites two sources: Returns Policy and FAQs.
  • Sep 21, 2026 • 5 min read

How to rank in Google AI Overviews as an ecommerce brand

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  • Oct 27, 2026 • 12 min read

Composable commerce explained: a practical primer for ecommerce leaders

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Free retail marketing roadmap template (and how to build one that survives reality)

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  • Oct 20, 2026 • 10 min read

10 product bundling examples that increase AOV

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  • Feb 21, 2026 • 3 min read

Gladly named to Constellation’s 2026 Digital Customer Service & Support ShortList™

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  • Jan 14, 2026 • 3 min read

Gladly wins VIP Award for Best Unified Customer Experience

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  • Dec 11, 2025 • 6 min read

The hidden economics of cheap AI

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