Bain retail holiday insights 2025: Agentic AI poised to disrupt retail (press release)

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1. Half of US consumers are not comfortable letting AI autonomously handle end-to-end transactions, though trust is rising fast

   Bain & CompanyGlobalNov 2025

2. 17% of US online shoppers say they will begin their holiday shopping with an AI platform such as ChatGPT or Perplexity; 30% plan to start with Google search.

   Bain & CompanyUnited StatesNov 2025

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Publisher

Bain & Company
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Published

13 Nov 2025

Type

Survey

Countries

• United States

Regions

• US
• Global

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