How Wayfair Has Built AI Into Its Future
THE SO WHAT
Wayfair using AI across a 25-year e-commerce stack is a reminder that the durable advantage is not a single feature but compounding data and workflow integration. If you’re a retailer, the bar is now AI-native merchandising, search, and ops — not a chatbot bolted onto a legacy site.
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