Which Ninja air fryer should I buy? Here are our personal favorites — plus top tips on how to choose
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Consumer choice overload in categories like air fryers is a preview of where AI-native shopping agents will have real leverage—narrow domains with too many similar SKUs. Retail and CPG operators should assume that “rank on Amazon” gives way to “rank in the agent’s recommendation stack.”
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