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source_title: "The Comeback of the Physical Store—and What It Means for Your Business"
source_url: "https://hbr.org/2026/04/the-comeback-of-the-physical-store-and-what-it-means-for-your-business"
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# Walmart

**Case study — AI-enabled store/digital integration.** Walmart is highlighted for aggressive integration of generative AI into the physical shopping experience. It has run **Gen AI search on its app for two years** and rolled out AI-powered in-store tools that reportedly let shoppers point their smartphones at shelves to filter products by personal preference and instantly locate online reviews while standing in the aisle. This is the flagship real-world instance of [[concept-agentic-personal-shoppers|AI-empowered retail associates]].

> **Enrichment check:** Walmart's broad AI investments (shopping/search, associate tools) are publicly documented, but the **specific in-aisle 'point-at-shelf to filter by preference and see reviews' feature is not validated** by the provided sources — confirm before citing the exact capability.