Walmart and Google recently announced an interesting partnership—they will integrate AI shopping features into Google's Gemini chatbot. In simple terms, you will be able to chat within Gemini and directly explore and purchase products from Walmart and Sam's Club.

How does this system work? When users are in conversation, the AI automatically recognizes shopping needs, proactively recommends relevant products, and can suggest complementary items based on what you buy. Finally, it links directly to Walmart's delivery and membership systems to complete the transaction. In short, it shifts from the traditional method of actively searching and clicking to order, to AI proactively discovering, recommending, and closing the deal.

Walmart U.S. President John Furner emphasized in a statement that this is a key step in the retail industry's shift from search-driven to agentic systems. They see this partnership as a major evolution of retail future—no longer passively waiting for consumers to find you, but proactively helping users meet their needs anytime, anywhere.

Currently, this experience is being launched in the United States, with international expansion considered later. This collaboration, to some extent, reflects the shared judgment of the two tech giants about the future of commerce: a shopping future dominated by autonomous agent systems is not far away.