S2 E2: NRF 2026 – The Agentic Afterparty
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S2 E2: NRF 2026 – The Agentic Afterparty

The "Buy Button" is moving from the screen to the conversation. > In this episode of A to Z Fintech, Aman Narain and Zubin Vandrevala report from NRF 2026. We move beyond the hype to the "Next Now"—the moment retail got an autonomous brain.Key Moments:(00:00) Cold Open: The Future of Shopping(00:45) Why Sundar Pichai Headlined NRF(04:00) Trend 1: Agentic Commerce & Google's UCP(06:12) Trend 2: Physical Intelligence & Robotics(08:15) Trend 3: "Searchless" Discovery (Keywords are Dead)(10:10) Trend 4: The End of the Frankenstein Stack(12:00) Trend 5: Human-Centered AI (Dick's Sporting Goods)(18:00) Major Announcements: Drones & E-PaperResources Mentioned:NRF 2026 Highlights: https://nrf.com/events/retails-big-showGoogle UCP Announcement: https://blog.google/retail-nrf-2026Simbe Robotics Tally 4.0: https://www.simberobotics.com/tally4NRF 2026, Agentic Commerce, Fintech, AI Agents, Retail Tech, Google UCP.
The "Buy Button" is moving from the screen to the conversation. > In this episode of A to Z Fintech, Aman Narain and Zubin Vandrevala report from NRF 2026. We move beyond the hype to the "Next Now"—the moment retail got an autonomous brain.
Key Moments:(00:00) Cold Open: The Future of Shopping(00:45) Why Sundar Pichai Headlined NRF(04:00) Trend 1: Agentic Commerce & Google's UCP(06:12) Trend 2: Physical Intelligence & Robotics(08:15) Trend 3: "Searchless" Discovery (Keywords are Dead)(10:10) Trend 4: The End of the Frankenstein Stack(12:00) Trend 5: Human-Centered AI (Dick's Sporting Goods)(18:00) Major Announcements: Drones & E-Paper
Resources Mentioned:

NRF 2026, Agentic Commerce, Fintech, AI Agents, Retail Tech, Google UCP.