Shanghai sees high inbound consumption, with tax refund services expanding to high-end malls, street commerce, and supermarkets. Jing'an District accounts for nearly half of the city's refund sales, with over 800 registered stores.兴业太古汇's instant refund transactions grew 700%, and RT-Mart launched instant refund service.
Google has updated its Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) with new capabilities, including a Cart option enabling agents to save or add multiple items to a shopping basket from a single store. Through Identity Linking, shoppers on UCP-integrated platforms can access the same loyalty or member perks as on a retailer's site. Catalog functionality allows agents to retrieve product details such as inventory and pricing in real time. The move follows OpenAI's decision to shift Instant Checkout in ChatGPT to apps.