UPDATE 11/26: Target now recommends products directly in ChatGPT and lets you buy them from within the AI chatbot. Access it by typing “Target” at the start of a prompt.
“We wanted to make it easier to shop by taking the pressure off needing to know exactly what you want or having to sift through an endless number of search results,” says Purvi Shah, Target’s VP of UX, design, research and accessibility.
The brand says it built the app “within a matter of weeks” and it plans to continue improving the integration over time by making it “smarter for everyone.”
Original Story 11/19:
OpenAI really wants to keep you inside the ChatGPT interface, and one the ways it’s doing that is letting you shop inside the app. Target is the latest retailer to sign up, joining Walmart, Etsy, and Shopify ahead of next week’s crucial Black Friday sales.
It comes after OpenAI introduced third-party apps for ChatGPT, meaning you can link services like Booking.com, Spotify, and Zillow to ChatGPT and ask questions about them. With Instant Checkout, retailers can also allow ChatGPT to facilitate purchases.
Target suggests customers can ask ChatGPT to help “plan a holiday family movie night,” which it says will generate a list of recommended products like blankets, candles, slippers, and snacks.
Put the items you wish to buy in your cart and buy within ChatGPT using your Target account and its attached payment methods. It currently supports home delivery or store pickup.
“This is just the beginning,” Target says. “The Target experience in ChatGPT will continue to evolve in the weeks ahead as Target enhances it with new features, such as linking Target Circle accounts and offering same-day delivery, that make it even more helpful based on how consumers use it.”
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Target’s ChatGPT integration will launch in beta next week. That’s Black Friday week, and it’s clearly important for both brands to have it up and running ahead of the holiday rush. Target also has a ChatGPT-like interface on its website and app called the Target Gift Finder.
One retailer you probably won’t see inside ChatGPT is Amazon. The e-commerce giant recently sued OpenAI rival Perplexity for allegedly allowing its AI agent to access Amazon customer accounts without the consent of the company or its customers.
Disclosure: Ziff Davis, PCMag’s parent company, filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in April 2025, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.
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