{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Retailgentic | Consumer Behavior & Retail Trend","title":"Hamish Gunasekara, CEO of Catalog, on Why Agentic Commerce Starts With Product Data","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/3aa9d3cb\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2757,"description":"Consumer behavior doesn’t change overnight, even when the technology is obvious. In this episode of Retailgentic, Scot sits down with Hamish Gunasekara to unpack why agentic commerce is inevitable, why it’s moving slower than the hype suggests, and why product data infrastructure, not checkout, is the real unlock.We cover:Why “fully autonomous shopping” is the wrong definition of agentic commerceWhy consumer habits change slower than technologyWhy global mega-catalogs don’t work (and never really have)How vertical AI shopping experiences can thrive alongside ChatGPTThe hidden trust and governance problem no one is talking aboutWhy product catalogs are the hardest unsolved problem in commerceIf you’re a retailer, brand, agent builder, or investor trying to understand what actually matters in the agentic commerce stack, this episode is foundational.\nTimestamps:\n02:39 Meet Hamish & the origin of Catalog\n04:55 From Afterpay to Cash App Commerce\n11:30 The Naya experiment & lessons learned\n14:24 How AI is changing discovery\n16:08 Why catalog data is broken\n18:30 Fundraising & early traction\n20:48 Who Catalog is built for\n23:20 Why global catalogs don’t work\n28:30 The agentic commerce stack\n33:40 Defining agentic commerce (correctly)\n37:30 Why vertical agents will win\n43:45 Trust, governance, and adoption\n44:51 Where to learn more\n👉 Connect with Hamish: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamish-gunasekara/\n👉 Learn more about Catalog: https://getcatalog.ai/\n🧠 Want to stay ahead in AI commerce? Subscribe and follow along:\n📰 Subscribe to the free Substack: retailgentic.ai \n📺 Watch episodes on YouTube & Subscribe for updates \n🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts: Spotify, Apple, etc: https://retailgentic.transistor.fm","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/jyq4gzL8GtJPwkKazAV0YqDIJx5HXtdIt_4jcLqe_8A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lNThm/NDdlNDU0ODM5MTMx/YmM5NDcyYjM5YTNh/YjEzYS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}