Short, checked, cited where we can. The announcements, the moves and the things worth a look.
Follow @cxtodaynewsGlobal retail satisfaction reached 91.9% in Q3 2026, down from 92.4% in Q2, according to 15 million in-store feedback responses. Service and store standards improved, but product, transaction and price-related experiences weakened, with satisfaction lowest between 5pm and 7pm.
Workday announced an agreement to acquire C1.ai, an identity platform that manages access to enterprise systems for employees and AI agents. It is primarily an AI governance and security story, rather than a direct CAI development, but it is relevant to the wider challenge of controlling autonomous AI across business applications.
New Optimove Insights says 72% of surveyed consumers use AI tools for shopping ideas or gift recommendations, while new customers on Black Friday rose 593% year on year. The report also found 47% of shoppers plan to explore new brands this season.
New Twilio research found AI already handles an estimated 52% of customer service interactions in Europe, and businesses expect that share to reach 60% by 2027. The study also found a gap between business confidence and consumer satisfaction, with many customers still wanting human support.
Adoreboard’s new Customer Revenue Impact metric combines customer feedback and spend data to estimate the revenue associated with individual experience issues. It ranks problems by the financial value at stake, giving CX leaders a way to prioritize fixes based on predicted revenue risk or upside.
Salesforce has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Listen Labs for a reportedly $2BN, an AI-powered customer research and human simulation platform. The deal is expected to expand Salesforce’s customer understanding tools, with AI agents that can design studies, run interviews in more than 120 languages, and turn feedback into insights in days rather than months.
Zoom has announced an integration with Muse that brings meeting intelligence into the app via the Zoom MCP server. Users can search Zoom Meetings and My Notes, retrieve summaries and key takeaways, schedule new meetings, and act on next steps without leaving Muse.
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