The Alexa for Shopping AI assistant can now order groceries and recommend products over text messages.
The Alexa for Shopping AI assistant can now order groceries and recommend products over text messages.
by Jess WeatherbedNov 6, 2026, 2:00 PM UTCImage: AmazonJess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews.Amazon is adding a new feature to Alexa for Shopping that allows customers to purchase items by texting the AI shopping assistant. Users can describe the products they’re looking to buy and/or provide a photograph of the item, and Alexa for Shopping will search for matching results in Amazon listings, text back with recommendations, and order the item on the users’ behalf.
