Amazon combines Rufus and Alexa+ into an agentic shopping assistant
Amazon just launched Alexa for Shopping, merging its Rufus shopping assistant with Alexa+'s cross-device memory into a single AI agent. The new tool lets shoppers ask direct questions in the main search bar, view up to a year of price history, automate recurring reorders, and complete off-site purchases via Buy for Me. It is free for all U.S. customers with no Prime membership required.