--- title: Zalando tops sales forecasts as it sends AI agents shopping description: Zalando beat Q3 sales forecasts but its shares fell about 5% as margins came in weaker than expected. Revenue rose 5.1% year on year to €3.18bn, ahead of the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/zalando-tops-sales-forecasts-as-it-sends-ai-agents-shopping-htinwfxfb twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Zalando tops sales forecasts as it sends AI agents shopping | daily.dev og:description: Zalando beat Q3 sales forecasts but its shares fell about 5% as margins came in weaker than expected. 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Gross margin fell to 38.7%, below the expected 39.9%, and the group posted a net loss of €18m. Zalando also unveiled Zalando Extended, letting its AI agent buy products from other retailers inside its app starting in 2027, with Westwing as the first pilot partner. JPMorgan warned of 'ongoing structural risk from agentic commerce development.' ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is Zalando Extended and when will AI agents be able to buy from other retailers on Zalando's app? Zalando Extended is a new feature that brings products from other online retailers into Zalando's app, even when Zalando doesn't sell them directly. Starting in 2027, Zalando's AI agent will be able to complete purchases on customers' behalf without redirecting them to another website. Home goods retailer Westwing is the first pilot partner, starting with larger home goods. _Developers building agentic shopping integrations can track how retailers like Zalando are rolling this out on daily.dev._ ### How did Zalando's Q3 2026 revenue and margins compare to analyst expectations? Zalando's revenue rose 5.1% year on year to €3.18bn, beating the €3.15bn analysts forecast, and gross merchandise volume grew 7.5% to €4.54bn. However, gross margin fell 0.9 percentage points to 38.7%, below the 39.9% analysts expected, and the group posted a net loss of €18m versus a €12.5m profit a year earlier. _Anyone evaluating e-commerce platform earnings and agentic commerce risk can follow updates like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [From Keywords to Style Agents: Zalando’s AI Commerce Playbook](https://daily.dev/posts/from-keywords-to-style-agents-zalando-s-ai-commerce-playbook-kshrn7dpm) · Netguru · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [SAP's cloud beat calms AI fears, but profit outlook dips](https://daily.dev/posts/sap-s-cloud-beat-calms-ai-fears-but-profit-outlook-dips-danmvihob) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Amazon reported booming cloud revenue but otherwise missed expectations](https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-reported-booming-cloud-revenue-but-otherwise-missed-expectations-eoxhgvod3) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#ecommerce](https://daily.dev/tags/ecommerce), [#agentic-commerce](https://daily.dev/tags/agentic-commerce) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/zalando-tops-sales-forecasts-as-it-sends-ai-agents-shopping-htinwfxfb) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Zalando tops sales forecasts as it sends AI agents shopping","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/zalando-tops-sales-forecasts-as-it-sends-ai-agents-shopping-htinwfxfb","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/zalando-tops-sales-forecasts-as-it-sends-ai-agents-shopping-htinwfxfb"},"datePublished":"2026-11-03T12:30:46.061Z","dateModified":"2026-11-03T12:31:13.128Z","description":"Zalando beat Q3 sales forecasts but its shares fell about 5% as margins came in weaker than expected. 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