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The new Alexa for Shopping feature can use data about the customer to help find products.

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Rufus has gone to the kennel. Amazon is replacing its e-commerce AI assistant with Alexa for Shopping, which will be available to all US customers within a week.

The new feature will be available to customers using the Amazon Shopping app and website, as well as Echo Show devices.…