Amplify ETFs Highlights Key Solutions as AI Transforms Holiday Shopping

CHICAGO, Nov. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amplify ETFs , a leading provider of breakthrough ETF solutions, is highlighting three of its thematic strategies—Amplify Online Retail ETF (IBUY), Amplify Digital Payments ETF (IPAY), and Amplify Video Game Leaders ETF (GAMR)—as investors gear up for a holiday spending season impacted by online retail, digital payments and gaming entertainment. Generative AI shopping assistants and recommendation engines are expected to drive a surge in online holiday spending, with AI-driven traffic to retail sites projected to rise more than 500% year over year.1 Consumers are embracing this new wave of intelligent shopping by researching products, comparing prices, and completing purchases through AI-integrated platforms that make every transaction smarter, faster, and more personalized.

GlobeNewsWire • Nov 26, 2025

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ETF Trends • Jun 26, 2025

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Amplify Revamps Video Game Tech ETF With New Index

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ETF Trends • Jan 28, 2025