AI assistant

Guitar Center Aims to Turn Stores into ‘Tech-Powered Music Hubs’ with New AI Assistant

Guitar Center has launched an AI-powered shopping assistant, available not online, but rather on the store floor. The mobile-based Rig Advisor is…

Lowe’s Teams with OpenAI to Develop AI Assistant for Homeowners

Lowe’s has a new sales associate — Mylow, a conversational AI agent available anywhere, anytime for MyLowe’s loyalty members. Mylow is designed…

Alibaba Seeks to Enable Entrepreneurs with New Sourcing and Financing Tools

’Tis the season…of marketplace seller conferences: Walmart kicked things off in late August with Let’s Grow!, Amazon Accelerate will take the stage…

Best Buy Adds Generative AI to its Customer Service Toolkit

Best Buy is expanding its partnership with Google Cloud to leverage generative AI technology for new customer service tools. The retailer also…

As Amazon Launches AI Shopping Assistant, Jassy Predicts AI will Drive ‘Tens of Billions’ in Revenue in Coming Years

Amazon has debuted Rufus, a new generative AI-powered conversational shopping experience, at the same time that it reported strong earnings for Q4…

Walmart Unveils Slate of Tech Initiatives Using Generative AI and AR

Walmart has unveiled a host of new tech-powered experiences that it has already launched or is currently testing, all designed to simplify…

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