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Amazon Style’s Digitally Powered Brick-and-Mortar Experience Blends Human Touch With AI Sales Support

Before the May 25, 2022 grand opening of Amazon Style — the retailer’s initial venture into fashion brick-and-mortar retail — some thought…

PacSun CIO Reveals the Array of Behind-the-Scenes Tech Needed to Meet Gen Z’s Expectations

Retail industry experts often talk about the benefits of bringing together all customer data in one place, but IT professionals know how…

Audi Dallas’ Touchless Displays Upgrade Customer Education and Help Cut Showroom Inventory

Forbes Todd Automotive Group has introduced an AI computer vision solution at its Audi Dallas location as it seeks to offer customers…

Pinterest Acquires THE YES, Expands ‘Taste-Driven Shopping’ Efforts

Pinterest has signed a definitive agreement to acquire THE YES, an AI-powered platform that allows consumers to personalize their shopping feeds based…

Circle K Parent to Roll Out Self-Checkout Tech to 7,000 Stores

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., parent company of the Circle K convenience store chain, will purchase more than 10,000 touchless self-checkout systems, with plans…

Ideoclick and Quartile Harness AI to Help Retailers Automate Ad Optimization

Ideoclick has partnered with Quartile to help brands navigate the retail media networks that are on the rise across the ecommerce advertising…

Lunds & Byerlys to Implement AI-Powered On-Shelf Inventory Monitoring

Regional Twin Cities grocery chain Lunds & Byerlys has invested in an AI-powered platform to monitor on-shelf inventories across its 28 locations….

Sephora Rolls Out Mobile POS Technology to 500 Stores

Sephora USA will deploy the FreedomPay solution in its 500 stores in the Americas as the beauty retailer continues to fortify its…

Serena Williams’ VC Firm Leads Calico $2.1 Million Seed Funding

AI-powered smart supply chain management platform Calico has received $2.1 million in a seed funding round led by the Serena Williams-founded VC…

Creating Retail Agility Requires a New Way to Think about Data

Disruptions to the supply chain, shifts in customer behavior, and even unexpected weather events are impacting retail sales across ecommerce and brick-and-mortar…

Why Retail Marketers Should Think of AI as a ‘Team Member Who Has Superpowers’

Today’s consumer exhibits little patience with retailers that don’t understand them on a deep, personal level. Data-driven AI is part of the…

Marketers’ Mantra for 2022: ‘Speak to the Mind Space, Not the Shelf Space’

There is a dizzying amount of change taking place right now in the world of marketing, from huge shifts in consumer behavior…

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