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ShippingEasy Launches Voice-Enabled Shipping Solution

ShippingEasy, a cloud-based shipping solution provider, has introduced a conversational user interface. The innovation leverages Alexa to enable online sellers to pick,…

Amazon Memo: Only 2% Of Alexa Owners Have Made Purchases Through The Device

While voice shopping may be the future, that future may be further off than the hype would suggest. An internal Amazon report…

Alexa Adds Voice-Activated SMS Texting

Users of Amazon’s Alexa can now send SMS texts as an alternative to voice messages, opening up new communication opportunities for retailers…

Target Goes National With Google Voice-Activated Shopping

Following what the retailer termed successful test programs in California and New York City, Target has expanded its partnership with home delivery…

Manthan Launches Voice-Based Agent For Business Analytics

Manthan has launched an AI-powered conversational agent for business analytics called “Maya.” Much like Amazon’s Alexa or Apple’s Siri, Maya is a…

Amazon’s Alexa Shines At CES 2017

Amazon didn’t take long to make a splash in 2017, with the e-Commerce giant grabbing tons of attention at the CES conference,…

Sleeping With The CMO

Editor’s note: This article is an excerpt from Schwartz’ upcoming novel titled: Fast Shopper, Slow Store due to be published in August…

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