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AI Commerce Depends on Open, Foundational Location Data

The shift toward autonomous AI shopping agents is accelerating, moving agentic commerce from an experimental concept to an…

Executive Viewpoints May 25
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Saks Fifth Avenue Launches AI-Powered Conversational Customer Experiences

Saks Fifth Avenue has partnered with the NLX AI platform and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer voice-first,…

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Where Amazon and Walmart Are Looking Next: Even Faster Delivery, Healthcare and AI, Of Course

Earlier this week we dissected the similarities and differences between Amazon’s “Why” approach to innovation and Walmart’s “And”…

Features May 29
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Amazon has launched a new ad service for retailers.

Amazon Launches Advertising Service for Retailer Apps, Websites

Amazon has unveiled a new offering — the Retail Ad Service — which will allow any retailer to…

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How AI assistants are already reshaping shopping.

How AI Assistants are Already Reshaping Shopping

2024 is set to go down in history as the year of the AI assistant. Amid all the…

Features December 17
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Amazon’s Just Walk Out has Left the Building

[Update as of 4/17/2024] In a blog post clarifying its strategy around cashierless technology, Dilip Kumar, VP of…

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Amazon's new Rufus AI shopping assistant.

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…

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Amazon Adds ‘Badge Pay’ to Just Walk Out Deployment in Georgia Hospital

Amazon’s cashierless Just Walk Out technology has been deployed in more than 120 third-party locations, including airports, stadiums,…

News January 12
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Amazon to Sell Hyundai Cars Online in 2024; Automaker Selects AWS as Cloud Provider

No, they won’t arrive on your doorstep in a giant box cushioned by packing peanuts, but Amazon customers…

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