Artificial Intelligence
Vera’s AI Styling Assistant for Brick-and-Mortar Stores
This SXSW exhibitor aims to bring online recommendation features to physical retail.
The Dangers of Selling on Amazon in the AI Era
At SXSW, Quantcast exec Steven Wolfe Pereira urges brands to consider who owns their customer data and…
Survey Reveals ‘Inefficiencies’ in Fully Leveraging Localized Consumer Insights
The results were from a survey of more than 100 U.S. and European retailers.
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JD.com, China's largest retailer, is betting big on artificial intelligence and blockchain as the tech that…
Think Tank: Merchandising With Intelligence
Accenture's Jill Standish and Courtney Spitz describe how using artificial intelligence to reimagine creative…
How Brands Are Using AI and What They’re Not Willing to Hand Over Just Yet
While brands overwhelmingly turn to AI to get more out of their marketing investments, not everyone is…
Think Tank: The Luxury of Personalization
Sean Brady, president of Americas at Emarsys, discusses artificial intelligence and the future of the…
Here’s the Top Tech MIT Thinks Will Shape the Future
Some of the technologies on the MIT Breakthrough list are now coming into their own, while others are rising…
Gamifying Fashion For Data
Building tools for online product recommendations isn't easy, but this startup turns it into fun and games.
A Third of Consumers Say Retail Chatbots Interactions Would Up Their Spending
Nearly a half of consumers would shop more often—and more than a third would increase their spending—with…
Workday Ventures Reveals $250 Million Fund for AI, Blockchain, AR
The company's strategic arm will be investing and partnering with start-ups on new services that can be…
AI as a Platform: Fung Retailing and JD.com Create New Retail Format
Fung Retailing Limited and JD.com, two of the world's most influential physical retail and e-commerce…
What It’s Going to Take to Unlock AI’s Potential
Experiences and personalization may be the keys to enabling retail to reconnect with today's consumer, but…
One-Third of Shoppers Spend More When AI Is Used
A recent survey from PointSource also showed a larger number of shoppers preferred chat bots over humans when…
Think Tank: Latest Beauty Tech Signals Industry Makeover
Benjamin Lord, global director at Kinetic-WPP, explains.