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Walmart is launching “Fulfilled by Walmart” offering third party retailers storage and shipping services as it ramps up its rivalry with Amazon.

Walmart using AI-powered cameras to tackle checkout fraud

June 21, 2019

AI, Artifical Intelligence, National Retail Federation, Skrinkage, Walmart

Walmart has begun using artificially intelligent security cameras to tackle theft at checkouts in an effort to reduce losses. According to Business Insider, the US retail giant has already rolled…

Carrefour launches cashierless store where shoppers pay using facial recognition

June 19, 2019

Ben Stevens

Artificial Intelligence, Instore, News, Payment

Amazon Go, Carrefour, Facial recongition

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Carrefour has unveiled a new cashierless concept store which allows users to pay using facial recognition. The French grocery giant is setting its sites on Amazon Go, and has launched…

Alibaba has announced plans to rake in over $1.4 trillion in annual sales and serve over 1 billion annual users in China by 2024.

Alibaba’s smart speaker to be installed in Audi, Renault and Honda cars

June 11, 2019

Ben Stevens

Artificial Intelligence, News

Alibaba, Audi, Honda, Renault

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Alibaba’s smart speakers are due to be installed in Audi, Renault and Honda cars allowing users to use voice commands while driving. The Chinese ecommerce giant’s own rival to Amazon’s…

Amazon has broken records this holiday shopping season after deliveries “nearly quadrupled compared to last year”, sending its shares soaring.

Amazon launches AI-powered image search feature “StyleSnap” for fashion shoppers

June 6, 2019

Ben Stevens

Apps / Mobile, Artificial Intelligence, News

AI, Amazon, Artificial Intelligence, Asos, fashion, Image Search, StyleSnap

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Amazon has introduced a new AI-powered visual search feature to its app, allowing fashion shoppers to search for items by uploading photos of looks they like. During its Re:MARS conference…

Westfield’s retail technology start-up OneMarket is to be “wound up” after posting massive losses of $242 million over the past two years.

Westfield to launch first ever AI powered “Trending Store”

May 31, 2019

Ben Stevens

Artificial Intelligence, Instore, News

AI, Artificial Intelligence, Next Atlas, The Trend Store, Unibail-Rodamco, Westfield

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Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield is set to launch “The Trending Store”, the first ever AI powered fashion boutique to sell items trending online in real time. The shopping centre giant has partnered with…

Amazon reported to be working on wearable that can read emotions

May 24, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Artificial Intelligence, Voice, Wearables

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Amazon is developing a voice-activated wearable that can recognise human emotions. In internal documents seen by Bloomberg, the e-commerce giant is said to be developing a wrist-worn device categorised as…

UN finds Siri and Alexa reinforce sexist stereotypes

May 23, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Artificial Intelligence, Voice, Wearables

Alexa, Apple, assistant, Cortana, Google, Microsoft, Siri, Voice

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A UN report released by UNESCO this week raised concerns that activated digital assistants including Siri and Alexa reinforce sexist stereotypes. According to the culture and science organisation, female-voiced assistants…

Amazon prepares for facial recognition vote

May 22, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Artificial Intelligence, Ecommerce, News

AI, Amazon, Amazon annual general meeting, facial recognition, Jeff Bezos, law enforcement, police, security, tech

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Amazon shareholders will vote in two different polls today to asses if the online retail giant can sell its facial recognition technology to US police forces. Ahead of Amazon’s annual…

L’Oréal to launch new AI-powered app to diagnose acne with a selfie

May 20, 2019

Ben Stevens

Apps / Mobile, Artificial Intelligence, News

Alibaba, Effaclar Spotscan, L’Oréal, Taobao, Tmall

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L’Oréal is set to launch a new AI-powered app able to diagnose acne and give users product recommendations on Alibaba’s platform. The beauty giant is set to launch The Effaclar…

Retail chatbots are fast becoming preferable to real humans for the majority of shoppers, as both consumers and retailers ramp up their use of the AI-powered chat assistants.

Retail chatbots will be worth $100 billion by 2023

May 9, 2019

Ben Stevens

Artificial Intelligence, News

Chatbots, Juniper Research

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Retail chatbot interactions are expected to increase more than tenfold over the next five years, with retail sales resulting from chatbot interactions to set to top $100 billion. According to…

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Walmart using AI-powered cameras to tackle checkout fraud

Carrefour launches cashierless store where shoppers pay using facial recognition

Alibaba’s smart speaker to be installed in Audi, Renault and Honda cars

Amazon launches AI-powered image search feature “StyleSnap” for fashion shoppers

Westfield to launch first ever AI powered “Trending Store”

Amazon reported to be working on wearable that can read emotions

UN finds Siri and Alexa reinforce sexist stereotypes

Amazon prepares for facial recognition vote

L’Oréal to launch new AI-powered app to diagnose acne with a selfie

Retail chatbots will be worth $100 billion by 2023

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