Relex Solutions has reported a turnover of €100 million in 2021, after expanding its retail customer base. 

Tesco, Co-op, Asda, Aldi and Morrisons are to trial facial age estimation technology which accurately guesses a customer's age when purchasing Challenge 25 products.

Albertsons has started to pilot AI-powered salad bars in six of its stores on the East Coast of the US.

Nasa is planning on utilising Amazon's Alexa voice control assistant for its new deep-space rocket for the first time.

Amazon's Alexa home assistant device told a 10-year old child to put a penny in a live electrical plug.

M&S has launched an industry and world-first level seven data science and AI apprenticeship scheme.

Amazon has upgraded its Alexa device, allowing customers to now verbally order their prescription medications via the technology.

Furniture retailer Sofology has seen a seven times increase in its return of investment from foot traffic, increased customer footfall and conversions by using AI search technology.

Pets at Home has partnered with Relex Solutions, in a bid to optimise its supply chain across forecasting, on-shelf availability, inventory planning and the automation of manual tasks. 

Artificial intelligence (AI) is continuing to drive monumental shifts in the retail sector. Predicted to be worth $15.3 billion by 2025, some 77 per cent of major UK retailers are looking to deploy the technology this year as they strive to improve their customer experience.