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New 3D body scanning platform creates personal avatar for customers from two photos

November 22, 2019

Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Ecommerce

3D, AI, avatar, customer avatar, e-commerce, ecommerce, fashion, Ferdinand Metzler, fitting room, meepl, returns, virtual reality changing room

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A new 3D body scanning solution can build a personal avatar for customers from just two smartphone photographs. Launched this week, meepl has been developed by engineering graduated at prestigious…

Mike Lowndes from Gartner explained his top 5 predictions for modern commerce

Top 5 emerging trends in Modern Commerce, according to the experts

November 7, 2019

Ben Stevens

Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Cloud, Ecommerce, Industry, News

AI, API, Artificial Intelligence, DXP, Gartner, Mike Lowndes, Modern Commerce Day

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Modern commerce will be defined by cloud-based flexible digital platforms, according to Gartner’s senior digital analyst Mike Lowndes. Speaking at Commercetool’s annual Modern Commerce Day in Amsterdam this morning, Lowndes…

YOOXMIRROR, it was the first AI-powered virtual styling suite allowing shoppers to express their style and explore the very best of the YOOX fashion in a personalized, interactive and engaging way.

Yoox app now lets you dress a virtual avatar of yourself

November 5, 2019

Ben Stevens

Apps / Mobile, Augmented Reality, News

AI, App, Augmented Reality, Daisy, Net-A-Poter, YOOX, YooxMirror

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Yoox has introduced a new feature to its AI-powered virtual mirror app allowing customers to upload selfies to create their own personalised digital avatar. YooxMirror was launched last year, offering…

Sobeys has become the first major retailer to roll out AI-powered Smart Carts which will recognise any items placed in them and charge to customer automatically.

AI-powered “Smart Cart” secures deal with Canadian giant Sobeys

October 24, 2019

Ben Stevens

Artificial Intelligence, Automation

AI, Amazon Go, Caper, Smart Cart, Sobeys

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Sobeys has become the first major retailer to roll out AI-powered Smart Carts which will recognise any items placed in them and charge to customer automatically. Caper’s Smart Carts use…

In-store automation has become a major competitive advantage for retailers promising to attract online shoppers back to the high street.

500,000 UK retail jobs to be replaced by robots by 2024

October 24, 2019

Ben Stevens

Automation, News

AI, Automation, KPMG, Retail, Robots

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Robots are set to replace more than half a million retail jobs in the UK over the next five years as retailer increasingly look to automation to improve efficiency. Automation…

Zalando has “strongly” objected to allegations it is employing ‘Stasi’ style techniques by ranking its employees and asking them to give feedback on each other.

Zalando trialling AI-powered 3D sizing tech to reduce returns

September 9, 2019

Ben Stevens

Artificial Intelligence, Ecommerce

3D scanning, AI, returns, sizing, Stacy Carr, Zalando

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Zalando is trialling AI-powered 3D scanning technology to accurately measure the size of its items and reduce return rates. Returns have become an increasingly costly problem for Zalando especially in…

Hammerson is using AI to monitor customer behaviour in its shopping centres

July 29, 2019

Ben Stevens

Artificial Intelligence

AI, Artificial Intelligence, Deep North, Hammerson, Westquay

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Hammerson is using artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor customer behaviour in its shopping centres and help it “better quantify the true value of physical space”. Amid its half-year results this…

Carrefour France invests in Symphony RetailAI

July 10, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Artificial Intelligence, Companies, Ecommerce, Instore, News

AI, Carrefour, Carrefour France, Franck Noel-Fontana, insight, inventory, omnichannel, Patrick Buellet, Retail, supply chain, Warehouse

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Carrefour France has signed on a new deal with Symphony RetailAI, in order to improve its warehouse replenishment, inventory flow optimisation and supply chain insights solutions. As part of an…

Amazon is facing eviction at one of its fulfilment centres in Scotland amid a high-stakes legal battle over rent rates.

Amazon Go cameras and software are being introduced to its warehouses to improve efficiency

July 3, 2019

Ben Stevens

Artificial Intelligence, Automation, News

AI, Amazon Go, Computer vision, fulfilment centre, Warehouse

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Amazon has ramped up its automation in dozens of its warehouses across the US, introducing camera systems which automatically track items like its Amazon Go stores. According to the Financial…

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

Ben Stevens

Artificial Intelligence, News, Security

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

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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…

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New 3D body scanning platform creates personal avatar for customers from two photos

Top 5 emerging trends in Modern Commerce, according to the experts

Yoox app now lets you dress a virtual avatar of yourself

AI-powered “Smart Cart” secures deal with Canadian giant Sobeys

500,000 UK retail jobs to be replaced by robots by 2024

Zalando trialling AI-powered 3D sizing tech to reduce returns

Hammerson is using AI to monitor customer behaviour in its shopping centres

Carrefour France invests in Symphony RetailAI

Amazon Go cameras and software are being introduced to its warehouses to improve efficiency

Walmart using AI-powered cameras to tackle checkout fraud

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