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Alibaba is offering up its cloud based artificial intelligence technology to medical personnel around the world to help fight COVID-19.

Alibaba offers artificial intelligence technology to medial professionals fighting virus

March 19, 2020

AI, Alibaba, Artificial Intelligence, Coronavirus, COVID 19

Alibaba is offering up its cloud based artificial intelligence technology to medical personnel around the world to help fight COVID-19. Anti-coronavirus solutions have been put together from Alibaba Cloud’s experts,…

Online shopping, artificial intelligence and robotics are all set to see significant boosts in China’s retail industry thanks to the coronavirus outbreak.

Ecommerce, AI and robotics will see greater retail use in China even after coronavirus has subsided

March 4, 2020

Ben Stevens

Artificial Intelligence, Ecommerce, Industry, News

AI, Artificial Intelligence, China, Coronavirus, ecommerce, Robotics

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Online shopping, artificial intelligence and robotics are all set to see significant boosts in China’s retail industry thanks to the coronavirus outbreak. Chinas retail sector has taken a drastic hit…

Amazon is testing the first commercial “neural-network based” chatbot able to produce completely original and natural sounding language.

Amazon is developing “neural-network based” chatbots able to produce entirely original dialogue

February 27, 2020

Ben Stevens

Artificial Intelligence, News

AI, Amazon, Artificial Intelligence, Chatbot, Neural Network

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Amazon is testing the first commercial “neural-network based” chatbot able to produce completely original and natural sounding language. The retailer is developing two separate neural-network chatbots, one consumer-facing chatbot to…

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

November 22, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

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

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…

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Alibaba offers artificial intelligence technology to medial professionals fighting virus

Ecommerce, AI and robotics will see greater retail use in China even after coronavirus has subsided

Amazon is developing “neural-network based” chatbots able to produce entirely original dialogue

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

How is the lockdown changing our shopping habits?

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