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Yoox app now lets you dress a virtual avatar of yourself

November 5, 2019

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

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…

Automation is due to have a “transformative impact on businesses” in the UK in the coming years as increasing numbers make it a priority.

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’s site was visited over 1 billion times for the first time during its third quarter, as the retailer continues its return to profitability.

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…

AI the leading technology driving innovation in retail

June 19, 2019

Ben Stevens

Industry, News

AI, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Retail Innovations Report 2019, Webloyalty

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the key technological breakthrough driving innovation in the retail industry, according to new research. The Digital Retail Innovations Report 2019, conducted by Retail Insider and Webloyalty,…

Amazon has introduced its AI-powered visual search feature to the UK, nearly six months after launching in the US.

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…

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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

AI the leading technology driving innovation in retail

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

How British fashion retailers can optimize pricing to increase profit margin

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