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  1. Media & Marketing

Bing’s AI is weird, Joe Rogan deepfakes spread on TikTok and more

Plus: Trust in local media is much higher than national. It’s becoming increasingly clear that AI writing and searching programs are not quite ready for prime time. After Google lost $100 billion with a wrong answer during its unveiling of Bard, Microsoft’s AI-powered Bing is encountering similar issues — with a few sci-fi twists. As […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

This Blog Post Was Written by an AI Bot — Could Your Product Descriptions Be Next? Salsify

Artificial intelligence (AI) is slowly but surely changing the way we write product descriptions. In the past, most product descriptions were written by humans. However, with the advent of AI, more and more companies are using it to write their product descriptions.
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  1. Technology & Innovation

What Is an AI Writing Assistant — And How Could It Help Brands and Retailers? Salsify

The collective imagination has always unconsciously feared and longed for the emergence of sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI). Whether HAL-9000 or R2-D2, cataclysmic disaster or utopian hope, a simulated mind equal to (or potentially surpassing) our human minds presents many possibilities.
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Restaurant Customers Are Migrating Is Your Restaurant Evolving

  Consumers are dynamic not static.  If you are running a restaurant like you did in 2015, 2019, or 2022 it’s very likely that your year over year customer counts are in decline.  According to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma WA based Foodservice Solutions®, “Where, when, and how consumers buy a meal and eat […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Three Moves Retail and Consumer Goods Companies Need to Master in 2023

The last few years have brought unique challenges to the global marketplace, and 2023 is undoubtedly poised to continue the trend.  While the lingering effects of the pandemic – including supply chain constraints and labor shortages – have started to lessen in markets around the world, reduced consumer demand and inventory overstock, rising labor costs, […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

3 Cybersecurity Trends Shaping Retail in 2023

As commerce continues to thrive online, maintaining a robust cybersecurity posture has become crucial for retailer survival. According to publisher forecasts, global security revenues in retail are headed for strong growth in the next few years, from $7 billion in 2019 to $12 billion by 2025. A key threat to this potential is the ever-present […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

An autonomous stores first in Latin America: Last week’s biggest retail technology plays at a glance

RTIH rounds up the stand out retail systems deals, launches, deployments and pilots from the past seven days. Featuring Carrefour Argentina, Shopify, Migros, Starship Technologies, Grubhub, John Lewis Partnership, Asos, Instacart, and HappyOrNot. Carrefour Argentina The first autonomous Carrefour Flash store has opened in Latin America. Tapping Go2Future miniGO technology and using cameras on the […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Wendy’s Expands Distribution Channels with Roku and DoorDash

  Success does leave clues and if you are a chain restaurant and your year over year customer counts are not growing at 11% or hinger you had better start looking for new channels of fresh food distribution to extend your brand invitation according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Artificial intelligence in shopping: how it is changing the way we shop

As technology continues to evolve, it will inevitably profoundly impact our daily lives. In particular, artificial intelligence (AI) has already begun to revolutionise the way we shop. There are shopping websites like www.decoder.com, which are powered by AI that can provide personalised recommendations on what to buy and where to shop based on a customer’s […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

The age of AI is upon us, and ChatGPT  is the tip of the iceberg

The latest in the seemingly never-ending wave of AI chatbot-related news is Google’s announcement of Bard, the tech giant’s own artificial intelligence chatbot to rival ChatGPT. Google’s version will be much the same as the Microsoft-backed equivalent but represents an irrevocable step towards a certified AI arms race. Stocks are soaring, user numbers are rising, […]
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  1. Data & Insights

The Art & Science of Forecasting

Forecasting a new store’s sales is f***ing hard When you’re building a business case for a new store, the Year 1 Sales forecast is arguably the most difficult line item to pin down. It’s also one of the most influential variables in the model that can make or break the business case. Most of the […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

5 Must-Have AI-Powered Features for the Modern Ecommerce Website

As the ecommerce landscape becomes more competitive, top retailers like Amazon stay ahead of the curve by delivering a compelling product experience to their customers. This is made possible by powerful AI algorithms that deeply understand the customer’s needs and create a personalized shopping experience. Here are five essential AI-powered features for modern ecommerce that […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Headline acts: these are RTIH’s biggest retail technology articles on LinkedIn right now

We’re big fans of LinkedIn and are busy building an amazing community of retail tech enthusiasts on the social media platform. These are the articles that are currently on their radars, including Retail Technology Show 2023, Compass Group, AiFi, PayPal, Co-op, Standard AI, Obsess, and Instacart. Compass Group opens doors to AiFi technology powered bar […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

How Vera Bradley Optimized Operations and Delivered Smart Customer Service During the Holidays

Variability and change across the retail industry, including smaller margins and rampant inflation, are leading retailers to continually look for ways to elevate customer experience. Consumers, like brands, are experiencing higher costs of living and tightening their budgets in response. As a result, it’s becoming increasingly important for brands to differentiate themselves from the competition […]
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  1. Data & Insights

5 Ways Data Analytics Can Help Retail CFOs Navigate Headwinds

Faced with the highest inflation rates in more than 40 years and macroeconomic uncertainty, retailers urgently need a comprehensive and always up-to-date view of their business. To achieve this, they need in-depth, real-time insights to effectively guide and predict financial performance — and to remain competitive. For chief financial officers, one of the most powerful […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

CVS Deepens Primary Care Commitment with $10.6 Billion Oak Street Health Acquisition

CVS Health will acquire primary care provider Oak Street Health in an all-cash transaction at $39 per share, representing an enterprise value of approximately $10.6 billion. The combination is designed to improve patients’ long-term health by reducing care costs and improving outcomes, particularly in underserved communities. Oak Street Health is a multi-payor, value-based company that […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Google unveils ChatGPT rival, Bard

Google’s owner Alphabet has said on Monday that it will launch a chatbot service and more artificial intelligence (AI) tools for its search engine. The move comes after the success… The post Google unveils ChatGPT rival, Bard appeared first on Latest Retail Technology News From Across The Globe – Charged.
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  1. Data & Insights

3 Benefits of Machine Learning for Retail

You already know that data is a gateway for retailers to improve customer experiences and increase sales. Through traditional analysis, we’ve been able to combine a customer’s purchase history with their browser behavior and email open rates to help pinpoint their current preferences and meet their precise future needs. Yet the new wave of buzzwords […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Female Founder Showcase with FindMine’s Michelle Bacharach and Grocery Shopii’s Katie Hotze

We’re back with another insightful episode recorded at last month’s NRF “Big Show.” This time our focus is on how entrepreneurs bring their ideas to market, secure venture capital funding, and fight through all the challenges to create a sustainable, remarkable business. We’re fortunate to have two great female founders join us to share their […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Kroger’s New Spoke Facility Expands South Florida Delivery Footprint

Kroger last week announced the opening of a new “spoke facility” in the Miami, Florida, area that it says “will work in conjunction with the Groveland, Florida fulfillment center. “All orders are picked at the products’ peak freshness within the Groveland facility. Associates carefully assemble orders and place them in climate-controlled vehicles to travel to […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Why Digital Identities Are the Key to Protecting Brand Authenticity and Integrity

For the 2021 holiday season, shoppers and retailers worried about inventory shortages and shipping delays, but for this most recent holiday season, many brands were dealing with an excess of product. At the same time, organized retail theft is on the rise, with 57 percent of retailers reporting an increase in 2022 year-over-year, according to […]
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  1. Retail Operations

MillerKnoll’s VP of E-Commerce Shares a Look Into its Digital CX Technology

In episode 387 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews John Stratford, vice president of global e-commerce at MillerKnoll, a collective of dynamic brands that comes together to design the world we live in. During the wide-ranging interview, Stratford provides an overview of the MillerKnoll business and its brands (0:57), his professional background (2:40), […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Retail Traffic Trends #113: Hottest Startups to start 2023

If there’s any clear-cut trend the retail industry has noticed over the last year, it’s that companies that can innovate in unique ways are more likely to thrive amid the challenges of the last few years. As online shopping continues to be a popular choice for consumers, physical stores can offer shoppers perks that e-commerce […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

At the NRF Big Show: 5G Can Do That!

The National Retail Foundation‘s (NRF) annual convention in New York is the best way to get the pulse of the retail sector. This is where the who’s who of the retail industry gather to share their thoughts on the business. Listening to top CEOs, analysts, industry veterans, and new startups provides a unique insight into […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

NRF 2023: Back in person

All the planning, design and execution for NRF 2023 are now behind us, but I returned home from New York feeling like it was worth every ounce of effort we put into it… It was amazing to be, not only back in person, but back to 2020 levels of participation with so much pent-up enthusiasm […]
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  1. Data & Insights

How Retailers Can Democratize Data to Buoy Performance

Retail companies have invested billions in data analytics and infrastructure, seeking competitive advantage through deeper, more granular visibility into consumer behavior, business operations, supply chains and more. They’ve also embraced tools that enable them to understand and help predict customer behavior through real-time data analysis. Yet while retailers may be awash in data, that doesn’t […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Infographic: Generative AI Explained by AI

Can I share this graphic? Yes. Visualizations are free to share and post in their original form across the web—even for publishers. Please link back to this page and attribute Visual Capitalist. When do I need a license? Licenses are required for some commercial uses, translations, or layout modifications. You can even whitelabel our visualizations. […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

13 AI Chatbots for Business

ChatGPT demonstrates the stunning benefits of artificial intelligence. Many other providers offer impressive AI-driven tools for customer service, process automation, and more. Here are 13 of them. The post 13 AI Chatbots for Business appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Furner calls change the only constant in retailing

NEW YORK — A paradox at the heart of the retailing business was brought to light during the first keynote session at NRF 2023: Retail’s Big Show. John Furner, president and chief executive officer of Walmart U.S., addressed the constancy of change in the industry during his opening remarks at Javits Center and, in a […]
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aisle 3 exits the CSS business and uses proceeds to support growth in sneaker category

AI powered shopping platform aisle 3 has completed the sale of its Google Comparison Shopping Site (CSS) service to Product Hero. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, other than it being all cash. The sale consolidates market share for CSS service provider Product Hero, which works with the likes of Rituals and Ikea. […]
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Kroger lands deal for self-driving truck deliveries

Get ready because the empty truck cabs in motion are coming. Gatik, which is involved in autonomous middle-mile logistics, has announced a multi-year commercial collaboration to transport customer orders within Kroger’s Dallas distribution network. The operations will launch in a few weeks. Under the collaboration, Gatik’s medium-duty autonomous box trucks will transport fresh, customer-favorite products from […]
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Albertsons Redesigns and Expands Open Nature Own Label Line

Albertsons yesterday unveiled what it said was “the redesign of its Open Nature brand as the company strives to become the brand of choice for those health-conscious shoppers seeking a more balanced lifestyle. Open Nature, which is part of Albertsons Cos. Own Brands portfolio, provides shoppers with tasty foods made with thoughtfully chosen ingredients that […]
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Dollar General investing $100M in its stores, with a focus on boosting labor

Dive Brief: Dollar General posted net sales of $10.2 billion during the fourth quarter of 2022, a figure that was up 17.9% compared with the same period in 2021, the discount retail chain reported Thursday. Comparable-store sales rose 5.7% year-over-year in Q4, while operating profit was up 17.1%. CEO Jeff Owen said Dollar General intends to invest about […]
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