Microsoft announces gen AI options at NRF
Microsoft announced generative AI and data options and capabilities for retailers at this month’s NRF show in New York. These span the retail shopper journey, from enabling personalised shopping [...]
Google launches gen AI tools for retail at NRF
At this month’s NRF show in New York, Google Cloud debuted several AI and generative AI-powered technologies to help retailers personalise online shopping, modernise operations and transform in-store technology [...]
IBM and SAP use AI to streamline retail operations
IBM is collaborating with SAP to help clients in the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) and retail industries enhance their supply chain, finance operations, sales and services using generative AI. With [...]
White paper shows how AIoT can help retailers
A white paper from Chinese firm Hikvision explains how AIoT technology can help retailers stay ahead. Retailers are under constant pressure to outperform their competition. To differentiate themselves, retailers [...]
Brain suite analyses data collected by robots
California-based autonomous technology company Brain Corp has unveiled the BrainOS InventoryAI suite to provide retail inventory analytics on data captured by autonomous mobile robots running on its platform. It [...]
Pacsun deploys Nedap RFID across 315 stores
American clothing retail chain Pacsun is installing RFID technology in 315 shops using Dutch firm Nedap’s iD Cloud Store. Nedap’s iD Cloud Store has a record of increasing inventory [...]
AI helps Victoria’s Secret shoppers find what they want
Intimate clothing retailer Victoria’s Secret is using artificial intelligence (AI) from Google Cloud to enhance online shopping experiences and accelerate core business operations. The multi-year partnership will see Victoria’s [...]
Meet Ava, Firework’s AI video sales assistant
California-based video commerce firm Firework has unveiled an AI-generated video sales assistant. Called Ava, for AI virtual assistant, it is powered by Firework’s proprietary fine-tuned large-language model (LLM) and [...]
Eclipse integrates Tecsys order management
Canadian fashion retailer Eclipse Stores has integrated Tecsys’ OMS order management system into its Shopify-powered ecommerce store. This digital commerce fulfillment environment, implemented with guidance from Allure Commerce, highlights [...]
Checkpoint plans RFID update for NRF Big Show
New Jersey retail technology firm Checkpoint Systems will be showing updates to its ItemOptix software at this month’s NRF Big Show. The show (nrfbigshow.nrf.com) will run from January 14 [...]
Carrefour opens smallest autonomous store
Supermarket chain Carrefour has opened its smallest autonomous store with a surface area of 18m2. The Carrefour BuyBye store in Zaventem in Belgium offers its customers a new shopping [...]
Top five retail technology trends for 2024
Fully automated stores, logistics software improvements and immersive AI are among the top five retail technology trends for 2024, according to Romanian hardware and software firm BobNet. BobNet is [...]
