How can AI empower the retail workforce?
AI has been identified as a threat to the warehouse and logistics industry, but what about retail workers? A new report from Blue Yonder looks at how AI could support rather than replace human retail workers.
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Just half of UK retailers have a digital strategy in place
Almost half (46 percent) of British consumers believe Augmented Reality (AR) will positively impact retail, with Virtual Reality (VR) close behind (22 percent), yet only 50 percent of retailers have a digital strategy to implement these technologies according to new research.
Brits switch to mobile grocery shopping as prices rise
Four in five UK shoppers have noticed prices increase in the shops, with 45% of shoppers increasing their smartphone shopping usage, according to new research.
Amazon to deliver Whole Foods groceries to Prime members
Amazon has started delivery Whole Foods groceries to Prime customers in the US, six months after the retail giant acquired the supermarket chain.
Right to reply: Amazon Go on in, but only if you look the part
One week on from its launch, Amazon Go is an impressive state-of-the-art retail experience, but is it the future of shopping or a PR-fuelled own goal? Antony Edwards, CTO, Testplant, looks at how the store means Amazon has lost customer recommended purchases – one of the very things that fuelled its boom in growth in … [Read more…]
Alibaba sales soar 56% after record Singles Day sales
Record spending at its Singles Day shopping event helped sales at Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba saw surge 56% in the last three months of 2017 on the back of record-breaking Singles day sales.
Amazon posts record profits after holiday season boom
Amazon saw sales jump by nearly a third last year, helped by growth in its Prime delivery service.
AI in ecommerce? Fashion consumers have mixed feelings
Less than half of older shoppers compared to Generation Z are comfortable with Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the future, according to new research into online fashion buying.
The rise of ‘Dark UX’: Top brands accused of ‘tricking’ consumers into spending
Major retailers including Amazon, Boohoo and AO.com are using ‘Dark UX’ methods, in which website interfaces are deliberately designed to trick consumers into a bigger spend, according to a new report.
Brits quit queues after 6 mins 46 seconds
6 minutes and 46 seconds is the exact moment Brits will quit a queue, proving there is a limit to the nation’s willingness to wait in line, according to new research.