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Tech startup OneDash has unveiled a chat-to-checkout service which eliminates the need to quit a chat session to complete a purchase. The OneDash app also enables interactive video so shoppers can connect with retailers in real-time and interact personally.…
JD has partnered with Fung Retailing Group to unveil Hong Kong’s first AI checkout solution in a retail store environment. The AI-powered checkout technology is a result of a strategic deal between the firms signed last year. It represents the first AI…
We have heard it all before, eCommerce is the future of retail sales. In 2018 the worldwide online retail sales amounted to 2.84 trillion US dollars. By 2021, the market will evolve to 4.88 trillion US dollars in worldwide online retail sales. This is a…
Amazon appears set to open its second and third queue free grocery stores in Chicago and San Francisco, a sign that the e-commerce giant is ready to start scaling up its wildly successful supermarket concept. After launching its first Amazon Go store in…
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