Retail runs on inventory management. And inventory management increasingly runs on artificial intelligence. Historically, retail forecasting and replenishment have been constrained by lagging indicators and siloed systems, forcing teams to make judgment calls based on incomplete or outdated information. AI, by contrast, enables the ingestion...
Walmart Mexico is deploying Vusion’s EdgeSense connected store platform across its Walmart Express stores and then its Walmart Supercenters. The EdgeSense platform includes intelligent shelf infrastructure, computer vision, artificial intelligence, electronic shelf labels and real-time retail data, the companies said in a Tuesday (March 31)...
Grocer Aldi U.S. launched a redesigned website and mobile app Monday (March 30), both of which are powered by Instacart’s Storefront Pro enterprise commerce platform and fulfillment solutions. In addition, after powering fulfillment for Aldi U.S. since 2019, Instacart has become the retailer’s exclusive fulfillment...
CVS Health plans to expand its retail footprint this year after contracting it over the past four years, Bloomberg reported Monday (March 30). The retail pharmacy chain plans to open 60 stores this year, including 20 small pharmacy-only sites, while closing “a few dozen locations,” the...
Watch more: Monday Conversation With Kelly Cook of David’s Bridal When I sat down with Kelly Cook, it didn’t feel like an interview. It felt like we were getting right back into a conversation that never really stopped. Cook has always been direct about what...
Shopify launched Tinker on Thursday (March 26), a free mobile app that replaces the fragmented AI subscription stack most merchants currently navigate with a single guided environment for building brand assets, storefronts, social content and visual identity from plain-language inputs. According to Shopify’s announcement, Tinker...
An artificial intelligence (AI)-powered shopping assistant that was launched by Macy’s on Monday (March 23) has most often been used by customers to suggest products for completing an outfit and to see what items might look like on the customer, Bloomberg reported Thursday (March 26). These “complete...
The Home Depot has made two more moves in its effort to add to the products and services it offers Pro customers. The home improvement retailer’s subsidiary SRS Distribution entered into an agreement to acquire Mingledorff’s, a wholesale distributor of heating, ventilation and air conditioning...
Amazon has spent more than a decade automating its logistics network. The company has already deployed more than 1 million robots across its operations, and its recent acquisitions have steadily extended machine capability deeper into the fulfillment stack. What those investments did not solve was...