From foundation matching and real-time consultations to generative marketing and supply chain forecasting, artificial intelligence (AI) is getting integrated into nearly every part of the beauty business. A McKinsey analysis found that beauty companies integrating AI into personalization and media campaigns reported conversion uplifts of...
Amazon is introducing a series of AI-powered solutions to help business clients. These new offerings, announced Wednesday (Nov. 11), include the new Amazon Business Assistant which is available to Amazon Business at no added cost. “The assistant combines Amazon’s deep understanding of purchasing with smart...
Retailers are preparing for a more restrained Black Friday this year, as tariffs and inflation drive up costs and force brands to scale back promotions. According to a Bloomberg report Tuesday (Nov. 11), companies such as Coach and Therabody are pulling back on markdowns that...
Amazon said it is marking the one-year anniversary of its “Haul” service with $1 deals. It‘s part of a two-day “shopping event” scheduled for Monday (Nov. 10) and Tuesday (Nov. 11), with the eCommerce giant selling tens of thousands of products priced at $1 on...
About a year after launching Amazon Haul and Amazon Bazaar, Amazon is expanding that shopping experience to another 14 markets. In addition, in the new markets, Amazon is delivering that experience in a new standalone shopping app called Amazon Bazaar, the company said in a...
Retail is entering its final quarter of the year. And, to date, the year’s top story has been the ongoing recalibration of priorities by consumers and retailers alike, away from flashy gadgets and trendy apparel and toward household essentials. After all, against a backdrop of...
One of the world’s top Rolex sellers said tariffs have not hurt sales in the United States. Watches of Switzerland, the largest authorized seller of the luxury watches in the United Kingdom, reiterated its outlook for the year in a Thursday (Nov. 6) press release,...
Amazon has reportedly raised prices more than Target and Walmart this year, possibly due to the impact of tariffs on the platform’s marketplace sellers. From the beginning of the year through the end of September, Amazon raised prices 5.7%, Target, 1.7%, and Walmart, 1.7%, CNBC...
Users of Walmart de México’s digital payments app, Cashi, can now purchase products online and pay in installments without a credit card. This capability was enabled by a strategic partnership of Walmart de México and buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Aplazo, which includes the...