voice commerce

The Rise Of The Auto-Refill Economy
The Rise Of The Auto-Refill Economy
August 17, 2020  |  Subscription Commerce

The Commerce Department released July’s retail sales last week, showing an increase in seasonally adjusted retail spending – up 1.2 percent overall last month, but...

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Renewed Energy Around Convenience Stores As DashMart Joins The Fray
Renewed Energy Around Convenience Stores As DashMart Joins The Fray
August 06, 2020  |  Retail

Millions of Americans regularly trade a more involved supermarket excursion for the grab-and-go handiness around which convenience stores are designed. Did these savvy operators imagine...

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Alexa, What’s The Future Of Voice Commerce?
Alexa, What’s The Future Of Voice Commerce?
August 05, 2020  |  Retail

The present tense for voice commerce shows an eager and accelerated installed base with 90 million devices in the U.S. But as with everything digital...

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Are Voice Ecosystems The Next Antitrust Battleground For Big Tech?
Are Voice Ecosystems The Next Antitrust Battleground For Big Tech?
July 17, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

In less than a decade, voice-activated artificial intelligence (AI) assistants like Alexa and Siri have gone from something seen in science-fiction films to mainstream consumer...

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Why 7-Eleven Is Betting On Voice Commerce To Keep Customers Loyal
Why 7-Eleven Is Betting On Voice Commerce To Keep Customers Loyal
June 26, 2020  |  Voice Activation

7-Eleven rocked the world of customer loyalty this week, which should be no surprise to anyone who has seen Tarang Sethia in action. As the...

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Pandemic Drives Consumer, Business Interest In Voice-Assisted Commerce
Pandemic Drives Consumer, Business Interest In Voice-Assisted Commerce
June 25, 2020  |  Voice Activation

Vast numbers of consumers are happy to ask Alexa, Siri or the Google Assistant to play a song, find a recipe or dim the lights in...

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Flipkart Rolls Out Multilingual AI Voice Tool
Flipkart Rolls Out Multilingual AI Voice Tool
June 09, 2020  |  Voice Activation

Flipkart, Walmart’s supermart online grocery store in India, has introduced a voice assistant that allows users to buy products in multiple languages, starting with Hindi...

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The Week In Payments: How Businesses Can Navigate The Road To Recovery
The Week In Payments: How Businesses Can Navigate The Road To Recovery
May 29, 2020  |  News

Most every state in the U.S. this week is starting to walk the road to recovery. Mandatory stay-at-home orders are easing and businesses are beginning to reopen, albeit...

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Google Assistant Pilot Uses Voice Biometrics For Payments
Google Assistant Pilot Uses Voice Biometrics For Payments
May 26, 2020  |  Google

Users of the Google Assistant Voice Match feature will soon be able to make payments for goods and services using only their voice. The new...

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