Digital upgrades and artificial intelligence contributed to Ulta Beauty’s better-than-planned financial performance in the fourth quarter, Ulta Beauty President and CEO Kecia Steelman said Thursday (March 12) during an earnings call. The specialty beauty retailer saw year-over-year increases of 11.8% in net sales and 5.8%...
For decades, the credit card industry competed to become top of wallet. The strategy was simple. If a card was used most often, it would generate the most transaction volume and deepen the relationship between the cardholder and issuer. However, that dynamic is beginning to...
A week after adding a new Personal Intelligence feature to its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Gemini, Google has expanded the feature to AI Mode in Google Search. Google announced the initial launch of Personal Intelligence in a Jan. 14 blog post, saying that when added to Gemini, it personalizes the AI assistant...
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For decades, the credit card industry competed to become top of wallet. The strategy was simple. If a card was used most often, it would generate the most transaction volume...
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Digital upgrades and artificial intelligence contributed to Ulta Beauty’s better-than-planned financial performance in the fourth quarter, Ulta Beauty President and CEO Kecia Steelman said Thursday (March 12) during an earnings call. The specialty beauty retailer saw year-over-year increases of 11.8% in net sales and 5.8% in comparable sales during the fourth quarter, according to a […]
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A week after adding a new Personal Intelligence feature to its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Gemini, Google has expanded the feature to AI Mode in Google Search. Google announced the initial launch of...
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