“Same-day delivery is a new hot trend in retailing these days, according to a recent Elastic Path report, which finds that 75% of consumers expect, in the next 12 months, for all brands to offer same-day delivery. But at the same time, 72% expect curbside pickup in the same time frame.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/panosmourdoukoutas/2019/10/26/walmart-and-target-have-changed-the-game-for-amazon/amp/
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AI Rising: How companies, police and the public are already grappling with artificial intelligence
“Microsoft President Brad Smith, I think it’s fair to say that artificial intelligence will reshape the global economy over the next three decades probably more than any other single technological force, probably as much as the combustion engine reshaped the global economy in the first half of the 20th century.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.geekwire.com/2019/ai-rising-companies-police-public-already-grappling-artificial-intelligence/amp/
Black Friday: The cost of 77 minutes of downtime – IT-Online
Kate Mollett http://linkedin.com/in/kate-mollett-8795a535 “The increasing importance of data adds three very real risks to companies – downtime, compliance and security. The volume of sales fell by 1,4% year-on-year; the first negative annual growth rate since February 2017. On the other hand Black Friday boosted sales to 2,9% year-on-year in terms of volume. Google Trends shows…
What roles will AI play this Black Friday?
“In 2018, Adobe Analytics revealed Black Friday achieved US$6.22 billion in online sales alone while Cyber Monday pulled in a record of US$7.9 billion from e-commerce. But several sources reveal an increase of 20 percent in conversion rate when live chats are available. On Black Friday 2018, a bill titled Stopping Grinch Bots Act was…
Outback Steakhouse is Piloting An AI And Surveillance Video System
“The company is using a product called Presto Vision, a tool built specifically for restaurants, that, according to a statement, ‘uses discreet cameras placed in the restaurant lobby and other areas where hosts, staff, guests, and other individuals are automatically tagged in real-time and their motion analyzed.’” https://www.inc.com/gene-marks/outback-steakhouse-is-piloting-an-ai-surveillance-video-system.html Image credit: GETTY IMAGES