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Facebook Uses Retail Data To Train Chatbots To Be Like Humans

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Facebook has launched, what it calls, a new way to train artificial intelligence (AI) in chatbots. The online news service reported Facebook revealed 13,000 human to human conversations across two retail spaces, furniture and fashion, were used as data for the training.

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Augmented Reality Adds 3D Technology To Boost Retail Conversions

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A 360-degree feature enables the bride to take a virtual “tour” of the dress to closely inspect beading, fabric and trains. The David’s Bridal application was built by Vertebrae , a tech company that specializes in bringing real-world applications to retailing. It started when Founder Stephen Lease was training for a marathon in 2016.

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Walmart Associates Train For Black Friday With Virtual Reality

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To enhance the training of its employee associates, Walmart is investing in virtual reality (VR) to help employees experience retail situations like the Black Friday rush. According to research from the retailer, VR is helping employees remember new information.

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Physical And Digital Retail Unite For The New In-Store Experience

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As COVID-19 continues to modify ideas around how we shop and pay, consumers and B2B buyers are also making choices about where to shop: online or in-store? Now there are signals that a physical retail rebound is forming up. Another example is Amazon, whose touchless retail concepts give a good look at in-store experiences to come. “Of

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Retail Pulse: Nike Opens Digital-Powered Flagship; Walmart Taps VR Tech For Training

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The store’s concept, dubbed Nike NYC, is to blend the online and offline worlds with the help of smartphones. The retailer also offers a Shop The Look service in the store that allows customers to scan a quick-response (QR) code to find out the size and available colors of the items displayed on a mannequin.

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Pet Owners Shopping More Online As Traditional Retailers Fight To Compete

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A new study has found that more pet owners are shopping for products online and traditional retailers will have to do more than boost their online presence in order to compete. Not only are higher numbers of consumers buying pet goods online, but they are spending more of their pet product dollars online as well.

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Retail Partnership Brings Ulta Beauty To Target Stores

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Retail giant Target is collaborating with Ulta Beauty in a strategic partnership that will bring a shop-in-shop concept to 100 Target locations across the country, the companies announced in a press release on Tuesday (Nov. More than ever before, now is the time for innovation in retail,” said Ulta Beauty CEO Mary Dillon. .

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