In a new consumer engagement move, Best Buy is upgrading its app, using AI and other technologies to create more personalized consumer shopping experiences. The company stated that an important improvement consumers will find evident is better tailoring of what Best...
In the first quarter, Amazon drove sales and earnings past Wall Street expectations as each of its major divisions showed gains and new plans got underway, including the development of a new Whole Foods Market store concept. Net income increased to $10.43 billion, or...
Amazon earned second place in the LinkedIn Top Companies 50 best large workplaces to grow careers in 2024. JPMorgan Chase came out ahead of Amazon. LinkedIn cited Amazon’s new AI Ready program as a prime example of how the company is upskilling employees. No other...
A new study from ShipStation and Retail Economics indicates that 73% of U.S. consumers blend online research, physical store visits and options such as buy-online-pickup-in-store or in-store returns on their way to making purchase decisions. Key findings from the...
Amazon has decided to scale back its Just Walk Out checkout technology and rely on its Dash Cart in its Fresh supermarkets, but the company still believes automated technology is the future of in-store checkout. Amazon is taking a layered approach to convenient...