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Akeneo aims to transform the retail playbook with AI and data consistency

CIO

Australian retailers have spent much of the last few years buffeted by economic challenges. A rebound is on the horizon, which means a substantial opportunity for growth for those retailers that can get ahead of the curve. Many retailers are looking to AI for that competitive advantage.

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YC-backed Namibian startup JABU gets $3.2M for its B2B e-commerce and retail play

TechCrunch

As a last-mile distribution e-commerce company, JABU joins a list of startups across the continent that help small retailers order and stock their products and, at the same time, provide data-driven services to suppliers and manufacturers. Then, he stumbled on the country’s B2B e-commerce retail opportunity. “We

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Lily AI lands new capital to help retailers match customers with products

TechCrunch

During the pandemic, retailers were forced to embrace e-commerce. That’s why Purva Gupta launched Lily AI , an AI-powered platform that connects a retailer’s or brand’s shoppers with products they might be looking to buy. ” Prior to co-launching Lily, Gupta served in various roles at Eko India and UNICEF. .

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Swyft raises $17.5 million to bring same-day delivery to all the retailers that aren’t Amazon

TechCrunch

But the pandemic has also renewed our interest in buying from smaller businesses and retailers. million in Series A, helps retailers of any size provide affordable same-day delivery. To date, major players in both shipping and retail have dominated this space, thanks in large part to their ability to deliver quickly.

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Freshflow is helping grocery retailers fight food waste

TechCrunch

For years grocery retailers have been using data driven forecasting to help them predict demand to figure out which products to reorder to keep shelves stocked. ” “And because that is the opinion … until now, for the most part, retailers have just relied upon people to do this part.” That’s nothing new.

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Pixyle AI wants to make visual search more intuitive for online retailers

TechCrunch

Over the past three years, it has tagged more than 250 million images and says its increased conversions for its retail customers by 10% on average. She told TechCrunch that one of the biggest challenges faced by online retailers is cart abandonment, often because of poor site search and product discovery.

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Everseen raises over $70M for AI tech to spot potential retail theft

TechCrunch

In 2007, Alan O’Herlihy, who previously worked with large SAP installations as well as retail, set out to find a way to help retailers minimize “shrinkage,” or where a store has fewer items in stock than in its recorded inventory. ” Everseen hasn’t always succeeded in this mission. .

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