Shopify unveils new AI-powered Commerce features: News: 28th June, 2024

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Shopify has unveiled new AI Commerce features, Yours Clothing has enhanced the customer experience with digital signage, PrettyLittleThing has deactivated its customer accounts due to high returns, could Apple partner with Meta on AI? and why brands focusing on social media is making us more anti-social.

Shopify unveils new AI-Powered Commerce Features

Shopify has unveiled a new update to its platform to deliver a more unified and intuitive experience for merchants. Deann Evans, Managing Director, EMEA, at Shopify, stated: "The products we release each Edition are developed to meet and exceed the needs of our merchants and the ever-changing demands of commerce."

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Yours Clothing enhances customer experience with digital signage

Yours Clothing is revolutionising its storefronts with innovative digital signage. They have partnered with AnyPlace Media Group to enhance their customer engagement with the installation of retail digital signage in their storefronts. The goal is to create an inspiring narrative, drive footfall, and elevate the overall customer experience.

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Could Apple partner with Meta on AI?

Since the announcement of Apple Intelligence, Apple stated it would be partnering with OpenAI to bring ChatGPT into the revamped version of Siri. According to reports from the Wall Street Journal, it seems Meta could also join Apple as a partner.

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PrettyLittleThing deactivates customer accounts due to high returns

PrettyLittleThing has deactivated some customer accounts due to “unusual high returns activity” with those impacted turning to social media to blast the fashion retailer.

According to reports from the BBC, shoppers had been sent emails over the past few days to inform them their accounts had been reviewed and shut down so they would be unable to place any further orders.

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Home Office to seek ï¿¡250m data and analytics partner

The Home Office is planning to create a ï¿¡250m contract for a supplier to serve as its core partner for data and analytics services in the coming years, including offering access to wider supply chain of specialised SMEs.

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Virgin Money and Experian Partner on Digital Financial Products

Virgin Money will implement Experian’s full suite of cloud-based technology, including credit and lending, fraud prevention, analytics, governance, and compliance. As part of the partnership, Virgin Money will leverage Experian’s solutions to offer personal loans to both new and existing partners later in 2024.

Managing Director at Experian UK&I, Jose Luis Rossim said: "This new strategic partnership is an important chapter in showcasing Experian’s evolution into a data technology software company.”

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