Amazon’s new patents could improve warehouse accuracyAmazon’s newest patents bank on the power of touch to drive more efficiency in warehouse operations. Amazon crushes Q4 earnings; profit nears $1.9 billionAmazon reported better-than-expected fourth quarter profit and revenue on Thursday, fueled by strong demand for its fast-growing cloud services business (AWS) and a big increase in online holiday shopping. Alibaba boasts big revenue jump, grabs stake in Ant Financial China’s largest e-commerce company had a big third quarter — and it is celebrating with a new investment. Analysis: Amazon still nowhere near its potential With 38.2% sales growth in the final quarter, Amazon was one of the clear winners over the holiday season. BDO: Retail execs bullish on tax reform; expect ‘moderate’ sales increase in 2018 Retailers’ expectations for the year ahead are moderate, with c-suite executives forecasting a 3.2% increase in total sales for 2018. Study: Growing IT complexity may make managing online performance impossible Increasing IT complexity could soon make it impossible to manage digital performance efficiently — and that has CIOs worried. Check out Amazon’s Alexa Super Bowl commercial Amazon has enlisted an eclectic mix of celebrities — including founder Jeff Bezos — to star in its Super Bowl commercial for virtual-assistant Alexa. Juniper: Retailer AI spending set to explode The need to personalize the customer experience is prompting retailers’ increasing investments in artificial intelligence. Tween retailer ‘gets social’ to sharpen assortments, pricing Justice is putting its predictive analytic models to work in a new way. Amazon is creating a health care company—with two big-name partners Amazon is teaming up with two influential companies to try to improve a system that others have tried and failed to change over the years. First Previous 455 456 457 458 459 Next Last