BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE/ANALYTICS

Gopuff is deepening its partnership with an Elon Musk-affiliated artificial intelligence company.

Employees at more than 60% of U.S. McDonald’s locations now have on-demand earned pay.

eBay is leveraging artificial intelligence to let sellers generate ready-to-review product listings using photos.

The U.S. division of Japan-based athletic apparel manufacturer/retailer Asics is flying drones every night – inside one of its supply chain facilities.

DeCicco & Sons is obtaining a continuous view of shelf operations with some robotic assistance.

Lowe’s Companies Inc. has signed on as the exclusive home improvement partner for Bilt, a a neighborhood commerce and rewards platform that lets members earn rewards on housing payments (rent and mortgage) as well as everyday local and travel spending.

Walmart continues expanding the drone delivery service it operates with technology from Wing to new markets.

The traditional role of the store associate was once centered heavily around shelf replenishment, visual merchandising, and front-end checkout.

Trinadha Kandi, U.S. Retail & Customer Marketing Transformation Leader at Deloitte Digital, provided expert analysis of recent research on customer personalization and artificial intelligence usage.

Wing, the Alphabet-owned U.S. drone provider that works closely with Walmart, is opening a new facility in Texas and committing $125 million to research and development.