Artificial Intelligence

Amazon 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.

China’s largest e-commerce company had a big third quarter — and it is celebrating with a new investment.

With 38.2% sales growth in the final quarter, Amazon was one of the clear winners over the holiday season.

Amazon has enlisted an eclectic mix of celebrities — including founder Jeff Bezos — to star in its Super Bowl commercial for virtual-assistant Alexa.

The need to personalize the customer experience is prompting retailers’ increasing investments in artificial intelligence.

Justice is putting its predictive analytic models to work in a new way.

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.

Paula Rosenblum, co-founder and managing partner at Retail Systems Research, spoke with Chain Store Age about the potential of Blockchain, and what it means for the retail industry.