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AiFi Chosen by NASCAR to Debut Autonomous Store at Championship Race

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Wednesday, December 21, 2022

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AiFi, the most flexible AI platform that enables retailers to affordably deploy autonomous shopping solutions, was selected by Phoenix Raceway to continue using its autonomous retail technology after a test launch with both AiFi and Amazon Go systems at the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Championship in November. AiFi demonstrated such success that Phoenix Raceway will bring the AiFi store back for the next NASCAR race in the spring of 2023.

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  • AiFi demonstrated such success that Phoenix Raceway will bring the AiFi store back for the next NASCAR race in the spring of 2023.
  • The NASCAR Championship is its second racecar presence after revealing a frictionless express shop at the Miami Grand Prix in May in partnership with Verizon 5G .
  • "We were impressed with how quickly AiFi was able to get the store up and running," said Julie Giese, President of Phoenix Raceway, NASCAR.
  • AiFi provides the most flexible AI platform that enables retailers to affordably deploy and scale autonomous shopping solutions across their businesses.

Amazon Announces Biggest Holiday Shopping Weekend Ever

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

(NASDAQ: AMZN)Amazon today announced that this Thanksgiving holiday shopping weekend was its biggest ever, with customers around the world purchasing hundreds of millions of products between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday.

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  • (NASDAQ: AMZN)Amazon today announced that this Thanksgiving holiday shopping weekend was its biggest ever, with customers around the world purchasing hundreds of millions of products between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday.
  • This was a record-breaking holiday shopping weekend for Amazon.
  • Customers supported small businesses this holiday shopping weekend, generating more than $1 billion in sales for small businesses in the U.S.
  • Customers can also make returns with no packaging or a label at select locations, including Whole Foods, Kohls, Amazon Stores (Amazon Go, Amazon Fresh, Amazon Style), Amazon Counter and Locker+, and UPS Stores by showing the QR code provided.

Orangetheory® Fitness Announces Kelly Lohr as Chief Marketing Officer

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Orangetheory Fitness announced today that Kelly Lohr has been named the company's Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). As Orangetheory continues to advance as a leader and innovator in the fitness and wellness space, Lohr will lead the company's marketing strategy, playing a critical role in driving an evolved member experience, brand relevancy and company growth. This is the latest executive hire for Orangetheory, who recently named Jason Dunlop President of International.

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  • BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Orangetheory Fitness announced today that Kelly Lohr has been named the company's Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).
  • As Orangetheory continues to advance as a leader and innovator in the fitness and wellness space, Lohr will lead the company's marketing strategy, playing a critical role in driving an evolved member experience, brand relevancy and company growth.
  • Lohr will report to Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Dave Long.
  • With recent leadership roles at both Amazon and Freshly/Nestle, Lohr brings more than 20 years of experience and leadership in cutting-edge digital and brick-and-mortar marketing, brand strategy, B2B sales, partnership development, creative services and customer engagement to Orangetheory.

AiFi Opens 80 Computer Vision-Powered Autonomous Stores, an Industry Benchmark for Platform Scalability

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Wednesday, August 10, 2022

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AiFi, the most flexible AI platform that enables retailers to affordably deploy autonomous shopping solutions, today announced that it has reached a key milestone of 80 AiFi-powered retail stores open worldwide, showcasing the company's unrivaled ability to scale its platform without the need for weight sensor shelves. By working with major technology providers and retailers such as Verizon, Microsoft, Carrefour, ALDI, Compass Group, Sodexo, Choice Market and Żabka Group, AiFi has deployed the largest number of camera-only, computer vision-powered stores across North America, Europe, Middle East, and Asia.

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  • This year, AiFi set a new benchmark for autonomous retail by increasing its speed of deployment to two stores per week, surpassing the industry standard that requires multiple months to launch a single store.
  • AiFi showcased this breakthrough rate of deployment by opening 50 computer vision-powered stores with abka, Poland's largest convenience store chain, in the span of a few months.
  • AiFi's autonomous stores solutions run on Microsoft Azure, and the company is currently the only Microsoft partner providing computer vision-powered autonomous retail.
  • AiFi provides the most flexible AI platform that enables retailers to affordably deploy and scale autonomous shopping solutions across their businesses.

Convenience, Mom and Pop Stores Global Market Report 2022 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

The "Convenience, Mom And Pop Stores Global Market Report 2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Convenience, Mom And Pop Stores Global Market Report 2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The convenience, mom and pop stores market consists of sales of goods and some services through convenience, mom and pop stores by entities (usually sole traders or partnerships but in some cases organizations) that provide the retail service of supplying food, toiletries, and other daily 'necessities' to their consumers through conveniently located small stores.
  • The main types of convenience, mom and pop stores are convenience stores and mom and pop stores.
  • Convenience, mom and pop stores are increasingly adopting the concept of unmanned convenience stores.

MobiDev Explains Challenges and Steps to Approach AI Self Checkout

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Thursday, March 31, 2022

So analogically to an eye, CV relies on camera sensors that capture the environment," mentions Liubov Zatolokina , AI Engineer at MobiDev .

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  • So analogically to an eye, CV relies on camera sensors that capture the environment," mentions Liubov Zatolokina , AI Engineer at MobiDev .
  • From the customer standpoint, such a system represents a similar shopping experience as it is in the online stores, except you don't need to checkout.
  • More detailed information about implementation of AI Self Checkout in Retail can be found at:
    MobiDev is an international software engineering company with offices in Poland and Ukraine.The company is focused on helping visionaries create their products.
  • MobiDev invests into technology research and has years of experience building AI-powered solutions, implementing machine learning, augmented reality, and IoT.

Global Smart Retail Market to Reach $48.2 Billion by 2025

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Monday, March 28, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, March 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new market study published by Global Industry Analysts Inc., (GIA) the premier market research company, today released its report titled "Smart Retail - Global Market Trajectory & Analytics" .

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, March 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new market study published by Global Industry Analysts Inc., (GIA) the premier market research company, today released its report titled "Smart Retail - Global Market Trajectory & Analytics" .
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    Smart retail is a novel retail concept that strives to combine the conventional shopping methods with modern smart technologies.
  • Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for Smart Retail is projected to reach US$48.2 Billion by 2025, registering a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.4% over the analysis period.
  • Europe represents the largest regional market for Smart Retail, accounting for an estimated 34.6% share of the global total.

United States Online Grocery Markets Report 2022-2027 Featuring Walmart, Amazon.Com, The Kroger Co, Costco, Albertsons Cos, Ahold Delhaize, & Target

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Friday, February 11, 2022

In addition, food-delivery platforms such as Uber Eats and DoorDash have entered United States grocery delivery, and Amazon continues to propel momentum with Amazon Fresh.

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  • In addition, food-delivery platforms such as Uber Eats and DoorDash have entered United States grocery delivery, and Amazon continues to propel momentum with Amazon Fresh.
  • Amazon's is looming the online grocery market in the United States by offering Amazon Fresh service.
  • The online grocery industry has benefited meaningfully as Americans have increasingly used online grocery services.
  • The critical online grocery market participants include Walmart Inc, Amazon.Com, Inc, The Kroger Co, Costco Wholesale Corporation, Albertsons Cos. Inc, Ahold Delhaize USA, Target Corporation.

New Brooks Bell Study Finds Nearly 1/3 of Consumers Received a Lower-Quality Product Than Expected from Amazon Once a Month

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

The report provides business decision makers with data-driven insights from a deep-dive into sentiment and spending habits of loyal consumers of e-commerce giant Amazon.

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  • The report provides business decision makers with data-driven insights from a deep-dive into sentiment and spending habits of loyal consumers of e-commerce giant Amazon.
  • "However, no matter how big Amazon may get, the company can't excel and be number one at everything.
  • We've compiled insights from consumer research to help brands plot a strategy that gives customers what they aren't getting in their Amazon experiences.
  • In need of better product information, 29% of respondents reference review blogs and 20% go to YouTube for product reviews before making purchases at Amazon.

fabric Hires Amazon Veteran Craig Berman to Oversee Corporate Marketing

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Wednesday, January 5, 2022

SEATTLE, Jan. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- fabric , a headless commerce platform purpose-built for growth, today announced that Craig Berman is transitioning his role as outside advisor and joining the company as its first Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing.

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  • SEATTLE, Jan. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- fabric , a headless commerce platform purpose-built for growth, today announced that Craig Berman is transitioning his role as outside advisor and joining the company as its first Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing.
  • Berman will be responsible for Public Relations, Social Media and Content Creation, reporting to Chief Marketing Officer Karen Brewer.
  • Prior to joining fabric, Berman spent nearly 15 years at Amazon building and leading the Global Communications team.
  • Berman joins fabric during a period of massive growth in customers and partners and rapid product development.