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Californians Against Retail And Residential Theft and California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce Hold Retail Theft Forum

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Californians Against Retail and Residential Theft (CARRT) joined the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce and others in a retail theft forum.

Key Points: 
  • Californians Against Retail and Residential Theft (CARRT) joined the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce and others in a retail theft forum.
  • The coalition includes local Chambers of Commerce, California Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce, California Business Roundtable, California Black Chamber of Commerce, California Grocers Association, Crime Victims United, Klass Kids Foundation, and National Federation of Independent Business.
  • The California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce is the leading regional Hispanic and ethnic business organization in the Nation.
  • For more information about the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, please visit the website at www.cahcc.com .

Kore.ai, mParticle Partner to Meet Increased Demand for Retail Shopping Personalization

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Thursday, January 12, 2023

Retail sales have skyrocketed in recent years, and it is estimated that its value will reach 8.5 trillion U.S. dollars globally by 2025.

Key Points: 
  • Retail sales have skyrocketed in recent years, and it is estimated that its value will reach 8.5 trillion U.S. dollars globally by 2025.
  • It's critical for brick and mortar and online stores to improve the consumer experience, and conversational AI can help meet this goal.
  • "Brands are increasingly realizing the power of personalization across the company, beyond marketing," said mParticle Chief Product Officer Chee Chew.
  • This partnership will help to enable personalized shopping experiences at scale, from search to purchase, and coupon redemption to returns."

Kore.ai Launches RetailAssist at NRF 2023

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kore.ai, a world-leading enterprise conversational AI software platform and solutions company, today announced that it will be launching RetailAssist, a conversational commerce assistant solution for the retail industry at the National Federation of Retailers show (NRF 2023) in New York City on January 14, 2023. 

Key Points: 
  • RetailAssist enables retail and ecommerce companies to modernize, scale and transform operations by building competencies around self-service automation, personalization, omnichannel fulfillment, and 24/7 pre-/post-sales service and support.
  • The solution also acts as an employee assistant to help retailers with onboarding, day-to-day operations, and customer support.
  • The Kore.ai RetailAssist solution leverages next generation language models like GPT-3, the technology behind ChatGPT and brings everything that retailers need to elevate total experience.
  • Kore.ai is demonstrating RetailAssist at the NRF 2023 show (Booth 208) showcasing key use cases such as an employee assistant on walkie talkies and Zebra mobile devices, digital associate (personalized chatbot) for web and mobile apps as well as the smart contact center automation for stores and contact centers.

MCLAREN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION TEAM DELIVERS YEREVAN BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS REPORT

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Thursday, October 6, 2022

TORONTO, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The McLaren Independent Investigation Team (MIIT) has fulfilled its terms of reference and delivered its report on the events that occurred at the Yerevan EUBC Men's Elite boxing championships (21 and 31 May 2022) to the IBA Board of Directors today.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The McLaren Independent Investigation Team (MIIT) has fulfilled its terms of reference and delivered its report on the events that occurred at the Yerevan EUBC Men's Elite boxing championships (21 and 31 May 2022) to the IBA Board of Directors today.
  • During the final days of the Yerevan championships several incidents of unsportsmanlike behaviour and possible breaches of the IBA Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics took place, including physical attacks on officials, attempts to influence officials' decisions and Field of Play infringements.
  • On 24 July 2022, at a meeting of the International Boxing Association Board of Directors (IBA BoD), Professor Richard McLaren and his company McLaren Global Sport Solutions Inc (MGSS) with its partner Harod Associates Ltd (jointly termed the McLaren Independent Investigation Team or MIIT), were officially appointed to investigate the events that occurred at the Yerevan championships.
  • Catherine Doyle, Avenue Strategic Communications on behalf of MGSS, Tel: 514-641-3266, Email: [email protected]

Californians Against Retail And Residential Theft Launch Effort To Educate Lawmakers And The Public About Growing Wave of Theft

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Californians Against Retail and Residential Theft (CARRT) launched its campaign to raise lawmakers' and the public's knowledge of the growing theft problem in the state.

Key Points: 
  • Californians Against Retail and Residential Theft (CARRT) launched its campaign to raise lawmakers' and the public's knowledge of the growing theft problem in the state.
  • "Retail theft losses may be the straw that breaks the camel's back.
  • "It's time to put an end to retail and residential theft on Main Street and in our neighborhoods," said Matt Ross, spokesperson for CARRT.
  • "That starts with a series of discussions in the Capitol and our neighborhoods to identify realistic solutions to the growing theft problem."