AWS for Industries
Category: Retail
Harnessing Generative AI on AWS to Transform Retail Insights
Tapestry, a global luxury fashion holding company, oversees iconic brands such as Coach, Kate Spade New York, and Stuart Weitzman. With over 1,400 retail stores worldwide and more than 18,000 employees, Tapestry sits on a wealth of information that it could use to improve customer experiences and optimize its operations. The company needed an effective […]
How fabric AI Order Cloud Spells Success with ESW on AWS
Today, your garden variety order management system (OMS) might be slipping behind the times. We’re seeing a seed change in order management, orchestration, and advanced fulfillment. That change is, quite simply, the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) into all aspects of the order life cycle. With AI participating in the order cycle, real-time inventory updates […]
Preview of AWS at National Retail Federation (NRF) 2025: Retail’s Big Show
Retail’s “Big Show” is back and bigger than ever. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is thrilled to return to the Javits Center in New York January 12-14, 2025. It’s going to be another big year of learning and networking with insights on the future of retail: connected, cutting-edge, and customer-obsessed. Join us at NRF 2025 at […]
AI Business Transformation, Consumer Goods Edition
While artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI remain a hotly debated topic, consumer goods companies seem to adopt these capabilities at lower rates. In a 2024 McKinsey global survey on AI, 71 percent of consumer goods leaders reported adopting AI for at least one business function. However, to gain a competitive advantage and unlock AI’s […]
How retailers use generative AI for smart data operations and software delivery with Amazon Bedrock
Traditionally, large retailers used to store data depending on the system that processes them and simply copied only the data they needed into the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW). As they grew, retailers began to build data lakes, where they could gather all the data in one place. And those data lakes grew. Today, most large […]
Generative AI for Retail: Key trends to watch in 2025
It’s that time of year when the pundits opine on what next year will bring for retailers. Rather than listing the top technology trends in retail as I did last year, I’m going to focus on generative AI and highlight some key trends to watch. If 2023 was the year when generative AI exploded on […]
AWS Brings the Power of Generative AI to Ecommerce with the AI Shopping Assistant
You’re planning a home project—maybe building a new deck or finally transforming that basement into a cozy retreat. You visit an online retailer, ready to order supplies, only to be met with pages of options: hundreds of screws, dozens of wood types, countless tools. What started as an exciting project now feels like a chore […]
Boost Engagement with AWS and Amazon Ads
In the rapidly changing consumer goods landscape, brands must precisely capture and keep customer attention. With AWS and Amazon Ads, brands can tailor experiences, target audiences with pinpoint accuracy, and securely collaborate with third-party partners. This blog will explore how these tools drive tangible results. Deliver tailored customer experiences that pay off Customers today seek […]
Upbound Group builds its modernized point-of-sale platform on AWS
Upbound Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: UPBD) is an omnichannel-platform company headquartered in Plano, Texas. It’s committed to providing innovative, inclusive, and technology-driven financial solutions that address consumers’ evolving needs and aspirations. Upbound’s customer-facing operating units include industry-leading brands such as Rent-A-Center® and Acima®, which facilitate consumer transactions across various store-based and digital retail channels. Upbound has […]
Create frictionless retail experiences with Just Walk Out RFID lanes
Today, Amazon Just Walk Out launches new radio frequency identification (RFID) lanes that enable retailers to add RFID- checkout capabilities to any retail space in as little as a day. In a fast-paced retail environment, traditional point-of-sale (POS) systems can cause bottlenecks, slow checkout times, and lead to inefficient use of staff in high-traffic locations […]