Retail
January 29, 2018
Sotheby's is working to make its digital tools more data-driven and intelligent. Image credit: Sotheby's
By Danny Parisi
Auction house Sotheby’s is continuing its move towards a more digital and data-friendly business model with the acquisition of Thread Genius, a startup focused on image recognition and recommendations.
{"ct":"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","iv":"94ae5c2c89d020006310a5c2ad0b4485","s":"bca2dc1127ac6623"}
Share your thoughts. Click here