Retail
June 28, 2019
The Mr Porter Style Assistant suggests tailored gift ideas. Image credit: Mr Porter
By Sarah Ramirez
As brands and retailers continue to invest in artificial intelligence and other automated services to enhance customer experiences, the majority of consumers feel frustrated when they cannot opt for human interactions.
{"ct":"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","iv":"2babd5f544bf475067213104eebdcc12","s":"feefcd1119ee4eb2"}
Share your thoughts. Click here