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Marquee brands around the world are building experiences and applying new intelligence to everything they do. Marks & Spencer, one of the Britain’s best known and most respected retail brands has a vision to deeply integrate machine learning, computer vision and AI across every endpoint – both in its stores and behind the scenes. Every surface, screen and scanner in their stores will create data – and enable employees to act up on it. Every M&S store worldwide will be able to track, manage and replenish stock levels in real time – and deal with unexpected events.

Together with Microsoft, M&S is using insights for action to build the future of retail.

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On the eighth episode of Microsoft Unboxed, Sonia and Colleen talk about the future of retail technology. Colleen discusses the online shopping benefits that the cloud offers and how Azure can improve Black Friday shopping experiences at The Gap. Sonia discusses how technology is also transforming brick and mortar stores; DogSpot’s air conditioned dog houses offer a safe space for dogs waiting on their owners and help make dog-friendly shopping experiences more common. Watch Microsoft Unboxed this week to learn how digital closets and sustainable, convenient shopping are made possible by technology.

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Shinsegae-owned convenience store chain Emart24 launched its new cashier-free store in Gimpo, South Korea in September 2019. The customers experience a smarter way of shopping and a seamless checkout process compared to the traditional brick-and-mortar store. Based on computer vision, machine learning, and IoT sensing technology, Cloudpick smart retail solution has already been utilized in many well-know brands, retailers and e-commerce companies.

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