The assistant, which supports Hindi and English, will also understand more languages in the future, said the company, which competes with Amazon in India. The feature allows users to explore deals and offers, filter results, add multiple items to carts, receive contextual suggestions and check out using conversational voice commands.
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Jeyandran Venugopal, chief product and technology officer at Flipkart, said the company traveled across the country to fine-tune its voice capability. "The launch of voice assistant also aligns well with the growing adoption and comfort of consumers towards voice-based online commerce," he said in a statement.
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Four new shopping trends revealed in post-lockdown China | World Economic Forum
Amid coronavirus pandemic, Dubai Airport debuts concierge shopping service | Fox News
Assistant Professor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Joseph Allen, joins Arthel Neville to discuss airport health safety post-pandemic.
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On Sunday, the airport announced the partial reopening of Dubai Duty Free's retail operations at Concourse B – West in Terminal 3. The shopping area has been closed since March 25, when government officials for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) temporarily suspended passenger flights in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Chewy CEO Sees Online Shopping Rush 'Here to Stay' as Sales Boom
(Bloomberg) -- Chewy Inc. saw sales surge as new and old pet owners stocked up on supplies during the coronavirus, and the company's chief executive officer doesn't see the boom in demand slowing down anytime soon.
"The increased demand levels that we are experiencing are here to stay," Chief Executive Officer Sumit Singh said in an interview. "We do not view our first-quarter results as a one-off event" and believe the company can continue growing its sales with 2020 set up to be a pivotal year for Chewy.
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Southeast Asia's online shopping trends during coronavirus pandemic
Southeast Asian shoppers will likely continue buying groceries and other essential items online — even after the coronavirus pandemic ends, according to research from consultancy Bain & Company and Facebook .
"Some of these trends are here to stay," Praneeth Yendamuri, a partner with Bain & Company based in Singapore.
"One of the trends we identified was essential online shopping, and that's here to stay," he told CNBC's " Street Signs " on Tuesday.
Kennewick Farmers Market advises guests to bring own face masks while shopping | |
KENNEWICK,WA- Those looking to get some fresh air at the Downtown Kennewick Farmer's Market be aware that you have to bring your own mask while shopping.
According to Governor Jay Inslee's Office, farmer's markets in Washington State and the Downtown Kennewick Farmers Market has been deemed an essential service. Market organizers said they are looking to create a healthy and safe environment for guests. To help with safety measures put together by the state health guidelines organizers are asking guests to bring and wear your own face mask while shopping.
Miracle Mile Shops reopens on Las Vegas Strip | Las Vegas Review-Journal
Miracle Mile, which features 200 shops, “will undergo frequent cleaning and sanitization with an emphasis on high touch points” and boost the “visibility and quantity of housekeeping staff and equipment,” the news release said.
It also installed additional touchless hand-sanitizer stations and offers designated curbside pickup areas.
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The mall, attached to Planet Hollywood, is owned by Illinois-based Miller Capital Advisory and California public pension fund CalPERS.
Facebook Price Target Raised at Goldman on Shops Optimism - TheStreet
The investment firm raised its price target to $250 a share from $220 on the opportunity presented by FB Shops and checkout.
Facebook Shops is a service that helps small businesses set up digital storefronts across Facebook and Instagram.
"With over 1 billion monthly active accounts of which more than 500 million use stories daily, Instagram has the ability to monetize shopping through enabling businesses to promote their shopping products on its Feed and Explore functions for increased brand awareness, engagement and ultimately conversions," analyst Heather Bellini wrote.
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Walmart's Flipkart rolls out voice assistant to make shopping easier https://t.co/mylsP3MRhf by @refsrc TechCrunch (from San Francisco, CA) Tue Jun 09 08:18:22 +0000 2020
The Authority of Advance Ruling (#AAR) has said a Rs 14,500-crore transaction in 2018 where a private equity invest… https://t.co/aCKK7eYEmu EconomicTimes Wed Jun 03 06:45:00 +0000 2020
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