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":"f47e6659e48158c997fbf1a7c838e41f","s":"cd0f3efc44bad0e9"}
Share your thoughts. Click here