Downtown Spirits becomes first beer, wine, and spirits retailer to implement Amazon Just Walk Out technology
Downtown Spirits, a Seattle-based beer, wine and spirits retailer, has opened the doors to its new, 4,200 square-foot location on 7th Avenue between Olive and Stewart, across from Pacific Place, featuring a fully checkout-free shopping experience powered by Amazon Just Walk Out technology.
Downtown Spirits is the first ever beer, wine, and spirits retailer to implement Just Walk Out technology made possible by artificial intelligence like computer vision and deep learning techniques, including generative AI, to accurately determine who took what in any retail environment.
Guests enter the store by using the Downtown Spirits app at the front door.
The technology detects what shoppers take from or return to the shelves, and creates a virtual shopping session.
When people have completed their shopping experience, they are able to leave the store without having to wait in line, and their choice of payment method will be charged for the items they took with them.
InPost expands Vinted partnership with launch of over the counter parcel collection service
InPost has announced an expansion of its Vinted partnership, with the launch of InPost Shop, a new parcel pick-up service in the UK.
The C2C online second-hand fashion marketplace led an initial trial earlier this year.
The service gives its members the option to collect parcels from participating stores, providing an additional OOH collection option alongside InPost’s 5,000 strong locker network.
Odore bags $5 million in seed funding for expansion and Innovation in customer engagement space
Odore, a UK-based customer engagement platform enabling direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands to streamline their marketing efforts, has announced a $5 million seed round led by Fuel Ventures with participation from existing investors.
The startup counts the entire L’Oreal Group (including the likes of Armani, Lancome, and YSL), Dior, LVMH, and Shiseido among its clients.
It was launched in 2020 by co-founders Armaan Mehta and Karan Gupta, both graduates of London School of Economics.
