The agreement gives Amazon worldwide access to AutoStore cube-storage systems, but AutoStore has said it includes no orders, volumes or deployment timetable.
With Mealz.ai, shoppers can turn household needs into a list, check stock, start an order and link a Bonus Card from a ChatGPT conversation.
JD.com says it will source robots from several manufacturers and build maintenance hubs so machines can run in sustained retail and logistics roles.
The retailer has applied a two-stage CCTV system at its Myeongdong flagship and an Incheon Airport logistics center, using vision AI then a vision-language model before alerting staff.
A 20-store test with SoftBank and Japan Weather Association tied weather, footfall and store data to production, markdowns and staff explanations versus similar control stores.
The German grocer’s digital unit is widening process orchestration across supplier and logistics flows, treating shared state and audit trails as a prerequisite for later AI inside those workflows.
Four unmanned shops opened together on Lei Street, shifting a robotics demo toward fleet-style restocking, exceptions and shared support.
Beckesepp’s Waltershofen market pairs daytime staffing with after-hours access, AI produce ID and a cashierless bakery—without claiming a fully independent store.
The convenience chain is making a fleetwide register change with Tote AI, betting on a more adaptable counter system rather than a shopper-facing AI moment.
The rollout starts in Melle and Destelbergen before expanding across Belgium.
A year of testing in Nijmegen precedes a nationwide app map that can send shoppers to a specific shelf level.
Artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape online shopping around information that machines can interpret.
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