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Alibaba’s Accio launches AI ‘Exhibition Agent’ across major UK and European trade shows

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New partnerships with Hyve Group, Business Show Media and Raccoon Media Group will integrate intelligent sourcing and navigation into flagship events including Autumn Fair & Glee, ISPO, White & Private Label Expo and The London Business Show Accio, Alibaba.com’s agentic AI platform for businesses announced it has been appointed as the Official Agentic AI Partner for three premier

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Single’s Day is “an airplane flying at turbo speed”

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While much of the Western world was occupied with Remembrance Sunday and Veteran’s Day, a very different sort of event was happening online in the East. November 11 is the appointed date of ‘Single’s Day’, an annual shopping frenzy – indeed, the biggest shopping event on the planet – organised by ecommerce giant, Alibaba Group.

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Retail news round-up: latest sales figures; ethical behaviour and shopping; ‘product experiencers’

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The volume of retail sales grew for the third consecutive month in the year to January according to the CBI, but sales for the time of year were the weakest against seasonal norms in over four years. Growth in online sales rose firmly in the year to January at the fastest rate since this time

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Retail news round-up: Single’s Day boom with retail-tainment

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  Single’s Day, the Alibaba-organised sales promo extravaganza taking place annually on November 11, racked up $25.3 billion in gross merchandise volumes, exceeding last year’s sales figures by 39%. The event has successfully made retail into a form of entertainment – “retail-tainment” and the countdown to the start was given some serious bling with celebrities

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