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Walmart and Sam's Club to merge Generative artificial intelligence (AI) Introduce more store features to help your employees work more efficiently and better serve your customers.
“AI is probably permeating almost every area of our business, from how we run our jobs, to how we support our customers and members, to the actual member experience itself.” Sam's Clubhe told FOX Business at CES 2024.
For example, Ainoa pointed to an automated floor cleaning machine that uses computer vision to guide you around the store. The company began using it to map store layouts to aid planning.
“Now that we had the cameras and the information, we could use that to actually take inventory and see where there were gaps in inventory, where in the store we needed to restock, where the jobs were. Now we can track it, and we need that,” she explained.
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Walmart and Sam's Club are integrating generative AI into the shopper search experience to help streamline employee processes and store inventory management. (Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
“And then we use AI to automatically create actual task lists for employees and managers, so when employees show up they can actually say, ‘Top three things that need immediate attention. These are the things that happen,” and the manager says, “Here are the top three items in the store, here are the out-of-stock locations, and here are the items that are marked incorrectly.”
“We can put that AI into a mopping machine, which is one of the lowest-tech devices you can think of, and actually provide real-time store information and club information across the board and make it useful. “We've been able to leverage that to tell our employees what's the next best step or what's the next best thing for them to do,” Ainoa said.
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LAS VEGAS, NV – JANUARY 9: Walmart Inc. President and CEO Doug McMillon delivers a keynote speech during CES 2024 at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas on January 9, 2024 in Las Vegas, NV. I do. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images/Getty Images)
Sam's Club shoppers also benefit from the company's services. AI integration Through the scan and go feature.
“When you scan an item, add it to your cart, and head to the exit, we use AI and information about your previous purchase history (assuming you have given us permission to do so). It's to help them say, 'Hey, I forgot, or don't forget, or maybe there's something you might be interested in,'” Ainoa said.
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Walmart and Sam's Club are integrating generative AI into more shopping experiences. (Photo by Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket, Getty Images / Getty Images)
As an example, shoppers buying diapers for 18 months may be prompted to consider whether they should also buy diaper rash medication, she explained.
both walmart and sam's club According to Ainoa, the site uses generative AI to help users easily find the items they are looking for. For example, a shopper looking to buy a cell phone for a pre-teen child faces different considerations than an adult looking to buy a cell phone for personal or work use. Depending on the situation, families may value parental control, durability, and cost more.
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When a shopper interacts with the generated AI search feature, the tool remembers the shopper's preferences and helps provide recommendations that can be revised if the shopper re-evaluates the prioritization of product features. This lets users know what customers are saying in their reviews or whether one option is better with a certain attribute than another.
“This is really about condensing and simplifying things so people can have information and make real decisions,” Ainoa explained.
