Through the Eyes of AI: How Computer Vision is Shaking Up Retail
While it may sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, computer vision is very much here and making waves across various industries — particularly retail [commercetools].
🔥AI Hot Take: The real power of computer vision isn’t analytics, it’s automation. Tasks that once needed people now trigger themselves.
This guide breaks down the most common travel fraud schemes, explains how to spot them, and outlines the layered defense strategies needed to protect your business and customers [DataDome].
🔥AI Hot Take: Bots aren’t scraping anymore — they’re shaping demand. Fake traffic is distorting pricing, availability, and revenue forecasts across the industry.
Unified Retail Media Measurement Is Failing In-Store
Retail media is having its big moment. Brands are demanding consistency, comparability, and proof that their investment drives growth. Not just more reports [QSIC].
🔥AI Hot Take: In‑store retail media isn’t underperforming — it’s under‑measured. Without real-time behavioral signals, every metric is guesswork masquerading as attribution.
A Complete Guide to Data Analytics for Restaurants in 2026
Learn everything you need to understand about restaurant analytics, which includes essential tools, key metrics, advantages, and implementation strategies [Livelytics].
🔥AI Hot Take: Analytics is becoming the new margin engine. Every point of waste, over‑portioning, or labor drift is now visible and fixable.
The Clock Is Ticking: What Brands Must Do Before July’s Forced Labor Deadline
The message from Washington is unambiguous: forced labor compliance is no longer a China-only problem. It is a global supply chain problem — and every brand sourcing from virtually anywhere is now in scope [Inspectorio].
🔥AI Hot Take: Retailers won’t wait for regulators. If brands can’t certify clean supply chains by July, they’ll lose shelf space long before they face fines.
Application: Restaurant media network, advertising, brand partnerships
OpenTable launched OpenTable Media, a new media solution enabling paid brand partnerships and advertising on the platform for the first time. The offering allows brands to build customized campaigns across multiple touchpoints in the diner journey — from discovery to booking — through a range of solutions including on-site ads, email marketing, and custom branded experiences. Pilot partners included Diageo, Ghirardelli, and Cobra Beer.
