voice commerce

Square Taps Voice Commerce as ResTech Races Toward Automation
Square Taps Voice Commerce as ResTech Races Toward Automation
May 20, 2022  |  Voice Activation

With the difficult labor market restaurants are facing, many purpose-built technology companies have come to the fore, offering automated solutions to make operational processes more...

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Today in Food Commerce: DoorDash Partners With Wix; Restaurants Tap Conversational Commerce
Today in Food Commerce: DoorDash Partners With Wix; Restaurants Tap Conversational Commerce
March 30, 2022  |  Commerce

Today in food commerce, DoorDash announces an integration with Wix to enable fulfillment through restaurants’ websites, while a pizza chain tests out artificial intelligence (AI)...

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Restaurant Roundup: Sweetgreen to Open Drive-Thru Location; McDonald’s Drives Mobile Orders With in-App Exclusives
Restaurant Roundup: Sweetgreen to Open Drive-Thru Location; McDonald’s Drives Mobile Orders With in-App Exclusives
March 25, 2022  |  Restaurant Roundup

Since the start of the pandemic, restaurants that never thought they would open drive-thru locations have been changing course in response to widespread demand for...

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Restaurants Invest in Voice Ordering Technology Despite Slow Adoption
Restaurants Invest in Voice Ordering Technology Despite Slow Adoption
March 14, 2022  |  Voice Activation

Restaurants on the leading edge of voice commerce may have to expect consumer hesitancy. Research from PYMNTS’ The 2022 Global Digital Shopping Index: The Digital...

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Voice and Messaging Solutions Sing Out as Conversational AI Platforms Gain Momentum
Voice and Messaging Solutions Sing Out as Conversational AI Platforms Gain Momentum
March 11, 2022  |  Voice Activation

If you find yourself getting impatient with Alexa, Siri or any number of voice-prompt customer service lines, listen up: Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) has a...

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Availability, Awareness of Digital Features Decisive in Global Retail Recovery
Availability, Awareness of Digital Features Decisive in Global Retail Recovery
February 18, 2022  |  Retail

The quip “give the people what they want” aptly describes global shopper behavior as new research finds that the right digital features smartly deployed are...

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Voice Tech Speaks Volumes About Connected Economy Breakthroughs in 2022
Voice Tech Speaks Volumes About Connected Economy Breakthroughs in 2022
February 02, 2022  |  Voice Activation

Voice was at the heart of commerce long before the Sumerians invented cuneiform, and 5,000 years later, that fact is coming full-circle as consumers of...

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Voice Tech Leans on AI to Humanize Customer Service and Experience
Voice Tech Leans on AI to Humanize Customer Service and Experience
December 14, 2021  |  artificial intelligence

If you find chat bots unhelpful or holding for customer service reps a drag, don’t feel bad. It’s a natural human reaction — the kind...

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Gearing up for IPO, MOD Pizza Looks to Voice Commerce, Data Analytics
Gearing up for IPO, MOD Pizza Looks to Voice Commerce, Data Analytics
November 24, 2021  |  IPO

Pizza chains, which typically relied heavily on off-premise sales even before quarantine, have been at the forefront of the restaurant industry’s digital shift. Now, Seattle-based...

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