AI and the Future of Retail
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Artificial
Intelligence.
Real Solutions.
We believe that technology has a greater purpose: empowering people.

By harnessing the power of artificial intelligence, we can create conveniences that benefit everyone.

By experimenting with these new capabilities in our Intelligent Retail Lab (IRL), we’ll explore how to make shopping better now and into the future.
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    A Glimpse into the Future
    IRL will test possibilities for AI in retail. Mike Hanrahan, CEO of IRL, talks about how transformative this could be for the future.
    A Glimpse into the Future
    IRL will test possibilities for AI in retail. Mike Hanrahan, CEO of IRL, talks about how transformative this could be for the future.
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    What’s Your “What If?”
    What if a Walmart store could be everything you ever wanted? We asked IRL’s customers, associates and developers to tell us their “What ifs.”
    What’s Your “What If?”
    What if a Walmart store could be everything you ever wanted? We asked IRL’s customers, associates and developers to tell us their “What ifs.”
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The IRL Story Read the full story about Walmart’s new Intelligent Retail Lab.
The Tech Inside IRL Quick facts about how we’re exploring AI’s potential in retail.
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Exploring IRL Interactive features explain to customers what makes IRL tick.
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Walmart’s New Intelligent Retail Lab Shows a Glimpse into the Future of Retail, IRL
Over the past few months, a Walmart Neighborhood Market in Levittown, New York, has been quietly transforming. With artificial intelligence-enabled cameras, interactive displays and a massive data center, this store suggests a retail future that seems like science fiction.

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