The global retail industry experienced a 32% rise in company filings mentions of artificial intelligence in Q1 2023 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Amazon with 900% year-on-year increase, according to GlobalData’s analysis of over 109 retail company filings. The growing application of artificial intelligence will prove to have a transformative impact on the retail sector. GlobalData’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Market Size, Share, Trends, Analysis and Forecast report helps keep abreast of the latest trends in artificial intelligence, market opportunity forecast and the competitive landscape. Buy the report here.
Notably, artificial intelligence was one of the most frequently referenced themes in Q1 2023, ranking highest in terms of mentions, ahead of internet of things and cybersecurity, according to GlobalData.
Of the 50 leading companies in the retail industry, Amazon had the greatest increase in references for artificial intelligence in Q1 2023, compared with the previous quarter. GlobalData identified 8 artificial intelligence-related sentences in the company's filings, an increase of 100% in Q1 2023 compared with Q4 2022. Etsy’s mentions of artificial intelligence rose by 100% to 7 and eBay’s by 200% to 6 and Kroger’s by 200% to 3 and Dick’s Sporting Goods’s by 100% to 2.
GlobalData’s Company Filings Analytics also applies sentiment weight to reference sentences, based on whether the sentences are positive, negative, or neutral. Starting at 100 in 2020, an index over 100 is more positive. The overall index for artificial intelligence in Q1 2023 was 89.
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