Algolia’s presence at Shoptalk Luxe 2026 crystallizes a clear industry pivot: discovery is moving off the website and into AI-driven, agentic surfaces, and Algolia is pitching itself as the plumbing that will keep luxury brands visible, accurate, and in control as that shift accelerates...
Ralph Lauren has rolled out Ask Ralph, a conversational AI stylist embedded in the brand's mobile app, delivering head-to-toe, shoppable outfit recommendations that the company says are personalized to users’ prompts and drawn from live inventory. Launched on September 9, 2025, and built in...
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Ralph Lauren’s new conversational stylist, Ask Ralph, is rolling out to U.S. app users today — a generative-AI feature built with Microsoft on the Azure OpenAI platform that promises brand-curated, shoppable outfit suggestions delivered through natural-language conversation and visual laydowns...
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