Lidl UK launches AI wine chatbot to UK customers

Aspect Software has announced a partnership with the UK’s fastest growing retailer, Lidl UK, to deliver a fully automated, AI-powered, Facebook Messenger chatbot, which will help UK customers easily select the best wine for their meal or moment. Lidl’s new chatbot – named Margot – will become Lidl shoppers' virtual wine consultant at the tap of a screen.

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Keeping the lights on is preventing IT departments from focusing on the customer experience

Digital transformation trends mean that businesses are focusing more heavily on their customers and are using technology to improve their experience. However, IT departments remain bogged down in day-to-day activities and the need to keep the lights on, which is preventing teams focusing on how they can help drive improvements to the customer experience.

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New challenges ahead for information technology industry

CompTIA projects 5% industry growth for 2018, identifies 12 trends to watch this year.

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76% of CIOs say it could become impossible to manage digital performance, as IT complexity soars

Growing adoption of cloud native architecture and multi-cloud services contributes to $2.5 million annual spend per organization on fixing digital performance problems.

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Trust more important than profits

Altify’s Business Performance Benchmark shows customer retention a strategic priority, external recommendations more valued than CEOs.

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Complexity causes digital doubts

Growing adoption of cloud native architecture and multi-cloud services contributes to $2.5 million annual spend per organization on fixing digital performance problems.

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Lack of digital skill sets is the greatest barrier to transformation.
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