Merchandise returns accounted for $260.5 billion in lost sales for U.S. retailers in 2015, according to a report published last month by The Retail Equation in conjunction with the National Retail ...

Faceless, camera-eyed, paraplegic mannequins are coming soon to Japanese department stores, as Flower Robotics shows off its prototype models that not only turn to pose for individual shoppers, but ...

One might think that a mannequin in a store window that suddenly starts pulling a few moves would be enough to make shoppers jump out of their skin, but looking at a video of one that has recently ...

Almost no one actually looks like models or mannequins, which makes it hard to tell, just by looking at pictures, how something will fit. Estonian startup Fits.Me has a solution. Online shopping is ...

Amazon has filed a patent for a robotic fashion mannequin that can change dimensions to allow a shopper to see how clothes fit on different sizes. The prototype is equipped with electric motors, ...

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Businesses have taken all sorts of measures to keep their stores, facilities, employees and shoppers alike safe from the coronavirus outbreak, whether through implementing coronavirus-based ...

A robotic mannequin that helps doctors practice delivering babies could usher in a new era of health care, some doctors believe. The technology, dubbed “Victoria,” made an appearance Tuesday at the ...