There are still more questions than answers on artificial intelligence — What will AI change? Will it be smarter than us?  — but a group of Morgan Stanley analysts took a best guess at how the next machine revolution could impact retail costs. The result? Big potential savings as more work becomes automated. More from WWD Morgan Stanley’s AI framework suggested that fashion brands and retailers could see $6 billion in “total cost savings opportunity and potential,” at the midpoint of their estimates. T ...

Uber Freight announced at Deliver 2025, its annual conference, that it had upgraded the AI capabilities available on its platform in an effort to make logistics simpler and more efficient.While the work stemming from those partnerships has not yet come to life at scale, the hope is that linking payment systems with existing AI shopping applications can allow for a truly autonomous experience that would see assistants purchasing items on consumers’ behalf based on a specific inquiry.The move comes a few mont ...

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) 2025 Investor Day September 16, 2025 10:30 AM ET Company ParticipantsCorinna Van der Ghinst - SVP & Head - IRPatrice Louvet - President, CEO & DirectorAshley Potter - Regional CEO - EMEA & Emerging Markets and Chief Lifestyle OfficerDavid Lauren - Chief Branding & Innovation OfficerIris Langlois-Meurinne - Global Chief Marketing OfficerHalide Alagöz - Chief Product & Merchandising OfficerShin Hwee Chua - Regional CEO - Asia PacificMercedes Abramo - Regional CEO - North AmericaNaveen S ...