I tested an AI shopping assistant for a month. It lost about $120.

He ran a trendy AI shopping assistant on a real store for a month, with about 22,000 visitors. Revenue per visitor was $1.118 with it on and $1.112 with it off, for a net effect of about minus $120.

$120a month

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Puts a trendy AI shopping assistant on a real store
Runs it for a month across about 22,000 visitors
Revenue per visitor is $1.118 on versus $1.112 off
The net effect comes to about minus $120

Why it’s worth knowing

After a month and about 22,000 visitors, sales per visitor barely moved and the tool left the store about $120 down.

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Summarized from a public post on bsky.app. See the original ↗

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