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Market volume of illegal online sales of alcohol exceeded 30 million USD in 2018 in Russia

Security Affairs

According to Group-IB, in 2018 interest in online shopping of alcohol increased by more than 35% , as can be seen with the higher numbers of search queries for “buy alcohol”. Around 30% more people searched for alcohol including delivery (search queries for “alcohol delivery”) compared to the previous year.

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AI in commerce: Essential use cases for B2B and B2C

IBM Big Data Hub

But as businesses around the globe rapidly adopt the technology to augment processes from merchandising to order management, there is some risk. These tools enable companies to proactively identify potential disruptions and mitigate risks. Generative AI’s impact on the social media landscape garners occasional bad press.

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