Amazon has long had to deal with the reality that rel=”nofollow” href=”https://www.retaildive.com/news/the-information-only-2-of-alexa-users-reportedly-purchase-off-the-devices/529608/”>owners of its Echo smart speakers rel=”nofollow” href=”https://gizmodo.com/report-almost-nobody-is-using-amazons-alexa-to-actuall-1828148762″>weren’t using its voice-controlled assistant, Alexa, to buy things, as it had hoped. The tech giant hasn’t given up on that dream yet: its AI assistant, Alexa+, is getting new shopping-enabled features in the U.S. and Canada from today, including a shopping hub, tools to add items to recent orders, and personalized recommendations.
The company has already been working on features that make Alexa+ more of a shopping assistant with abilities like automated deal…
