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How Target Used GenAI to Lift Sales by 9% Across 100K+ Products

LLMs helped Target match the right add-ons, from throw pillows to phone cases -boosting engagement (+11%) and relevance (+12%) without blowing up compute.

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Jul 17, 2025
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