On April 24, 2023, Hanshow, a leading digital retail solutions provider and long-time Microsoft global partner, announced that it, as one of the first batch of applicants, has received global authorization from Microsoft Azure OpenAI and plans to integrate the GPT model into its AIoT solution in the future.
The partnership with Microsoft showcases Hanshow’s product insights and unique capabilities to expand GPT's integration into the retail industry, offering cutting-edge solutions for retailers worldwide. "We are thrilled to integrate such a powerful language model as GPT into Hanshow's solutions," said Liangyan Li, SVP of Hanshow. "With the power of Microsoft Azure OpenAI's GPT, we can provide customers with more efficient, accurate, and intelligent solutions, accelerating the exploration of digital upgrades for retail application scenarios."
Hanshow Integrates Azure OpenAI GPT Model to Revolutionize the Retail Industry
Hanshow is committed to developing intelligent retail solutions and plans to leverage the power of the GPT model as an essential part of its strategy by integrating the latest natural language processing model into the company's solution for the retail industry. With Hanshow’s products and services, the AIoT solution can be applied to three major scenarios with the integration of Azure OpenAI:
Enhancing AI Robot Communication: Based on the accurate and fast natural language understanding ability of GPT, ChatGPT can be integrated into the Hanshow AI robot to improve the fluency of communication between consumers and robots, helping consumers find answers and provide real-time feedback.
Optimizing Data Collection and Management: Previously, providing customized data reports required significant effort. Now, with ChatGPT, large-scale data analysis and insightful reports can be generated using robots, making data retrieval more efficient for retailers. Furthermore, ChatGPT enables intelligent visualization and rapid, flexible retrieval by adding the desired brand data and customization of search restrictions. After the integration of Azure OpenAI, the data analysis proficiency of the Hanshow solution will be more intuitive and convenient, greatly enhancing the business decision-making ability of retailers.
Accelerating Automation Processes: Hanshow plans to use Azure OpenAI's capabilities to improve its internal workflow automation processes. By deploying ChatGPT, Hanshow can accelerate time-consuming and tedious tasks such as manual testing and debugging, resulting in a faster overall process for deploying devices to retail customers. This will improve internal research and development and store deployment efficiency, and reduce the energy consumption required in related processes.

Hanshow & Microsoft Lead the Way to a Sustainable Future with AI Integration
Integrating the GPT model into Hanshow's AIoT solutions will transform the retail industry, while also providing a greener alternative to traditional brick-and-mortar stores. With the power of ChatGPT, retailers can automate various processes, including management and customer service, allowing them to reduce costs and improve efficiency while minimizing energy consumption. Hanshow's suite of digital retail solutions, after being powered by the OpenAI service, will further enable retailers to provide a seamless and personalized shopping experience for customers across all channels, including in-store, online, and mobile, while reducing the carbon footprint.
The partnership between Hanshow and Microsoft represents a significant step forward in the digital transformation of the retail industry. Hanshow and Microsoft will continue to explore innovative ways to enhance the customer experience and drive business efficiency by offering better AIoT solutions for retailers.