AI for e-commerce

The recommendation engine that also explains itself.

MLArt builds recommendation, ranking, search, and pricing systems that run in production — and, new this chapter, a generative shopping assistant grounded in what your model actually decided, not a guess dressed up as an answer.

Sound familiar?

Generic recommendations stop working the moment things change.

Your recommendations went stale

A model trained once assumes the future looks like the past. Your catalogue doesn't hold still long enough for that to stay true.

New products can't get ranked

No sales history yet means no signal to rank on — until the item has sold enough to prove itself, which is exactly when it needs exposure most.

Your catalogue is under-tagged

Search, filtering, and recommendation all read from attributes that were never filled in consistently, if at all.

How it plays out

One model, the whole relationship.

The same signal that attracts a shopper keeps working after they've bought.

  1. Attract

    Show up in search and social with the right product, not a generic ad.

  2. Engage

    Read live intent — search terms, browsing, cart — and respond with relevance.

  3. Convert

    A personalised offer, at the moment it can still change the decision.

  4. Win-back

    A high-value nudge, timed from behaviour, brings a lapsed shopper home.

Explainable ranking

Ask any recommendation why it's there.

A ranking you can't interrogate is a ranking your merchandisers can't trust or correct. Every placement MLArt makes carries the signals that produced it — weighted, inspectable, and available to your team as well as to us. Open a tile to see the shape of that breakdown.

  • Illustrated flat lay of a linen overshirt in tidepool blue, with chest pockets and a button placket.

    Tidepool Linen Overshirt

    €78

    match0.91

    Signals behind this placement

    • Matches recent search82%
    • In stock, ships today100%
    • Similar to last purchase61%
    • Trending in this category44%
  • Illustrated side profile of a mid-cut trail running shoe in slate grey with mint trim and a lugged sole.

    Halcyon Trail Runner

    €124

    match0.86

    Signals behind this placement

    • Fits your usual size88%
    • Viewed twice this week73%
    • Back in stock in your size100%
    • Rated well by similar shoppers57%
  • Illustrated deep-violet wool beanie with a ribbed cuff and a pom-pom.

    Norlight Wool Beanie

    €29

    match0.74

    Signals behind this placement

    • Bought with items in your basket79%
    • Seasonal demand climbing66%
    • New arrival, no sales history35%
  • Illustrated glazed ceramic carafe with a pouring spout, filled to the shoulder.

    Cassia Ceramic Carafe

    €46

    match0.69

    Signals behind this placement

    • Matches saved wishlist colours71%
    • Completes a set you own64%
    • Within your usual price band58%
    • Popular in your region41%

Illustrative example — not connected to a live catalogue.

What a recommendation reads

  • search terms
  • browsing history
  • cart activity
  • past purchases
  • stock levels
  • current promotions
  • session context
  • product attributes

Illustrative example

From the case study

One catalogue, one engine, measured against what it replaced.

  • 30%Lift in click-through on recommendations
  • 1M+Products in the live catalogue
  • 5Engineering modules behind the ranking
  • 100%Deployed in the client's own infrastructure

From the case study — a 2022 engagement, read in full for the method and the caveats.

What we build

Three things, one decision loop.

Predictive personalization and adaptive recommendation are the core. Generative commerce is the newer half — grounded in the same catalogue, never invented.

Bring us your catalogue.

Tell us what you sell and where it lives. We'll tell you honestly what we'd build, and what you'd own at the end.