HOW ONE RETAILER USED AI TO TURN ‘OUT-OF-STOCK' INTO IN-STORE TRAFFIC

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The Salvation Army turned sold-out items into a successful campaign by using AI to create urgency. Instead of promoting available products, the ads featured recently sold pieces, triggering FOMO. With Gemini and Nano Banana, raw inventory images became high-end editorial visuals in just 30 days. The campaign lowered cost per store visit by 138% and delivered a 2.6X higher CTR than Google benchmarks.