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PODCAST: What to look out for in 2026!
Published 07.05.26 by Retail Technology
Author, analyst and publisher Miya Knights gives her take on what to expect from retail technology in 2026!#appointments
H&M names new CIO
Published 06.05.26 by Retail Technology
Fashion retailer H&M Group has names Diego Teijeiro Ruiz as its new CIO, effective 25 May.#WMS
POCO sitting comfortably with new WMS
Published 05.05.26 by Retail Technology
German furniture retailer POCO has gone live with a new warehouse management system (WMS) from Infios at its Trebbin logistics centre#AI
TomTom drives skills with AI
Published 30.04.26 by Retail Technology
Location technology brand TomTom is partnering with AI learning platform HowNow as it transitions to a skills-based organisation#AI
Retail Technology Show 2026: AI talk turns practical
Published 29.04.26 by Miya Knights
Retailers focus less on AI hype and more on the data, infrastructure and operational change needed to make it work, writes Miya Knights, Retail Technology Publisher#AI
Ulta Beauty gets AI makeover
Published 28.04.26 by Retail Technology
Cosmetics retailer Ulta Beauty has launched agentic commerce across Google surfaces and introduced Ulta AI, a new AI shopping assistant#sustainability
Modern Milkman delivers sustainability
Published 27.04.26 by Retail Technology
Modern Milkman, the British scale-up reimagining the traditional milk round, has become the first company in the UK to introduce the home-compostable bread bag from Treetop Biopak to its customers#CX
Heron Foods flying with CX upgrade
Published 24.04.26 by Retail Technology
Value supermarket chain Heron Foods has enhanced CX with a new communications platform#delivery
B&Q names Ireland delivery partner
Published 22.04.26 by Retail Technology
UK home improvement retailer B&Q has selected XPO Logistics as its new home delivery partner in Ireland#automation
The Home Depot acquires automation firm
Published 20.04.26 by Retail Technology
US home improvement retailer The Home Depot has acquired SIMPL Automation which uses advanced engineering and AI technology to help distribution facilities operate faster and more efficiently#RTS26
This week at the Retail Technology Show 2026
Published 20.04.26 by Retail Technology
With the 2026 Retail Technology Show (RTS) starting this Thursday we round up five things you won’t want to miss at the event, which connects retail’s changemakers with tech innovators.#AI
Innovation Line: Technology is maturing with age
Published 16.04.26 by Toby Pickard
As EuroShop celebrated its 60th birthday this February in Düsseldorf, Germany, there was one overarching theme that emerged at the “world’s number one retail trade fair” writes Toby Pickard, Retail Futures Senior Partner, IGD#AI
Iceland turns to AI for inventory
Published 15.04.26 by Retail Technology
Frozen food supermarket Iceland will transform the way it manages inventory and replenishment with a new AI partnership#marketplaces
Foot Locker teams with DoorDash
Published 14.04.26 by Retail Technology
Sports shoe retailer Foot Locker will bring its footwear and apparel brands do the DoorDash marketplace#AI
Gap turns to AI platform
Published 13.04.26 by Retail Technology
Fashion retailer Gap Inc and its family of brands is to upgrade to a new AI platform from Inspectorio#appointments
The Home Depot names new CTO
Published 10.04.26 by Retail Technology
US home improvement giant The Home Depot has named Franziska Bell as its new chief technology officer#ESL
Walmart Mexico expands ESL partnership
Published 09.04.26 by Retail Technology
Walmart de México y Centroamérica is expanding its collaboration with AI digitisation company Vusion#SEO
Superdry in SEO partnership
Published 08.04.26 by Retail Technology
Fashion brand Superdry & Co has appointed Verde Digital as its new SEO agency following its recent rebrand#checkout
Scotmid Co-op completes rollout of assisted checkout solution
Published 07.04.26 by Retail Technology
Scotmid Co-op has completed the rollout of assisted checkout solution from 4POS, enhancing CX, streamlining operations and future-proofing its store estate#Easter
Happy Easter
Published 02.04.26 by Retail Technology
Everyone at Retail Technology would like to wish all celebrating a very Happy Easter.
