Retail stories - Page 3
Altimetrik named major contender in Everest Group QE assessment
Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
Altimetrik has been named a major contender in Everest Group's latest PEAK Matrix for enterprise quality engineering services.
BioCatch warns AI agents will supercharge online fraud
Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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fintech
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martech
BioCatch warns AI shopping agents will turbocharge online fraud, urging banks and retailers to distinguish helpful bots from criminal misuse.
Summa Equity buys Peoplesafe to boost worker safety
Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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saas
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hcm
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risk & compliance
Summa Equity has bought workforce safety provider Peoplesafe from ECI Partners to back its tech-enabled resilience strategy and expansion.
Akeneo unveils AI‑driven Winter Release for agentic commerce
Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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cx
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martech
Akeneo launches an AI‑driven Winter Release to power “agentic commerce”, speeding product data from enrichment to activation for AI buyers.
Five9 & Google Cloud launch unified AI contact centre CX
Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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uc
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Five9 and Google Cloud unveil a joint AI-powered CX platform, unifying contact centre workflows and customer data across all channels.
AI in eCommerce delivery to headline London TDC 2026
Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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data analytics
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cx
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martech
AI-powered eCommerce delivery will top the agenda at London's TDC 2026, featuring Mary Portas, Arka Dhar and closing keynote Richard Ayoade.
Diligent buys 3rdRisk to boost AI vendor risk tools
Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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supply chain
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risk & compliance
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erp
Diligent snaps up AI-native vendor risk specialist 3rdRisk to sharpen third-party oversight and speed audit readiness for clients.
Organisations face widening skills gap for AI roles
Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
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data science
Over half of firms cannot hire the data and AI talent they need, with mid-sized businesses and industrial sectors hit hardest, Emergn warns.
Fluent Connect uses AI to speed retail integrations
Tue, 13th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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cx
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martech
Fluent Commerce unveils Fluent Connect, using AI to slash retail system integration times from months to days across key platforms.
Rove unveils AI platform to speed brands' global growth
Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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saas
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data analytics
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digital transformation
UK start-up Rove has launched an AI market intelligence platform promising faster, cheaper global expansion for consumer brands.
Retailers warned of post-holiday surge in chargebacks
Sat, 10th Jan 2026
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data analytics
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crypto
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fintech
Retailers urged to brace for early-year spike in chargebacks as mobile shopping and buy now, pay later fuel record US holiday spend.
AI notebook prices drop as retailers face tough trade-offs
Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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semiconductors
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digital transformation
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supply chain
AI notebook prices across Europe have slumped by a third, pushing the tech into the mainstream as retailers juggle volume against margins.
Generational split widens over cards, wallets & checkout
Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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biometrics
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crypto
Younger shoppers embrace digital wallets and self-checkouts as older customers stick with cards and staff, widening a payments generation gap.
Forter unveils AI copilot to tackle surging fraud risk
Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
Forter launches Prism AI copilot and fresh benchmarks as agentic activity soars 2,107% and automated fraud attempts jump 202%.
Snowflake brings Google Gemini 3 AI models to Cortex
Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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manufacturing
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Snowflake will run Google's Gemini 3 AI models natively in Cortex, keeping enterprise data in-platform while deepening Google Cloud ties.
Black Friday fuels record December spike in returns
Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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martech
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supply chain
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omnichannel
Black Friday splurge triggers record December returns surge as ReBound warns rapid send-backs are straining retailers' peak operations.
xtype sees surge in demand for ServiceNow governance
Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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data protection
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devops
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digital transformation
xtype sees demand surge as global firms race to tighten ServiceNow governance and prepare AI-driven change across sprawling estates.
SafePay ransomware zeroes in on smaller firms
Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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data protection
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ransomware
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advanced persistent threat protection
SafePay ransomware is quietly crippling small firms, with leaked data showing over 90% of victims are SMBs and many attacks never disclosed.
1Kosmos & Reality Defender unite to combat deepfakes
Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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data protection
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surveillance
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biometrics
1Kosmos and Reality Defender have teamed up to embed real-time deepfake detection into remote identity checks amid a surge in AI fraud.
SLK named Major Contender for AI app transformation
Mon, 29th Dec 2025
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
SLK named Major Contender in Everest Group 2025 AI app transformation ranking as enterprises rush to modernise legacy tech for AI at scale.