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World Cup spending to hit GBP £4.5bn, warns survey
Customer Experience

World Cup spending to hit GBP £4.5bn, warns survey

Retailers face stock shortages as 84% of fans say they will travel for unavailable items, with average losses pegged at GBP £116,836.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Mon, 22nd Jun 2026
Poland expands SENT monitoring to clothing & footwear
Supply Chain

Poland expands SENT monitoring to clothing & footwear

Fashion and retail operators face shipment stoppages and penalties after Poland widened electronic reporting rules for transit cargo.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Mon, 27th Apr 2026
VoCoVo launches AI gateway for retailers' shop floors
Data Protection

VoCoVo launches AI gateway for retailers' shop floors

Retailers can now link existing AI tools to shop-floor staff through headsets, aiming to speed service without new hardware or retraining.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Apr 2026
Iceland uses AI to boost stock availability across UK
Software-as-a-Service

Iceland uses AI to boost stock availability across UK

Shoppers should see fewer empty shelves as the grocery chain rolls out AI-driven replenishment across more than 1,000 UK stores and online.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026
Frasers AI assistant lifts online sales conversion by 25%
DevOps

Frasers AI assistant lifts online sales conversion by 25%

Early tests suggest conversational search is helping shoppers buy more quickly, with the new tool lifting online sales conversion by up to 25%.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Sat, 11th Apr 2026
UK shoppers will pay more for seamless retail experience
Digital Transformation

UK shoppers will pay more for seamless retail experience

A survey of 2,000 UK consumers found convenience can lift spend, with younger shoppers most willing to pay for smoother retail journeys.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

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Lumana's focus on vertical applications for AI video surveillance platform
Smart Cities

Lumana's focus on vertical applications for AI video surveillance platform

Lumana's Principal Product Manager says its camera-agnostic AI platform is expanding beyond security into retail, healthcare and smart cities.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Thu, 6th Aug 2026
EasyPicky splits retail software into App & Platform
Software-as-a-Service

EasyPicky splits retail software into App & Platform

Retailers can now link shelf data to head-office action more quickly, as EasyPicky has split its offer into modular app and platform tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Jun 2026
Google unveils AI search & agent tools at I/O 2026
Personalisation

Google unveils AI search & agent tools at I/O 2026

Search now blends text, images and files as Google rolls out a single AI experience and background agents to over 1 billion users.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Thu, 21st May 2026
Europe retail tech shifts to higher-performance PCs
Storage

Europe retail tech shifts to higher-performance PCs

Consumers are prioritising pricier PCs over phones, as higher component costs and longer upgrade cycles lifted retail tech revenues across Europe.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 8th May 2026
OpenAI adds shopping tools to ChatGPT with visual discovery
Marketing Technologies

OpenAI adds shopping tools to ChatGPT with visual discovery

Shoppers using ChatGPT can now compare products side by side as OpenAI widens access to merchant-supplied pricing, reviews and features.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
AliExpress raises UK Brand+ price guarantee to £40
Marketing Technologies

AliExpress raises UK Brand+ price guarantee to £40

AliExpress boosts its UK Brand+ price promise, lifting per-item refunds to GBP £40 and monthly claim caps to GBP £160 on select goods.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Distributors stockpile as Phocas flags planning gaps
Data Analytics

Distributors stockpile as Phocas flags planning gaps

Distributors stockpile more inventory as a Phocas report warns planning gaps and data limits are raising costs and operational complexity.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

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Rapoo names Trustech as India distributor for AV gear
Unified Communications

Rapoo names Trustech as India distributor for AV gear

Hybrid offices across India should gain easier access to Rapoo's cameras and headsets after Trustech became its exclusive national distributor.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 19th Aug 2026
Commerce unveils AI-led eCommerce & payments updates
Digital Transformation

Commerce unveils AI-led eCommerce & payments updates

Merchants are set to gain faster checkout, broader payment options and AI shopping tools as Commerce expands its platform updates.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 6th May 2026
Wayvia updates Shoppable platform to track retail sales
Digital Transformation

Wayvia updates Shoppable platform to track retail sales

Brands can now tie ad spend more closely to real purchases, as Wayvia adds confirmed retail sales data to its updated shoppable platform.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 18th Apr 2026
Austin Group boosts delivery with new Melbourne DC
DevOps

Austin Group boosts delivery with new Melbourne DC

Austin Group's new Melbourne distribution centre brings logistics in-house, doubling capacity and hitting a 99.8% DIFOT delivery rate.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026