In-store Inefficiencies Cost Retail $196 Billion Retailers are accelerating investments in store intelligence technology at record levels, yet operational inefficiencies continue to rise according to Coresight Research’s annual The State of In-Store Retailing 2026 study
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Fri, 29 May 2026 01:00:00 +0100https://www.retailtechnology.co.uk/rss.xml/news/8688/in-store-inefficiencies-cost-retail-196-billion//news/8688/in-store-inefficiencies-cost-retail-196-billion/
Lowe’s winning with AI US home improvement retailer Lowe’s has revealed that its AI assistant is driving improved sales online as well as better customer metrics in its store network
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Google to launch Universal Cart Tech giant Google is launching Universal Cart – an intelligent shopping cart and a new hub for shopping on Google
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Wed, 27 May 2026 01:00:00 +0100https://www.retailtechnology.co.uk/rss.xml/news/8688/in-store-inefficiencies-cost-retail-196-billion//news/8686/google-to-launch-universal-cart/
bound and UN:IK boost SEO Manchester-based fashion brands bound and UN:IK have appointed fashion SEO agency Verde Digital to lead their organic search strategy
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Tue, 26 May 2026 01:00:00 +0100https://www.retailtechnology.co.uk/rss.xml/news/8688/in-store-inefficiencies-cost-retail-196-billion//news/8685/bound-and-un:ik-boost-seo/
ASOS launches AI stylist Fashion retailer ASOS has launched ASOS Stylist, a new AI powered commerce experience that brings immersive fashion discovery to ChatGPT through products and video content
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Fri, 22 May 2026 01:00:00 +0100https://www.retailtechnology.co.uk/rss.xml/news/8688/in-store-inefficiencies-cost-retail-196-billion//news/8684/asos-launches-ai-stylist/
John Lewis launches TikTok Shop John Lewis has launched AI-powered shopping features and kicked off a 90-day trial run on TikTok Shop
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Thu, 21 May 2026 01:00:00 +0100https://www.retailtechnology.co.uk/rss.xml/news/8688/in-store-inefficiencies-cost-retail-196-billion//news/8639/john-lewis-launches-tiktok-shop/
Shoezone joins TikTok trend Shoezone, the online and in-store footwear retailer, has launched their first social shopping channel on TikTok shop
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The Tectonic Shift in Retail Nobody’s Talking About Imagine you can get anything you want — from dog food to a gold coin — delivered to your door in under ten minutes, at next-to-zero delivery cost, and cheaper than the local brick-and-mortar store.
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Etsy launches app in ChatGPT Etsy’s app in ChatGPT is now live in beta, allowing users to search and compare Etsy items directly in conversation
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Ulta Beauty expands Uber partnership More than 1,500 Ulta Beauty stores have been added to the Uber Eats marketplace
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Fri, 15 May 2026 01:00:00 +0100https://www.retailtechnology.co.uk/rss.xml/news/8688/in-store-inefficiencies-cost-retail-196-billion//news/8680/ulta-beauty-expands-uber-partnership/
OTB Group shopping gets AI upgrade OTB Group (the parent company of Diesel, Maison Margiela, and Marni) and Google Cloud are collaborating to launch a new generative AI-powered shopping experience
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Ace Hardware enlists AI support Hardware products supplier Ace Hardware has launched ‘Hey ARMA,’ an AI-powered assistant designed to support its red-vested associates with real-time information and guidance
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Boot Barn to deploy new POS platform Lifestyle retailer Boot Barn has announced plans to deploy the Aptos ONE point-of-sale (POS) platform as it looks to streamline IT operations and empower associates
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PODCAST: What to look out for in 2026! Author, analyst and publisher Miya Knights gives her take on what to expect from retail technology in 2026!
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H&M names new CIO Fashion retailer H&M Group has names Diego Teijeiro Ruiz as its new CIO, effective 25 May.
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POCO sitting comfortably with new WMS German furniture retailer POCO has gone live with a new warehouse management system (WMS) from Infios at its Trebbin logistics centre
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MACH X 2026: Spotlight on agent-ready retail Retailers are finding that AI deployments and scale depend less on models than on disciplined data, architecture and governance, Miya Knights, Retail Technology Publisher, reports
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TomTom drives skills with AI Location technology brand TomTom is partnering with AI learning platform HowNow as it transitions to a skills-based organisation
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Retail Technology Show 2026: AI talk turns practical 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
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Ulta Beauty gets AI makeover Cosmetics retailer Ulta Beauty has launched agentic commerce across Google surfaces and introduced Ulta AI, a new AI shopping assistant
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