CASE STUDY: Cloud move secures Maggs Bros’ heritage Antiquarian bookseller Maggs Bros moves its entire server estate to Microsoft Azure, safeguarding irreplaceable provenance records and laying the foundation for growth
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Governed speed: retailers slow down to scale AI agents Governance, product data and the build-or-buy question shape agentic progress, Miya Knights, Retail Technology Publisher, reports from MACH X Amsterdam
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Wed, 07 Oct 2026 01:00:00 +0100https://www.retailtechnology.co.uk/rss.xml/news/8778/case-study:-cloud-move-secures-maggs-bros-heritage//news/8777/governed-speed:-retailers-slow-down-to-scale-ai-agents/
Knitwell names new digital exec Apparel retail group Knitwell has named Angelica Munson to the newly created role of chief digital and customer data officer
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Foundations first: retailers ready IT stacks for agentic commerce Composable foundations are setting the pace for agentic commerce, Miya Knights, Retail Technology Publisher, discovers at MACH X Amsterdam
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PODCAST: AI and the future of shopping In the latest episode of the Retail Technology podcast Counter Culture, analyst, writer and RT publisher Miya Knights joins host Bruce Ackland to chat agentic AI, forthcoming events and the launch of her new book The Future of Shopping!
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Fri, 02 Oct 2026 01:00:00 +0100https://www.retailtechnology.co.uk/rss.xml/news/8778/case-study:-cloud-move-secures-maggs-bros-heritage//news/8760/podcast:-ai-and-the-future-of-shopping/
Lowe’s in drone delivery first Lowe’s has become the first home improvement retailer to offer drone delivery
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Bots welcome: Vercel CTO urges retailers to open up to agents Retailers must befriend AI shopping agents rather than block them, Vercel’s chief technology officer tells Miya Knights, Retail Technology Publisher, at MACH X Amsterdam
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Mon, 28 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0100https://www.retailtechnology.co.uk/rss.xml/news/8778/case-study:-cloud-move-secures-maggs-bros-heritage//news/8773/bots-welcome:-vercel-cto-urges-retailers-to-open-up-to-agents/
StyleSmuggler attack compromises over 3,800 Magento and Adobe Commerce stores Over 3,800 online stores are said to have been compromised in a mass hacking incident that exploited a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting Adobe Commerce and Magento.
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Mon, 28 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0100https://www.retailtechnology.co.uk/rss.xml/news/8778/case-study:-cloud-move-secures-maggs-bros-heritage//news/8774/stylesmuggler-attack-compromises-over-3800-magento-and-adobe-commerce-stores/
Macy’s using AI to boost replenishment Iconic US department store Macy’s is adding an AI forecast overlay capability to it’s replenishment ops
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Retail AI Forum 2026: Foundations before Ferraris Validify’s Retail AI Forum weighed retailers’ AI appetite against their readiness to deliver it, Miya Knights, Retail Technology Publisher, discovers.
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Fri, 25 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0100https://www.retailtechnology.co.uk/rss.xml/news/8778/case-study:-cloud-move-secures-maggs-bros-heritage//news/8770/retail-ai-forum-2026:-foundations-before-ferraris/
The Entertainer finds new digital partner Toy chain The Entertainer is teaming up with THG Ingenuity to accelerate its digital transformation and find new ways for customers to shop for toys online and in-store
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NRF Europe 2026: Domain depth divides retail’s AI contenders The startups and scale-ups showing at Retail’s Big Show Europe converged on a single bet: general-purpose AI models are not enough for retail, Miya Knights, Retail Technology Publisher, discovers
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Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0100https://www.retailtechnology.co.uk/rss.xml/news/8778/case-study:-cloud-move-secures-maggs-bros-heritage//news/8769/nrf-europe-2026:-domain-depth-divides-retails-ai-contenders/
NRF Europe 2026: Two roads to retail reinvention Żabka Group and Debenhams used retail’s latest regional technology event to argue opposite routes to reinvention: one rebuilding stores at industrial scale, the other abandoning them, Miya Knights, Retail Technology Publisher, reports
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Tue, 22 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0100https://www.retailtechnology.co.uk/rss.xml/news/8778/case-study:-cloud-move-secures-maggs-bros-heritage//news/8768/nrf-europe-2026:-two-roads-to-retail-reinvention/
Skechers finds automation partner Lifestyle and footwear brand Skechers has selected KNAPP as technology partner for one of Europe’s largest fashion and footwear automated logistics projects
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Rapid returns: mobile underpins in-store loyalty backbone Wi-Fi limitations and looming venue-safety law strengthen the case for in-store cellular coverage, Miya Knights, Retail Technology Publisher, discovers during a recent webinar
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The Innovation Line Retail Futures Senior Partner, IGD, Toby Pickard on the store that thinks and why the next retail revolution is intelligence
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Amazon adds ChatGPT option to ads Brands will be able to extend their advertising campaigns into conversational experiences on ChatGPT as part of a new partnership between Amazon and OpenAI
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Tue, 15 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0100https://www.retailtechnology.co.uk/rss.xml/news/8778/case-study:-cloud-move-secures-maggs-bros-heritage//news/8762/amazon-adds-chatgpt-option-to-ads/
NRF Europe 2026: Futurist foresight meets retail AI reality Day one of the second Retail’s Big Show in Europe paired a futurist’s case for radical adaptability with Marks & Spencer’s unvarnished account of a four-year AI transformation, Miya Knights, Retail Technology Publisher, reports.
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Tue, 15 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0100https://www.retailtechnology.co.uk/rss.xml/news/8778/case-study:-cloud-move-secures-maggs-bros-heritage//news/8764/nrf-europe-2026:-futurist-foresight-meets-retail-ai-reality/
Target launches AI photo search US retail chain Target has launched AI-powered photo search built directly into the Target app
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Mon, 14 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0100https://www.retailtechnology.co.uk/rss.xml/news/8778/case-study:-cloud-move-secures-maggs-bros-heritage//news/8761/target-launches-ai-photo-search/
Dollar General turns to AI US discount retailer Dollar General is implementing AI in partnership with Relex Solutions to coordinate planning across its network
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