{"id":17188,"date":"2026-07-11T16:08:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T16:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/retail-technology-180\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T16:08:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T16:08:52","slug":"retail-technology-180","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/retail-technology-180\/","title":{"rendered":"Retail Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/online-workshops-list\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-496\" src=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png\" alt=\"Retail Online Training\" width=\"729\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png 729w, https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90-300x37.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><\/p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><body id=\"wp_automatic_ReadabilityBody\"><rss xmlns:atom=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2005\/Atom\" version=\"2.0\"><br \/>\n<channel>\n    <link\/>https:\/\/retailtechnology.co.uk\/<br \/>\n    <title>Retail Technology<\/title>\n    <link href=\"https:\/\/retailtechnology.co.uk\/rss.xml\" rel=\"self\" type=\"application\/rss+xml\"\/>\n    <description>Retail Technology RSS news feed RSS news feed<\/description><br \/>\n    <language>en-gb<\/language><br \/>\n    <copyright>Copyright 2026 Retail Technology RSS news feed<\/copyright><br \/>\n    <image><br \/>\n        <title>Retail Technology<\/title><br \/>\n        <width>144<\/width><br \/>\n        <height>23<\/height>\n        <link\/>https:\/\/retailtechnology.co.uk\/<br \/>\n        <url>https:\/\/www.retailtechnology.co.uk\/images\/logo_rss.gif<\/url><br \/>\n    <\/image><br \/>\n    <item><br \/>\n        <title>World Cup fever creates light fingers<\/title><br \/>\n        <description>Instances of retail theft jumped 16% in the lead-up to England\u2019s World Cup match with Mexico on Monday<\/description>\n        <link\/>https:\/\/www.retailtechnology.co.uk\/rss.xml\/news\/8717\/world-cup-fever-creates-light-fingers\/\/news\/8717\/world-cup-fever-creates-light-fingers\/\n        <pubdate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0100<\/pubdate>\n        <guid ispermalink=\"true\">https:\/\/www.retailtechnology.co.uk\/rss.xml\/news\/8717\/world-cup-fever-creates-light-fingers\/\/news\/8717\/world-cup-fever-creates-light-fingers\/<\/guid><br \/>\n    <\/item><br \/>\n    <item><br \/>\n        <title>Agentic AI raises the stakes on retail ID foundations<\/title><br \/>\n        <description>AI agents are entering retail systems faster than most retailers can govern them, and the remedy starts with identity foundations the sector never got right for humans: Miya Knights, Retail Technology Publisher, reports<\/description>\n        <link\/>https:\/\/www.retailtechnology.co.uk\/rss.xml\/news\/8717\/world-cup-fever-creates-light-fingers\/\/news\/8716\/agentic-ai-raises-the-stakes-on-retail-id-foundations\/\n        <pubdate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0100<\/pubdate>\n        <guid ispermalink=\"true\">https:\/\/www.retailtechnology.co.uk\/rss.xml\/news\/8717\/world-cup-fever-creates-light-fingers\/\/news\/8716\/agentic-ai-raises-the-stakes-on-retail-id-foundations\/<\/guid><br \/>\n    <\/item><br \/>\n    <item><br \/>\n        <title>GXO expands Co-op contract<\/title><br \/>\n        <description>GXO Logistics has announced a five-year transport contract expansion with Co\u2011op<\/description>\n        <link\/>https:\/\/www.retailtechnology.co.uk\/rss.xml\/news\/8717\/world-cup-fever-creates-light-fingers\/\/news\/8715\/gxo-expands-co-op-contract\/\n        <pubdate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0100<\/pubdate>\n        <guid ispermalink=\"true\">https:\/\/www.retailtechnology.co.uk\/rss.xml\/news\/8717\/world-cup-fever-creates-light-fingers\/\/news\/8715\/gxo-expands-co-op-contract\/<\/guid><br \/>\n    <\/item><br \/>\n    <item><br \/>\n        <title>Supply chains, not price, are grocery&#8217;s new battleground<\/title><br \/>\n        <description>China&#8217;s AI-native grocery supply networks are becoming an exportable competitive weapon, Miya Knights, Retail Technology Publisher, discovers<\/description>\n        <link\/>https:\/\/www.retailtechnology.co.uk\/rss.xml\/news\/8717\/world-cup-fever-creates-light-fingers\/\/news\/8714\/supply-chains-not-price-are-grocerys-new-battleground\/\n        <pubdate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0100<\/pubdate>\n        <guid ispermalink=\"true\">https:\/\/www.retailtechnology.co.uk\/rss.xml\/news\/8717\/world-cup-fever-creates-light-fingers\/\/news\/8714\/supply-chains-not-price-are-grocerys-new-battleground\/<\/guid><br \/>\n    <\/item><br \/>\n    <item><br \/>\n        <title>US bill confirms staffing at self-checkouts<\/title><br \/>\n        <description>Rhode Island Gov. 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