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Instacart Acquires Arpalus to Advance Real-Time Shelf Intelligence Across Grocery Retail
Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, today announced its acquisition of Arpalus, a computer vision company that has developed shelf intelligence technology purpose-built for grocery retail.
Delivery Hero launches agentic AI assistant to help local shops and restaurants grow faster
Delivery Hero (the “Company” or the “Group”), the world’s leading local delivery platform, today unveiled its new agentic AI assistant that helps neighborhood shops and restaurants to seamlessly accelerate their business.
Do Restaurants need a chief AI Officer
McDonald’s and Wingstop have added CAIOs to their C-suites as they look to level up their AI plans, joining a growing movement in the corporate world.
Delhaize Boosts Grocery Forecast Accuracy with SymphonyAI Replenishment Platform
Delhaize has deployed SymphonyAI’s artificial intelligence (AI)-driven demand forecasting and replenishment technology across 600 affiliated stores and five distribution centres in Belgium
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From RetailNOW 2026: Ready or Not, AI-Powered Data Analytics is your future
Jim Roddy, President of RSPA blog from the RetailNow Tradeshow discussing the future of new technologies
Michaels launches AI Shopping assistant
Ask Mike was developed from concept to a production-grade AI in only six weeks, according to Paul Tepfenhart, global director of retail industry strategy and solutions at Google Cloud.
How Amazon's AI shopping assistant makes hundreds of millions of products feel personal
Doug Herrington, Amazon's CEO of Worldwide Stores, explains why conversational AI is the next format shift in retail—just as the catalog gave way to the search bar.
Kohl's debuts Gemini-Powered AI Assistant in time for back-to-school shopping
Kohl’s unveiled its latest artificial intelligence (AI) tool, urging back-to-school shoppers to give the technology a try for school supplies recommendations and other use cases.
Customers can now type requests and preferences into the AI platform to help build their carts and discover new items.
Safeway plugin comes to ChatGPT
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In the age of AI, Home Depot's stores have never been more relevant - While the retailer has been ramping up its AI-powered offerings, it aims to provide a frictionless experience across a customer's shopping journey, wherever that may be.
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Grocers are quickly embracing AI, research shows - More than 2/3's of food retailers polled by FMI in early 2026 said they employ the technology, compared with 47% a year ago
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Amazon announces 3 AI-powered innovations to get packages to customers faster - Amazon's latest AI advances in delivery location accuracy, product demand prediction, and intelligent robotics will help benefit customers and employees alike.
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10 trends and predictions for retail in 2026 - NRF's experts on what to watch in 2026
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Brookshire Brothers rolls out AI tool for planning promotions - The Texas-based grocer said the tech implementation will help it better execute deals and measure their performance.
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Schnuck Markets to launch Agentic AI shopping Assistant - Regional grocery chain plans to individualize its shopping experience with the help of next-gen artificial intelligence
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Starbucks' AI Inventory Tool Comes Up Short - The coffee company has shut down the AI program launch last year by NomadGo.
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Taco Bell Expands Drive-Thru Voice AI to Nearly 900 Restaurants - Taco Bell’s expansion of drive-thru voice AI to nearly 900 U.S. restaurants is one of the largest deployments yet of automated order-taking technology in the quick-service restaurant industry.
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Apparel retailers are turning to AI as supply chain regulations tighten in the US and Europe - As the US & Europe tighten their supply chain regulations, apparel retailers face an urgent task: map & trace layers of their supply chains to gain full visibility into what's happening
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Kroger launches AI shopping assistant - Kroger is launching its newest AI Shopping Assistant — a smarter, simpler way to plan meals, discover products and find value, however customers choose to shop
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Safeway plugin comes to ChatGPT - Customers can now type requests and preferences into the AI platform to help build their carts and discover new items.
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Shopify Credits AI for 34% Revenue Growth in Q2 2026 - Shopify reported another quarter of accelerated growth in the second quarter of 2026, and executives attributed a meaningful share of that momentum to artificial intelligence
