Retail stories
Freight and energy costs are feeding May price rises, with over 40% of retailers and transport firms planning increases, ONS data show.
Enterprise AI projects across Europe will move beyond pilots as the tie-up targets secure deployment inside core business processes.
Retailers are bearing the cost as millions of valid card payments are challenged, leaving banks to refund GBP £3.5 billion in a year.
Enterprises adopting AI will get new tools to assess model behaviour as ITC Infotech adds LayerLens' Stratix platform to its testing suite.
Businesses can now keep customer conversations seamless as Quiq adds live voice support and a new brand identity for its service platform.
Experts say AI is accelerating ransomware attacks, shrinking the patching window and forcing organisations to overhaul defences and recovery plans.
The consultancy is betting on growing demand for better use of planning software as companies seek tighter inventory control and more reliable forecasting.
Transporeon rolls out AI-powered Natural Language Search for carriers, aiming to speed freight bookings and cut clicks across Europe and North America.
Enterprises running AI across multiple sites may cut latency and costs as the partners link cloud, edge hardware and Kubernetes management.
The new layer is meant to help brands and retailers keep product data aligned as AI-led shopping and retailer requirements become more complex.
Merchants could win back lost sales as tokenised checkout trims friction, reduces card-not-present fraud and keeps payment data in bank rails.
The acquisition gives marketers new tools to track brand visibility as AI-led discovery reshapes how shoppers find products online.
Customers in healthcare, education and venues can add Wi-Fi 7 capacity without major power or switching upgrades, Extreme said.
Retailers are using category management to cut waste, avoid empty shelves and respond faster to cost-of-living pressures and supply shocks.
Cleaner address records can cut failed deliveries, trim costs and lift conversions as retailers chase faster, more reliable eCommerce fulfilment.
Retailers risk losing sales as shoppers expect offers and recommendations to update instantly, not hours after they signal intent.
Australian firms with solar and batteries can now trade flexibility for extra revenue as PowerSync’s new software targets the National Electricity Market.
Employers are facing deeper fake-job and account-takeover risks as Daon ties verification to hiring, access and recovery checks.
Many small businesses may delay investment and hiring unless the Federal Budget delivers tax relief and help with rising costs.
Advertisers could gain better timing and higher engagement as KERV.ai links scene-level cues in video to shopping prompts.
