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Iceland uses AI to boost stock availability across UK
Software-as-a-Service

Iceland uses AI to boost stock availability across UK

Iceland deploys AI-driven replenishment across more than 1,000 UK stores to improve stock levels, cut waste and reduce lost sales.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
Co-op extends VoCoVo headset rollout to 2,300 stores
Customer Experience

Co-op extends VoCoVo headset rollout to 2,300 stores

Co-op signs five-year VoCoVo deal to roll out upgraded S5 Pro headsets to 2,300 UK stores, boosting safety and service on the shop floor.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Smart CT wins Toshiba deal to support 32 UK retailers
DataCentre infrastructure

Smart CT wins Toshiba deal to support 32 UK retailers

Smart CT secures three-year Toshiba deal to maintain tills and tech for 32 UK high street retailers, handling 10,000 callouts annually.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026

Global Stories

Supermarkets stories

Unpacking the Impact of Agentic Commerce Across ANZ
Digital Transformation

Unpacking the Impact of Agentic Commerce Across ANZ

Woolworths and Google push AI shopping agents into retail as loyalty schemes face a real-time test in the emerging agentic commerce era.

By Jonathan Reeve • 5 min read • Last month
Forsana expands retail reach across New Zealand & Australia
Agricultural Technology

Forsana expands retail reach across New Zealand & Australia

Forsana wins nationwide retail deals in New Zealand and targets Australian growth, with products set to reach more than 600 stores.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2026
AoFrio moves Chief Revenue Officer James Rice to Atlanta
Software-as-a-Service

AoFrio moves Chief Revenue Officer James Rice to Atlanta

AoFrio shifts Chief Revenue Officer James Rice to Atlanta to spearhead US growth and deepen global ties for its connected cooler tech.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Explainer: The digital shock that ended Sanity's reign
Partner Programmes

Explainer: The digital shock that ended Sanity's reign

Once a 400-store giant of CDs and DVDs, Sanity has shrunk to a regional chain as downloads, streaming and rising costs reshape retail.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026
Fashion & electronics lead global eCommerce price swings
Data Analytics

Fashion & electronics lead global eCommerce price swings

Fashion and electronics see the sharpest online price swings, as Decodo data shows retailers repricing items every few hours worldwide.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 21st Feb 2026
Ethique founder launches tablets to replace soft drinks
Supply Chain

Ethique founder launches tablets to replace soft drinks

Ethique founder Brianne West unveils Incrediballs, plastic-free effervescent tablets aiming to replace bottled soft drinks worldwide.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2026
Technology and the Shift in Managing 'Personalised Offers'
Data Analytics

Technology and the Shift in Managing 'Personalised Offers'

Retailers are racing from blunt discounts to AI-driven one-to-one offers, promising sharper margins and loyalty in APAC's crowded market.

By Jonathan Reeve • 7 min read • Mon, 9th Feb 2026
Pricer unveils targeted Pricer Avenue shelf-edge platform
Digital Signage

Pricer unveils targeted Pricer Avenue shelf-edge platform

Pricer launches Pricer Avenue, a modular, battery-free shelf-edge platform for targeted premium aisles and promotion-heavy store zones.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Supermarkets stories

Visa adds Australian banks to AI payments programme
Digital Transformation

Visa adds Australian banks to AI payments programme

Visa expands Agentic Ready programme to Australian banks and fintechs as ANZ, NAB and others trial AI-led payments with tighter controls.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week
FairPrice to roll out smart carts across Singapore stores
Smart Cities

FairPrice to roll out smart carts across Singapore stores

FairPrice Group to deploy smart carts, digital price cards and AI tools across 48 stores as its Singapore retail overhaul scales up by end-2026.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Security expert links NZ retail crime spike to inflation
Surveillance

Security expert links NZ retail crime spike to inflation

A security expert says NZ's retail crime 'wave' is overstated, blaming inflation and new reporting systems rather than a crime explosion.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Pharmacies urged to modernise retail tech for margins
Network Infrastructure

Pharmacies urged to modernise retail tech for margins

Canary IT warns pharmacies to modernise integrated retail tech and loyalty tools or risk eroding margins amid rising costs and competition.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
AoFrio hits record revenue as EBITDA jumps 40 percent
Data Analytics

AoFrio hits record revenue as EBITDA jumps 40 percent

AoFrio posts record NZD $83.2 million revenue as EBITDA jumps 40%, but tariff headwinds leave sales short of guidance for the year.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Daikin unveils DeVap evaporator range for Australia
DevOps

Daikin unveils DeVap evaporator range for Australia

Daikin launches DeVap evaporator range in Australia, targeting supermarkets, hospitality and cold chain sites with locally tailored designs.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026