Retail stories - Page 2

Lush UK speeds supplier payments as automated accounts payable platform halves processing time and links more than 4,000 invoices a month to Xero.

Poor product information is pushing up retail returns and turning shoppers away, with Akeneo research saying clearer data could protect margins and loyalty.

Stelia and Nokia link AI platform and networking tech to help enterprises run governed, reliable workloads across distributed sites.

Birmingham eCommerce consultancy Cake unveils new brand identity after its strongest year yet, with nine hires and Shopify Premier Partner status.

Britons are set to spend GBP £2.39bn on Easter treats and outings this year, but Parcelhero says growth is slowing as shoppers turn cautious.

British Business Bank joins Eurazeo-led Series C for Dexory as warehouse robotics scale-up expands overseas and targets new markets.

Omnissa warns AI tools are surging across workplace devices while patching, encryption and stability gaps widen, especially in regulated sectors.

Syndigo unveils Synapse, an agentic AI platform to automate complex product data workflows for brands and retailers at scale.

Gen Z in the UK face the steepest surge in online scam attempts as AI-powered fraud grows more convincing and younger shoppers stay less wary.

Most European organisations lack clear plans to rapidly shut down AI in a crisis, raising fresh concerns over governance and accountability.

Wipro unveils an NVIDIA-powered AI data centre stack to help global enterprises shift AI from isolated pilots to secure, scaled operations.

Ecommpay has been shortlisted in three Retail Systems Awards, spotlighting its payments innovation and in-house fraud prevention tools.

Logitech promotes 22-year veteran Yalcin Yilmaz to chief commercial officer, succeeding long-serving sales and marketing leader Quin Liu.

OXIL unveils a safeguarding-based blueprint to fight online scams, shifting responsibility from individuals to coordinated organisational action.

Millennials, Gen Z and Baby Boomers want very different green data, forcing brands to tailor sustainability messaging by age group.

UK retailers step up TikTok and AI shopping experiments as social feeds overtake high streets and search as the place to discover products.

Boots signs long-term deal with XPO to run East Midlands transport hubs, adding digital tracking and carbon monitoring to its network.

Hexaware launches Agentverse, a governed AI agent platform with 600+ prebuilt agents to scale automation across enterprise operations.

3DiVi charts a six-stage global face recognition lifecycle to 2026, showing regions split by regulation pace, infrastructure and politics.

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.