Retail Supply Chain News

  1. WHSmith North America Media Network Taps ISM To Launch Retail Media Network Across U.S. Airports 1/13/2026

    In-Store Marketplace (ISM), the retail industry's first centralized platform for digital in-store media integration, today announced a strategic partnership with WHSmith North America Media Network, powered by SMG (WHS Media), one of the country's largest specialty retailers with a nationwide airport footprint of more than 350+ stores.

  2. Tulip Launches Outreach Plus 1/12/2026

    Tulip, the leader in modern retail store operations and engagement technology, today announced the launch of Outreach Plus, a revolutionary multichannel communications platform designed to drive significant top-line revenue lift by transforming how retailers build customer loyalty at the local level.

  3. JD Deploys Cutting-Edge Technology To Enable Direct Purchases Through AI Platforms 1/12/2026

    JD Sports Fashion plc (JD Group), a leading global omnichannel retailer of sports fashion brands, today announces it will enable customers to use AI platforms to search for and purchase sports footwear, apparel and accessories – all in a single click without leaving the apps.

  4. Wayfair Partners With Google To Advance AI-Powered Shopping For The Home 1/12/2026

    Wayfair Inc. (NYSE: W), the destination for all things home, is a foundational partner that co-developed Google's Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), an open standard designed to enable more seamless, secure interactions between AI agents and retailers' platforms.

  5. Bloomreach Announces Loomi Connect, Bringing Your Brand's Search Intelligence To The OpenAI Marketplace 1/12/2026

    Bloomreach, the AI company for personalization, today announced Loomi Connect, making the company’s product discovery technology available through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Loomi Connect brings a brand's ecommerce search intelligence directly into ChatGPT and other conversational AI platforms.

  6. Jumpmind CX Connect Modernizes Retail Checkout, Integrating Payments Into Interactive Customer Displays 1/12/2026

    NRF 2026 - Jumpmind, a leader in innovative retail solutions, today announced an industry-first – the addition of integrated payments within a customer-facing interactive display at the Point of Service (POS), enabling shoppers to be fully engaged and empowered throughout the checkout process – the “last-mile” of the customer journey.

  7. Simbe Unveils Tally 4.0: The Next Generation Of Autonomous Retail Robot Powering Store Intelligence Via Physical AI 1/12/2026

    Simbe, the global leader in retail shelf digitization and store intelligence, today announced the launch of Tally 4.0, the most advanced generation of its shelf-scanning robot and the flagship data capture method of its Store Intelligence™ platform.

  8. Lightspeed Commerce Launches A New Multi-Brand Shopping And Ordering Experience In The Marketplace 1/12/2026

    Lightspeed Commerce Inc. (NYSE: LSPD) (TSX: LSPD) ("Lightspeed" or the "Company"), the unified omnichannel platform powering ambitious retail, golf, and hospitality businesses in over 100 countries, today unveiled a new centralized, multi-brand shopping and ordering experience within its Marketplace, marking a significant evolution of Lightspeed's wholesale offering.

  9. Walmart And Google Turn AI Discovery Into Effortless Shopping Experiences 1/11/2026

    Today, Walmart Inc. and Google share plans to launch a new experience that pairs the intelligence of Google’s Gemini with Walmart and Sam’s Club’s unmatched assortment, value and convenience, to make shopping more intuitive, reliable and perfectly aligned with the rhythms of everyday life.

  10. Honeywell Unveils AI-Enabled Technology To Personalize In-Store Shopping With Google Cloud 1/11/2026

    Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) today announced the launch of an AI-enabled retail solution developed in collaboration with Google Cloud and 66degrees that leverages Google's Gemini and Google Cloud's Vertex AI platform to transform the in-store shopping experience for retailers worldwide.