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Quick Service Restaurant Chains Are Using AI to Fix the Part Customers Actually See

By Sachin Mohan | April 1, 2026

"Operators recognize that the next phase of growth will come from modernizing how restaurants run across every channel."

Gap Skips the Website. Shoppers Will Soon Be Able to Buy Directly in Gemini.

By Sachin Mohan | March 25, 2026

The Agentic Sizing Protocol enables a much more personalized agentic decision process that goes beyond size and captures a shopper's unique fit preference.

OpenAI Tried to Own the Cart. Walmart Took It Back.

By Sachin Mohan | March 24, 2026

Starting the week of March 25, Walmart's own chatbot, Sparky, will begin operating inside ChatGPT.

Kroger Appoints Milen Mahadevan Chief Data and AI Officer

By Sachin Mohan | March 23, 2026

"With data and data science at the core of our ongoing and accelerated transformation, Milen will lead Kroger's AI journey."

Retail Is Firing. Walmart Is Training. One of Them Is Wrong.

By Sachin Mohan | March 19, 2026

"We as big employers should be actively engaged in trying to equip our employees to be prepared for a world that is AI enabled and automated."

Jefferies Names Walmart and Target as Retail's AI Supply Chain Frontrunners

By Sachin Mohan | March 16, 2026

Walmart and Target are turning AI into a supply chain advantage. Jefferies says the rest of retail is watching, and running out of time.

AI Won't Save Your Holiday Quarter. But It Might Save Your Business

By Mukundan Sivaraj | March 4, 2026

Best Buy and Target just reported the same disappointing results. One of them has a clearer story about what comes next

Best Buy's Holiday Quarter Breaks a Winning Streak

By Mukundan Sivaraj | March 4, 2026

Retailer beats on profit but misses revenue, while doubling down on AI shopping experiences

Walgreens Saved $500 Million Using Robots. Now Comes the Hard Part.

By Sachin Mohan | March 2, 2026

"Pharmacy is really at a turning point. We're focusing on modernising our model for the long term, and that means investing in the next generation of pharmacy"

Burger King’s AI Is Listening

By Mukundan Sivaraj | March 2, 2026

Burger King is piloting a headset assistant that tracks service language and manages kitchen systems

Lowe’s Q4 Earnings Point to a New Operating Model

By Mukundan Sivaraj | February 26, 2026

As big-ticket demand lags, the company is wiring artificial intelligence into conversion, Pro sales, and cost control

According to Walmart, AI Doesn’t Work If People Don’t

By Mukundan Sivaraj | February 24, 2026

Walmart’s mass training push suggests the bottleneck in corporate AI adoption may be worker readiness, not software

Wakefern’s AI System Now Runs Across 380 Stores

By Mukundan Sivaraj | February 23, 2026

Under President Mike Stigers, the cooperative has rolled out new systems across marketing and distribution

Nordstrom’s AI Effort Is Focused on the Basics

By Mukundan Sivaraj | February 19, 2026

The department store is focusing on procurement analytics and customer support before chasing bigger bets

Urban Outfitters Deploys Agentic AI to Automate Retail Reporting

By Sachin Mohan | February 17, 2026

Urban Outfitters deploys agentic AI to slash weekly reporting from hours of spreadsheets to instant, actionable insights for faster retail decisions.

Inside Macy’s Network Investment in AI and Automation

By Sachin Mohan | February 16, 2026

Bold New Chapter proves Macy's can execute, but can it reinvent?

Instacart’s Three-Year Growth High Comes Amid AI Expansion

By Mukundan Sivaraj | February 13, 2026

The company says productivity gains across engineering teams paralleled stronger transaction volume and margin expansion

Target Among First to Test Ads Inside ChatGPT

By Mukundan Sivaraj | February 10, 2026

Early traffic data pushed the retailer to test ads where product discovery is starting to happen

Kroger’s Next CEO Inherits an AI System That Has to Work

By Mukundan Sivaraj | February 9, 2026

Greg Foran steps in as the grocer bets automation and data can finally show up in prices, availability, and margins

AI is Collapsing Decision Overhead in Grocery’s Hardest Orders

By Mukundan Sivaraj | February 5, 2026

Platforms like Albertsons’ Celebrations show how complex purchases are being normalized