Global coffeehouse chain Starbucks is deploying NomadGo Inventory AI technology across its more than 11,000 locations in North America.

The same gravitational pull now appears to be guiding Amazon’s logistics strategy.

Asda has renewed and expanded its collaboration with Microsoft in what it describes as “one of the largest technology deals in UK retail.”

The centre offers products across more than 30 categories including home, kitchen, groceries, beauty and electronics.

Best Buy is rolling out “store takeover” ad packages starting next year. This means any brands can dominate physical real estate in Best Buy stores.

With delivery in as little as 30minutes, the service aims to offer increased convenience and flexibility to customers, with fast doorstep deliveries for urgent healthcare orders, speedy beauty buys or last-minute gifts.

Half (50%) of shoppers who have tried generative AI (GenAI) on retail sites say it’s always or often helpful.

It will leverage its middle-mile electric HGV fleet, which is already used to power the back end of its parcel delivery network, for its roster of brands, which includes Nespresso, Zara, and H&M brands.

The integration combines Mastercard’s virtual card technology with Oracle’s B2B platform, embedding payments directly into the Oracle Cloud ERP.