Navigating Retail’s New Reality- What to Expect at Digital Retail Africa 2026? – IT News Africa

Navigating Retail’s New Reality- What to Expect at Digital Retail Africa 2026? – IT News Africa

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The retail industry is undergoing rapid transformation, and the upcoming Digital Retail Africa 2026 is set to prepare businesses for the challenges and opportunities ahead. With global players such as Amazon, Temu, and Shein revolutionizing the African retail market, and grocery deliveries reshaping consumer expectations, businesses face unprecedented disruption. Digital Retail Africa 2026 will provide attendees…

Digital Retail Africa 2026: Where RetailTech and Ecommerce Converge for Africa’s Future

Digital Retail Africa 2026: Where RetailTech and Ecommerce Converge for Africa’s Future

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Retail in Africa is undergoing a profound transformation. Fueled by rapid technological adoption, shifting consumer expectations, and the rise of connected commerce, the industry is pivoting from traditional practices toward digital-first models that are more agile, personalised, and efficient. Against this backdrop, Digital Retail Africa 2026 has emerged as the premier platform for leaders, innovators,…

Digital Retail Africa 2026: Where RetailTech and Ecommerce Converge for Africa’s Future – IT News Africa

Digital Retail Africa 2026: Where RetailTech and Ecommerce Converge for Africa’s Future – IT News Africa

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Retail in Africa is undergoing a profound transformation. Fueled by rapid technological adoption, shifting consumer expectations, and the rise of connected commerce, the industry is pivoting from traditional practices toward digital-first models that are more agile, personalised, and efficient. Against this backdrop, Digital Retail Africa 2026 has emerged as the premier platform for leaders, innovators,…

Canada’s Best Digital Retail Experiences Revealed: WOW 2026

Canada’s Best Digital Retail Experiences Revealed: WOW 2026

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Canada’s digital retail landscape appears to be settling into a period of relative stability, according to the WOW Digital 2026 study from Léger. After years of disruption, acceleration, and forced experimentation driven by the pandemic and its aftermath, the latest findings suggest that online retail performance is no longer swinging wildly year over year. Instead,…

Why most retail AI projects are failing – and what ready organisations do differently

Why most retail AI projects are failing – and what ready organisations do differently

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NEWSLETTER INSIGHTS 21 January, 2026 | by Patrick Overall Interview with Jason Roos, CEO of Cirrus Retailers spent 2024 and 2025 buying AI tools. According to Jason Roos, CEO of contact centre platform Cirrus, they’ll spend 2026 working out why most of them didn’t work as expected. “The industry thought being ready meant switching the…

Adobe Reports AI-Driven Traffic Surges Across Industries, Retail Experiences Biggest Gains

Adobe Reports AI-Driven Traffic Surges Across Industries, Retail Experiences Biggest Gains

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The 2025 holiday season didn’t just break spending records, it marked a turning point for how consumers discover and choose brands. A record $257.8 billion was spent online, including more than $4 billion per day for 25 days during the 2025 holiday season, up from 18 days in 2024. Buy Now Pay Later services also reached a $20 billion milestone and traffic to retail sites from generative…

LuisaViaRoma Selects XY Retail to Power a New Era of In-Store Innovation and Omnichannel Excellence

LuisaViaRoma Selects XY Retail to Power a New Era of In-Store Innovation and Omnichannel Excellence

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Classified in: Science and technology, BusinessSubject: PDT FLORENCE, Italy, Jan. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — LuisaViaRoma, the iconic fashion retailer known for blending heritage Florentine craftsmanship with digital-forward innovation, has selected XY Retail as the technology partner for its next-generation physical retail strategy. As part of the company’s broader restructuring and modernization plan, XY Retail will…

From experimentation to execution: how AI in retail…

From experimentation to execution: how AI in retail…

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The implementation of AI tools has increased across the retail sector in 2025 with 64 per cent of respondents to KPMG’s 2025 Intelligent Retail report saying they are deploying generative AI tools and 47 per cent stating the technology has become core to their business.   “Retailers have moved from pilots to production,” says Anya Minbiole, business strategy…

AI Is Reshaping Retail Search in Canada

AI Is Reshaping Retail Search in Canada

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Artificial intelligence has moved from experimentation to everyday use, yet its most immediate impact on retail is not operational efficiency. According to the newly released Trend Report 2026 from Shikatani Lacroix Design, AI is quietly transforming how consumers search for information, products, and brands, with consequences that many retailers are not fully prepared for. While companies continue…