Retail Technology News: September update
· Source: chainstoreage.com
In short
Retailers focused their September 2026 technology efforts on driverless trucks, AI-powered shopping, in-store kiosks and inventory management. Highlights include Ikea's full deployment of Kodiak driverless trucks in its U.S. supply chain, Tractor Supply's first automated distribution center, and JD Sports' agentic commerce rollout with Algolia. Other notable moves came from Sam's Club, Tapestry, H&M, Morrisons and Pilot, spanning predictive analytics, RFID inventory tracking and self-order kiosks.
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Tags: retail, supply chain, automation, inventory, logistics, kiosks