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Updated through Oct 7, 2026

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Oct 7, 2026
Industrynewspim.com

[단독] "내년엔 몇 벌 만들까" AI가 정한다…LF, 상품 발주에 첫 적용

기사입력 : 2026년10월07일 09:00 최종수정 : 2026년10월07일 09:00 AI 기반 매입 수량 결정 시작 매입형 브랜드 우선 적용 계획 [서울=뉴스핌] 김용석 기자 = LF가 인공지능(AI)으로 시즌 전 판매 수요를 예측해 내년 봄·여름(27SS) 상품 매입 수량을 정하기 시작한 것으로 확인됐다. ... 7일 유통업계에 따르면 LF는 패션 의류 이미지를 AI로 분석해 색상·소재·스타일 등 속성을 자동으로 분류한다. 이를 토대로 시즌이 시작되기 전 판매 수요를 예측하고, 어떤 상품을 몇 개 들여올지 정하는 데 활용하고 있다. 상품과 수량을 얼마나 빨리 정하느냐가 중요한 매입형 브랜드가 먼저 적용 대상이 됐다. 시즌 전...

Oct 5, 2026
Competitordigitalcommerce360.com

Nike Digital sales decline 13% as job cuts loom

### Nike is reshaping its Digital business after another quarter of ecommerce declines, including a 28% drop in Greater China. Nike Digital sales fell 13% year over year in the retailer’s fiscal Q1 2027, marking the ecommerce business’s 11th consecutive quarter of declines. Overall, Nike’s revenue declined 4% to $11.2 billion for the quarter ended Aug. 31...

Oct 5, 2026
Industryretaildive.com

Gap unveils AI-assisted shopping, three decades after its first website | Retail Dive

, three decades after its first website | Retail Dive # Gap unveils AI-assisted shopping, three decades after its first website Starting Monday, customers can get recommendations from the Alta Daily and Daydream platforms. Banana Republic and Old Navy are also launching conversational shopping agents. Published Oct. 5, 2026 Daphne Howland Lead Reporter Ga...

Oct 3, 2026
Platformcnbc.com

Meta Muse shopping: How checkout, payments and privacy work

# Meta's Muse can shop and check out for you. Here's how it works ... - Meta’s personal agent can search retail sites, surface products and prepare a purchase for your approval. - The social media giant announced a slate of partnerships with Walmart, Gap, Sephora, Expedia, Wayfair, Best Buy and others. - Shoppers still have concerns about price-gouging wi...

Oct 2, 2026
Competitordeseret.com

Nike has the stars. Can they help bring the brand back? – Deseret News

## Caitlin Clark’s debut signature shoe nearly sold out in 2 hours ... The sportswear giant reported Thursday that Q1 revenue fell 4% to $11.21 billion, missing Wall Street expectations, while sales in Greater China dropped 26%. Nike also warned that revenue could fall by a high-single-digit percentage in fiscal 2027. ... During an analyst call on Thursda...

Oct 1, 2026
Competitormarkets.financialcontent.com

FinancialContent - NIKE, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2027 First Quarter Results

- Sport Offense continued to drive momentum across priority sports - Taking actions to reposition NIKE Sportswear, Jordan Brand, and Greater China - Announces Pace, an operating model transformation to scale the success of the Sport Offense NIKE, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) today reported fiscal 2027 financial results for its first quarter ended August 31, 2026. Exe...

Sep 30, 2026
Supplierretail-insider.com

Salesforce Brings AI Agents Closer to Checkout and Store Inventory at Dreamforce

Salesforce is pushing artificial intelligence deeper into the retail transaction, expanding technology that allows AI agents to help shoppers find and compare products, answer questions and move through checkout while drawing on the commerce systems behind the purchase. The company’s Dreamforce conference, held in San Francisco from September 15 to 17, pr...

Sep 30, 2026
VF & brandmarketchameleon.com

DoorDash Adds Macy’s and VF Brands to Its Retail Marketplace, With...

# DoorDash Adds Macy’s and VF Brands to Its Retail Marketplace, With $7.99 Dasher Returns Rolling Out Nationwide 30 September 2026, 9:43 AM ... DoorDash (DASH) announced an expansion of its retail Marketplace, adding new partnerships across apparel, beauty, and home. The newly available brands include Macy’s, Anthropologie, and VF Corporation brands The N...

Sep 30, 2026
Industryunite.ai

Geekplus Expands LPP Logistics Partnership to 1,600 Robots in Poland – Unite.AI

Warehouse robotics company Geekplus has expanded its partnership with LPP Logistics, the in-house logistics provider of multinational fashion group LPP, scaling an automated fulfilment operation that now runs more than 1,600 autonomous robots across two LPP Logistics sites in Poland, the company announced on September 30, 2026. Geekplus said the expansion...

Sep 30, 2026
Industryfinancialcontent.com

Riachuelo Advances Autonomous Customer Experience with Genesys Cloud Agentic Virtual Agent | FinancialContent

Published at September 30th 2026, 8:00 AM EDT via Business Wire Brazilian fashion retailer increases customer satisfaction by 60% while enabling 84% self-service resolution and reducing technology costs by 26% Genesys®, a global leader in agentic orchestration for customer experience (CX), today announced that Riachuelo, one of Brazil’s leading fashion re...

Sep 29, 2026
Competitorglobenewswire.com

GXO and Columbia Sportswear Company Launch 10-Year

# GXO and Columbia Sportswear Company Launch 10-Year Strategic Logistics Relationship in Europe September 29, 2026 07:00 ET | Source: GXO Logistics Strategic partnership delivers operational continuity today and a multi-year plan to strengthen Columbia Sportswear's European supply chain PARIS, France, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GXO Logistics, Inc....

Sep 29, 2026
Competitorretailtechinnovationhub.com

JD Sports updates on RFID programme as Germany goes live 1,000 stores milestone is reached — Retail Technology Innovation Hub

JD Sports updates on RFID programme as Germany goes live 1,000 stores milestone is reached ... Dan McGrath, JD Group Customer Operations, JD Sports, has taken to social media to provide an update on the retailer’s RFID programme, which involves various countries and thousands of stores. In a LinkedIn post, McGrath said: “This week, our final country goes ...

Sep 26, 2026
Competitorcontainer-news.com

Maersk takes over management of PUMA’s US distribution network - Container News

Maersk has begun managing PUMA’s North American distribution network, covering three highly automated warehouses with a combined footprint of approximately 2.3 million square feet. The facilities are located in California, Arizona and Indiana. They support orders for PUMA’s retail stores, wholesale customers and e-commerce operations. The agreement expand...

Sep 25, 2026
VF & brandprtimes.jp

ティンバーランドは宮下貴裕氏が設立したNumber (N)ine by Takahiro Miyashitaと初のコラボレーションGINZA SIX期間限定POP-UPを記念したスペシャルブーツを発売 | VFジャパン株式会社のプレスリリース

ティンバーランドは宮下貴裕氏が設立したNumber (N)ine by Takahiro Miyashitaと初のコラボレーションGINZA SIX期間限定POP-UPを記念したスペシャルブーツを発売 | VFジャパン株式会社のプレスリリース ... ティンバーランドは、日本のファッションシーンを代表するデザイナーである宮下貴裕氏が設立したブランド「 Number (N)ine by Takahiro Miyashita (ナンバーナイン バイ タカヒロミヤシタ)」との初のコラボレーションアイテムを発表いたします。 本コラボレーションは、2026年10月1日(木)よりGINZA SIXにオープンするTimberland期間限定POP-UPストアを記念して実現しました。 今回登場するスペシャルモデルは、Ti...

Sep 25, 2026
Industrydigitalcommerce360.com

AI becomes larger part of Stitch Fix strategy as Q4 revenue grows

### The growth came despite a modest drop in active clients. Stitch Fix said it ended Q4 with roughly 2.28 million active clients, down 1.4% year over year. However, revenue per active client rose 7.8%, reaching a record $592. ... Customers spent more, while the company also pointed to growing adoption of its Vision AI tool. For its fiscal 2026 ended Aug....

Sep 24, 2026
Supplieritsupplychain.com

Descartes Expands AI Innovation with Agent that Helps Reduce Global Trade Data Research & Analysis Time by Up to 90% - IT Supply Chain

# Descartes Expands AI Innovation with Agent that Helps Reduce Global Trade Data Research & Analysis Time by Up to 90% ... Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced the Descartes Datamyne™ AI Agent, a new conversational AI capability that helps sourcing, sales, suppl...

Sep 24, 2026
VF & branditnk.co.kr

VF코퍼레이션, 2분기 매출 28억 달러…순부채 21% 감축 < 기업+사람 < 지구촌 Global + < 뉴스 < 기사본문 - 국제섬유신문

VF코퍼레이션, 2분기 매출 28억 달러…순부채 21% 감축 < 기업+사람 < 지구촌 Global + < 뉴스 < 기사본문 - 국제섬유신문 ... ## Vans -9%·The North Face +6%·Timberland +7%…브랜드별 명암 Dickies 6억달러 매각 추진…영업이익률 11.2% ... VF가 2026 회계연도 2분기(9월 27일 종료)에 28억 달러의 매출을 기록하며 전년 동기 대비 2% 성장했다고 28일 밝혔다. 순부채는 1년 전보다 21% 줄었다. ... 브랜드별로는 Vans 매출이 전년 대비 9% 감소했으나, 지난해 같은 기간 -11%에서 낙폭을 축소했다. The North Face와 Timberland는 ...

Sep 24, 2026
VF & brandretailboss.co

Timberland Adds One Nation Paris to Its International Retail Rollout – RetailBoss

Timberland Adds One Nation Paris to Its International Retail Rollout – RetailBoss # Timberland Adds One Nation Paris to Its International Retail Rollout ## Timberland expands its Paris-area retail footprint with a new outlet store at One Nation Paris in Les Clayes-sous-Bois. Published: Sep 24, 2026 11:52 AM By Sam Ohemeng Table of Contents 1. A New Outlet...

Sep 24, 2026
Competitormaersk.com

Maersk and PUMA Expand Partnership to Unlock Greater Value from PUMA's U.S. Distribution Network | Maersk

# Maersk and PUMA Expand Partnership to Unlock Greater Value from PUMA's U.S. Distribution Network Summary: Maersk is now managing three highly automated PUMA distribution centers across the U.S., helping the brand get products to wholesale customers, PUMA stores and online shoppers more quickly and efficiently. 24 Sep 2026 Table of contents ... Charlotte...

Sep 23, 2026
Competitoritpro.com

‘We have an ambition to be the world's most desired premium footwear brand’: How Dr Martens is working with Salesforce to create ‘agentic experiences’ for customers | IT Pro

‘We have an ambition to be the world's most desired premium footwear brand’: How Dr Martens is working with Salesforce to create ‘agentic experiences’ for customers | IT Pro ... Customer satisfaction at Dr Martens was slipping, but agents are helping turn things around By Ross Kelly Published 23 September 2026 In Features 7 min read (Image credit: Getty I...

Sep 23, 2026
Competitorsgbonline.com

EXEC: JD Sports CEO Says Hibbett and DTLR Parent “Not Waiting” for Nike Recovery | SGB Media Online

On JD Sports Fashion’s analyst call for its first-half results, CEO Régis Schultz said the UK-based chain is “not waiting” for Nike to recover and is aggressively shifting orders to performance running, hotter brands such as On and Salomon, and newer non-sneaker styles that are “gaining momentum.” ... On August 20, JD reduced its full-year profit guidance...

Sep 22, 2026
Supplierinvestor.wedbush.com

Attentive Releases New AI Pro and AI Reporting Functionality, Helping Brands Turn Customer Signals Into Higher-Value Engagement

Attentive Releases New AI Pro and AI Reporting Functionality, Helping Brands Turn Customer Signals Into Higher-Value Engagement ... Frye reports 13% overall revenue lift with Attentive AI Pro Suite Attentive®, the omnichannel marketing platform for retailers, apparel brands and e-commerce companies redefining how brands and people connect through relevant...

Sep 22, 2026
Competitordiginomica.com

What’s up doc? How Dr Martens re-invented Customer Service with Salesforce

Summary: : The global footwear brand is tapping into Salesforce's portfolio of offerings, including Service Cloud and Agentforce. ... brand Dr. ... 66 years old, and one of ... most recognized and loved in the world ... But over the last ... years it has seen ... steady decline in customer satisfaction. ... As a results, in 2025 the company embarked on a ...

Sep 21, 2026
Suppliersalestechstar.com

True Fit and Glance Bring Fit Intelligence to Agentic Commerce for Hundreds of Millions of Shoppers

Commerce for Hundreds of ... True Fit, the global leader in fit and sizing intelligence, and Glance, an AI personal shopping platform transforming the way consumers discover and shop, announced a collaboration to integrate True Fit’s personalized size and fit recommendations into Glance’s agentic commerce experience. ... The collaboration will combine Gla...

Sep 19, 2026
Supplierinfomarine.net

Infomarine On-Line Maritime News - GXO deploys 127 robots at Netherlands logistics hub for Guess

GXO Logistics and Exotec have deployed a new automated fulfillment system at GXO’s facility in Venlo, the Netherlands. ... The facility supports fashion company Guess across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. ... The new system includes 127 robots. It can process between 40,000 and 70,000 pieces per day. ... 2,200 order lines per hour ... Exotec’s ...

Sep 19, 2026
Platformcontentgrip.com

Scintilla moves toward AI commerce intelligence

# Walmart is turning Scintilla into an AI commerce intelligence layer ... Walmart is adding Marketplace data, alerts and deeper conversational AI to Scintilla, shifting supplier analytics toward guided action. ... Walmart Data Ventures is preparing to turn Scintilla from a supplier analytics portal into a broader commerce intelligence layer. The roadmap b...

Sep 18, 2026
Suppliermartechedge.com

IKI Uses AI to Improve Promotion Forecasting

# IKI Uses SymphonyAI to Improve Promotional Forecasting Across 250 Stores Business Wire Published on : Sep 18, 2026 ... Lithuanian grocery retailer IKI is deploying SymphonyAI's Promotional Evaluation and Promotional Planning solutions across its 250-store network, reporting an improvement of more than 10 percentage points in promotional forecast accurac...

Sep 18, 2026
Competitorus.fashionnetwork.com

Mbappé signs up for On’s push into football in blow to Nike - FashionNetwork USA

s push into ... in blow to ... - FashionNetwork USA ... By Bloomberg Published September ... 2026 # Mbappé signs up for On’s push into football in blow to Nike By Bloomberg Published September 18, 2026 On Holding AG has signed French superstar Kylian Mbappé as a partner in developing football products and representing the brand, mounting a bold challenge ...

Sep 17, 2026
Industryin-supply.co.uk

Cellboy deploys Anchanto OMS across 200-plus stores | IN Supply

Cellboy deploys Anchanto OMS across 200-plus stores | IN Supply ... Cellboy is deploying Anchanto order management across 200-plus Philippine stores. The system connects warehouse, retail, and online inventory, replacing delayed manual reconciliation with real-time operating data. ... - Cellboy is connecting more than 200 Philippine stores with its wareho...

Sep 17, 2026
Competitorretailcustomerexperience.com

Crocs deploy customer support agents | Retail Customer Experience

Crocs deploy customer support agents | Retail Customer Experience ... Crocs, a casual footwear retailer, has replaced a scripted self-service support approach with a conversational shopping and support experience. ... The retailer has deployed an Agentforce-powered tool, called Rivet, that brings shopping and customer support together in a single conversa...

Sep 17, 2026
Industryretailwit.com

Coach and Kate Spade products purchasable within Google Search as shopper behaviours evolve – RetailWit

Tapestry is bringing Coach and Kate Spade into Google’s AI shopping ecosystem, making products purchasable directly from Google Search, including AI Mode, and the Gemini app. Now, when shoppers discover a Coach or Kate Spade item while using Gemini or AI Mode, a “Buy” button appears inline. After selecting their product, customers can complete checkout in...

Sep 16, 2026
Supplierprnewswire.com

Raspberry AI Transforms How Fashion Brands Go From Concept To Commerce With Launch Of New Agentic Platform

Used by Leading Brands Including SKIMS, ALO, Beyond Yoga, Walmart, Steve Madden and Oscar de la Renta, Raspberry AI Now Connects Design, Merchandising, Wholesale, Marketing and E-Commerce in One Unified Platform ... NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Raspberry AI, the company helping brands move at the speed of inspiration, today announced a major e...

Sep 15, 2026
Supplierroboticstomorrow.com

GXO and Exotec partner to advance fashion fullfilment for Guess in the Netherlands | RoboticsTomorrow

otec partner to advance fashion fullfilment for ... ### GXO and Exotec partner to advance fashion fullfilment for Guess in the Netherlands ... Visit https://www.exotec.com/ for further information A fully integrated Skypod® system processes up to 70,000 pieces per day, increasing throughput capacity and enabling GXO to scale operations for Guess across E...

Sep 15, 2026
Competitorretailgazette.co.uk

Guess deploys 127 warehouse robots to ramp up fulfilment

Guess deploys 127 warehouse robots to ramp up fulfilment ... Fashion retailer Guess has bolstered its automated fulfilment system with the deployment of 127 warehouse robots at its GXO Logistics Venlo, Netherlands facility. ... The Skypod system, supplied by warehouse robotics specialist Exotec, includes 60,000 rack locations, eight goods-to-person pickin...

Sep 14, 2026
Industryretailtimes.co.uk

Retail Insight launches AI analytics platform that turns retail questions into actions

Retail Insight launches AI analytics platform that turns retail ... Retail Insight, the AI-powered retail operations platform trusted by the world’s leading retailers, today announced the launch of DecisionInsight, a new part of its AI-powered retail operations platform that lets retail teams ask a question of their operational data in plain language and ...

Sep 13, 2026
Supplierinfomarine.net

Infomarine On-Line Maritime News - NFI expands eCommerce network with new California fulfillment center

NFI has expanded its eCommerce network with a new fulfillment operation in Eastvale, California. ... The new facility strengthens NFI’s bi-coastal fulfillment strategy and supports the growth of an apparel customer on the US West Coast. ... NFI said the Eastvale location will improve replenishment cycles, delivery speeds and time-to-consumer across key ma...

Sep 13, 2026
Competitorrenascence.io

Levi's ERP Overhaul Lays Groundwork for AI Strategy, CDTO Says — Renascence

Levi's ERP Overhaul Lays Groundwork for ... Strategy, CDTO Says — Renascence ... Levi Strauss's Chief Digital and Technology Officer Jason Gowans says a global ERP and data modernisation programme is the foundation for the retailer's AI strategy for both staff and shoppers. ... Levi Strauss & Co's Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Jason Gowans, has se...

Sep 12, 2026
Competitortrendmachina.com

Skechers to build automated Belgium distribution hub

# Skechers plans automated European logistics hub in Belgium by Herbert Got ... · 12. September 2026 ... Skechers has chosen Knapp to deliver the automation for a new European distribution centre in Liège, Belgium. The facility will cover about 230,000 m² and provide more than 3.3 million storage locations, making it one of the largest automated projects ...

Sep 10, 2026
Platformtipsheet.ai

Amazon’s agentic ad stack takes shape - tipsheet.ai

The agenda for Amazon Ads’ unBoxed event later this month in San Francisco offers a clear picture of where its advertising architecture is headed: advertisers set the objective, budget and constraints while agents handle planning, creative, execution, optimization and measurement. ... Amazon Ads is building around Ads Agent, MCP connectivity (see open bet...

Sep 10, 2026
Supplierunite.ai

NVIDIA and Palantir Announce Sovereign AI Stack for Supply Chains – Unite.AI

NVIDIA and Palantir Technologies announced on September 10, 2026, a collaboration to bring sovereign AI to critical supply chains, with the jointly built AI stack first being deployed inside NVIDIA’s own supply chain operations. ... The stack brings NVIDIA’s Nemotron open models into Palantir Foundry and Palantir’s Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP), ...

Sep 10, 2026
Industryretailtechinnovationhub.com

Streetwear brand Patta reopens US market after tariffs issues with Reveni cross-border technology — Retail Technology Innovation Hub

reopens US market after ... issues with Reveni ... Streetwear brand Patta says it has reopened sales to the United States after deploying Reveni’s cross-border technology, allowing it to ship 4,000 parcels to American customers in a single product drop after tariffs had previously forced the brand to stop serving the market. ... Patta, known for its limit...

Sep 10, 2026
Industryretailboss.co

LTK Launches AI Chatbot for Creator Led Shopping Discovery – RetailBoss

LTK Launches AI Chatbot for Creator Led Shopping Discovery – RetailBoss ... ## LTK is bringing AI into shopping discovery with the launch of LTK AI, a chatbot built into its app that helps users figure out what to wear, style, pack, gift, or buy next by pulling from creator recommendations already on the platform. Published: Mar 10, 2026 9:42 AM Updated: ...

Sep 10, 2026
Industrydiginomica.com

Chief Digital & Technology Officer Jason Gowans reveals change is in the jeans at Levi’s

Summary: : Global ERP and data modernization stitch together an AI vision for employees and shoppers at Levi’s Levi's Chief Digital & Technology Officer Jason Gowans ... There’s a gold rush on as firms jostle for GPUs and hope that AI will create a glittering boom for their bottom line. AI has already put a shine on processes and customer service for a fi...

Sep 10, 2026
Platformvogue.com

Meta’s New Muse AI Agent Can Shop For You | Vogue

Meta is adding an AI agent to its social media universe. On Tuesday, it launched Muse, a personal AI agent that will sit inside WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook, and can act autonomously to do everything from messaging friends to planning a night out, to outfit shopping for a holiday. ... Muse is a personal AI assistant that users can talk to “just like m...

Sep 10, 2026
VF & brandprtimes.jp

2026年秋冬グローバルキャンペーン「The A-Z of Timberland」を始動 | VFジャパン株式会社のプレスリリース

2026年秋冬グローバルキャンペーン「The A-Z of Timberland」を始動 | VFジャパン株式会社のプレスリリース ... ## 地域を超えて受け継がれてきた人々、カルチャー、そしてストーリーを通じて、ティンバーランドの軌跡を“AからZまで”表現。カルチャーの中で育まれてきたブランドの物語を描くグローバルキャンペーン。 ... ティンバーランドは、このたびグローバルブランドキャンペーン 「The A-Z of Timberland」を開始します。 ... 本キャンペーンは、50年以上にわたりティンバーランドを支持し、その価値を形作ってきたコミュニティやカルチャー、そして人々に焦点を当てたプロジェクトです。ブランドの歴史を彩るアーカイブと現代のストーリーを掛け合わせ、ティンバーランドがカルチ...

Sep 8, 2026
VF & brandbaojiabao.com

天猫618期间 服饰巨头威富集团(VFC.US)宣布与天猫战略合作最新消息_报价宝

智通财经APP获悉,6月12日,服饰零售巨头威富集团(VFC.US)与天猫新品创新中心在杭州签署战略协议,未来双方将在针对本土的新品开发、新品类开发上展开更多合作。 ... 据悉,威富集团旗下Vans、The North Face、Timberland、Dickies、Kipling等品牌均已入驻天猫。2011年就开出的Vans天猫旗舰店,目前累计粉丝数已超1千万。 ... 早在2017年8月,威富集团就启动了和天猫新品创新中心的合作。2018年起至今,Vans、Kipling等品牌的天猫旗舰店均通过大资料来指导店铺运营。今年天猫618期间,威富集团旗下的一众品牌也表现出色。Vans 6月9日在天猫首发上线的哈利波特联名款新品,带动全店成交同比去年增长超200%。同一天,The North Face参与天...

Sep 7, 2026
Industrybiz.heraldcorp.com

Hyundai Livart Furniture adds AI search to online mall via Plateer's Genser - The Herald Business

Hyundai Livart Furniture adds AI search to online mall via Plateer's Genser - The Herald Business # Hyundai Livart Furniture adds AI search to online mall via Plateer's Genser ... AI search runs alongside existing engine via API; natural-language queries find products by size, material and more ... Plateer expands agentic commerce tool from fashion and fo...

Sep 6, 2026
VF & brandsnkrdunk.com

ONE PIECE x Timberland Collection Dropping [4th/7th September 2026] | SNKRDUNK Magazine

ONE PIECE x Timberland Collection Dropping [4th/7th September 2026] | SNKRDUNK Magazine 6th September 2026 EDT NEWS ## ONE PIECE x Timberland Collection Dropping [4th/7th September 2026] Celebrating the Mugiwara Store reopening, the ONE PIECE x Timberland capsule drops on 7th September 2026. Explore custom footwear and apparel expected to be a massive hit...

Sep 4, 2026
Platformtheregister.com

Anthropic lays groundwork for bots that shop for you

Anthropic has blueprints for building e-commerce bots that shop on behalf of clients. That's not something many consumers want at the moment, but the AI biz this week published a set of templates for Claude-based shopping agents and merchant agents in the hope of encouraging more e-commerce businesses to implement automated purchasing. ... Its blueprint "...

Sep 4, 2026
Competitorrallies.ai

Lululemon forecast cut hits shares, underscores challenge for next CEO - LULU News | Rallies

# Lululemon forecast cut hits shares, underscores challenge for next CEO ... Sept. 4 (Reuters) - Shares of Lululemon Athletica LULU.O fell about 18% in premarket trading on Friday after the sportswear maker cut its full-year forecast for a second time, underscoring the hurdles awaiting incoming CEO Heidi O'Neill. ... Lululemon, known for its high-priced s...

Sep 3, 2026
Industryd2233.cms.socastsrm.com

UK’s John Lewis looks to harness AI agent shopping in ‘difficult economy’ | MWC Sandbox/Syndication

LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) – John Lewis, Britain’s largest employee-owned retailer, is stepping up investment in content creation as customers increasingly find products through AI agents, seeking ​to keep them engaged in what it called a “difficult ‌economy”. ... The department store group said searches from AI agents had risen to 2.5% from just 0.3% a yea...

Sep 3, 2026
Industrydtcdispatch.com

Williams-Sonoma's AI Assistants Olive and Otto Are Driving Triple-Digit Revenue Gains - DTC Dispatch

- Olive, the AI culinary assistant on the Williams Sonoma site, has seen engagement grow 700% and associated revenue rise 620% year to date in 2026. - Otto, the Pottery Barn AI shopping assistant launched in August 2026, resolves more than 70% of customer engagements without a human representative. - Williams-Sonoma reported $1.96 billion in Q2 net revenu...

Sep 3, 2026
Suppliercxotoday.com

Maison RMI Eliminates 80 Hours of Manual Work Monthly With Centric Planning & Pricing

Home Media Coverage Maison RMI Eliminates 80 Hours of Manual Work Monthly With Centric Planning & Pricing ... ### Vietnam-based multi-brand retailer successfully implements Centric Planning & Pricing on schedule and within budget, creating a scalable foundation for future brand rollouts ... Centric Software is pleased to announce that Maison Retail Manage...

Sep 3, 2026
Platformthepaypers.com

Juspay launches Breeze Universal for AI shopping | The Paypers

Juspay has launched Breeze Universal, a pilot enabling brand discovery and shopping across AI platforms, including ChatGPT and Claude. ... The product is an extension of Breeze, Juspay's commerce technology platform, and allows shoppers to discover, compare, and purchase products from participating brands within a single AI conversation. According to the ...

Sep 2, 2026
Platformdigitalcommerce360.com

Anthropic debuts Claude features focused on agentic commerce

### Anthropic is introducing prebuilt shopper- and merchant-facing agent designs for Claude, with early users including Shopify, Visa, Mastercard and Accenture. ... Anthropic made its ambitions to compete against OpenAI and Google in agentic commerce clear with the release of new features for Claude, its suite of artificial intelligence (AI) tools. ... Th...

Sep 1, 2026
Suppliercnbc.com

OneRail launches new AI platform with Nvidia for retailer delivery

OneRail launches new AI platform with Nvidia for retailer delivery ... - Last-mile delivery company OneRail is launching a new platform with Nvidia to use AI to help retailers make faster and more efficient delivery decisions, the companies told CNBC exclusively. - The platform, called OmniStar, has already been deployed with a few customers. - OneRail sa...

Aug 31, 2026
Competitorkr-asia.com

Anta’s multibrand strategy continues to deliver in H1 2026 as its AI ambitions take shape

# Anta’s multibrand strategy continues to deliver in H1 2026 as its AI ambitions take shape ... across its brands ... Anta brand and ... Lai said the results ... the advantages of the group’s mult ... Lai said the Anta brand is becoming more focused in its product strategy, with a greater emphasis on professional sports products. At the same time, a highe...

Aug 31, 2026
Competitorbwretailworld.com

Anta Doubles India Store Target To 22, Eyes 150 Stores - BW Retail World

Chinese sportswear major Anta now plans 20-22 stores in India by end-2027, up from its earlier target of 10, and is considering cricket-specific products as it seeks a larger share of the country’s sportswear market ... Chinese sportswear maker Anta has doubled its near-term India retail ambition, with local partner Brandman Retail now targeting 20-22 sto...

Aug 31, 2026
Industrysupplychaindive.com

Dollar General deploys AI across distribution centers, stores | Supply Chain Dive

# Dollar General deploys AI across distribution centers, stores ... The retailer is using Relex Solutions’ supply chain platform to manage ordering schedules, lead times, supplier coordination and fulfillment methods. ... The front of a Dollar General store on July 25, 2023, in New Orleans. The discount retailer operates 21,000 stores and 34 distribution ...

Aug 30, 2026
Suppliersociedad-noticias.com

Cubbo asume la logística omnicanal de Panam para impulsar su expansión en México – Sociedad Noticias

##### Meta descripción: Cubbo integrará la operación logística de Panam para ecommerce, marketplaces, TikTok Shop y tiendas propias, con una proyección inicial de más de 30 mil piezas de calzado mensuales. ... Cubbo asumió a partir de agosto la operación logística integral de Panam, con una estrategia que conectará el comercio electrónico, marketplaces, T...

Aug 28, 2026
Industrydigitalcommerce360.com

Williams-Sonoma revenue from AI assistant grows 620% in Q2

Williams-Sonoma ... grows 620 ... Williams-Sonoma ... 620% in ... ### Building on last year’s launch of Olive — an AI assistant on the Williams Sonoma site — the retailer introduced Otto earlier this month across its Pottery Barn portfolio. Both assistants recommend products and connect shoppers with the company's free design services. ... Williams‑Sonoma...

Aug 26, 2026
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Blue Yonder’s New Agentic AI Tackles Retail’s Costliest Problems: Stockouts and Returns | MarketMinute

Bringing forecasting, inventory planning, fulfillment, customer service and returns onto the Blue Yonder Platform delivers unified decisioning ... Blue Yonder, the AI company for supply chain, today announced new retail innovations as part of its Cognitive Solutions portfolio, designed to help hardlines and softlines retailers move from insight to action ...

Aug 25, 2026
Competitormarketscreener.com

How Zalando approaches AI-powered content: accuracy, customer value and human judgement | MarketScreener

- AI is changing how Zalando produces content, helping us improve the customer experience. It enables teams to respond faster to trends, adapt content for local markets and build richer product experiences at scale. ... - The goal is to help customers make confident choices, not simply create more content. The same quality bar applies regardless of the to...

Aug 25, 2026
Industrysportico.com

Sneaker Industry in Turmoil as Dick's, Foot Locker Results Falter

Foot Locker Results F ... This summer, major shoe brands from Nike to Adidas to Under Armour to On have each expressed skittishness about the retail environment for sneaker sales. Consumers appear unwilling, or unable, to pay full price for athletic shoes. And on Tuesday, the chairman at Dick’s Sporting Goods—one of the largest global retailers selling sp...

Aug 24, 2026
Industryglossy.co

Willy Chavarria is testing an AI version of his voice for e-commerce

may soon be able to ... through his collections without actually being there. ... The designer is considering adding an AI-generated version of his own voice to his online shopping experience, allowing customers to hear from Chavarria while browsing products and asking questions. “At some point, you may even hear my voice talking,” Chavarria said in an in...

Aug 23, 2026
Industrytimesofindia.indiatimes.com

Aditya Birla Fashion brings AI-based virtual try-ons to its stores; PointAI powers the tech - The Times of India

Aditya Birla Fashion brings AI-based virtual try-ons to its stores; PointAI powers the tech - The Times of India ... Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL) showcased its AI-based virtual try-on technology at its Aditya Birla Fashion Excellence Day in Mumbai, with PointAI as its AI technology partner. At the event, PointAI is demonstrating an In-S...

Aug 23, 2026
Platformecommerce-times.com

Shopify’s Editions Summer 2026 Release: What Operators Actually Got – Ecommerce Times

Shopify’s biannual Editions release has become the commerce industry’s closest equivalent to an Apple keynote — equal parts product showcase and competitive signal. The Summer 2026 edition, which went live on July 29, included 150-plus announced changes spanning checkout, AI tooling, B2B, and international. But after six weeks of operator deployment, the ...

Aug 22, 2026
Platformppc.land

Etsy gains 36% in holiday sales, partly credited to Google AI Max

Feeds. The guide directs retailers to structure data for the Shopping Graph, sharing titles, descriptions and images alongside shipping speeds, return policies, sale prices and product ratings. It highlights new conversational attributes that pass customer questions and answers, variant options and use cases directly to Google's models. That data type was...

Aug 22, 2026
Competitorretail.economictimes.indiatimes.com

Levi's Expands Reach in India with Focus on Women's Wear and Premium Denim, ETRetail

s bets on bigger stores, women’s wear and denim lifestyle to drive next phase of India growth Levi's India is expanding its presence by increasing store square footage in key cities. The brand is prioritizing women's wear and tops, which show strong growth. Non-denim categories and premiumization through Red Loop are also key focus areas. Levi's aims to b...

Aug 21, 2026
Competitorcnbc.com

Why U.S. brands like Nike and Starbucks struggle in China

- Some American companies are losing influence in China as geopolitics, domestic competition and a lack of cultural relevance reshape what was once a lucrative market for the U.S. - Companies such as Nike, Starbucks and General Motors have seen their China businesses shrink over the past few years. - Other brands, such as Lululemon, Ralph Lauren and Kentu...

Aug 21, 2026
Industrywwd.com

How L’Oréal and OpenAI Are Changing Beauty Discovery in the Age of AI

News of L’Oréal’s partnership with OpenAI sent shock waves through the beauty industry this summer, turning the spotlight on the need for new ways to tackle the consumer journey in the age of AI. ... The beauty powerhouse has teamed up with the tech giant to provide enriched content to power AI searches. There is a Maybelline x Modiface try-on app inside ...

Aug 21, 2026
Industryictbusiness.biz

ICTbusiness.biz | AI Is Reshaping Zalando From Within

Artificial intelligence at Zalando is no longer a stand-alone technology experiment, but part of the way the platform connects customers with products and content. The company uses it in recommendations, product discovery, size selection, virtual fitting, marketing content production, and conversational shopping. Gilbert Kreijger, Zalando Communications M...

Aug 20, 2026
Platformecommerce-times.com

Walmart Marketplace’s New AI-Driven Listing Tool Is Pulling Sellers Away From Amazon – Ecommerce Times

Walmart Marketplace quietly rolled out its Listing Intelligence Suite (LIS) on August 12, 2026, bundling AI-powered content scoring, automated attribute enrichment, and a real-time competitive price radar into a single dashboard accessible to all Walmart Marketplace sellers at no additional charge. The move has triggered an unusually fast wave of migratio...

Aug 20, 2026
Industrythird-news.com

Vestory Collaborates with CROSS MALL for Enhanced Apparel Inventory Management and Demand Forecasting - Third News

In a significant development within the fashion retail sector, Vestory, an advanced inventory management and demand forecasting AI platform developed by Hicrea Co., Ltd., has officially partnered with CROSS MALL, a comprehensive online shop management service provided by Ail Co., Ltd. This collaboration, which focuses on integrating order and inventory da...

Aug 19, 2026
Industrycompany.instacart.com

Instacart Expands On-Demand Retail Delivery with Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker and Champs Sports | Instacart Newsroom

Expands On-Demand ... Locker, Kids ... Locker and Champs Sports ... New partnership offers customers on-demand, fast delivery of the latest footwear styles, apparel and accessories ... SAN FRANCISCO & NEW YORK — August 19, 2026 — Instacart (Nasdaq: CART), the leading grocery technology company in North America, and Foot Locker today announced a new partne...

Aug 19, 2026
Industrypymnts.com

PYMNTS | Target Touts Jump in Traffic From AI Platforms as Sales Climb

# Target Touts Jump in Traffic From AI Platforms as Sales Climb By PYMNTS | August 19, 2026 | Listen to Article Listen Pause Target is seeing sales tick up amid a growth in digital traffic from artificial intelligence platforms. ... The retailer reported second-quarter 2026 earnings results Wednesday (Aug. 19) that showed guest traffic up 3.6% and compara...

Aug 19, 2026
Platformonlinestorenews.com

Amazon MCF’s New Carrier Flex Program Is Redrawing Last-Mile Loyalty – Online Store News

that lets third-party store operators plug regional carriers into MCF workflows — and it's forcing ShipBob, Flexport, and regional 3PLs to respond fast. By Daniel Ortega · August 18, 2026 · 8 min read For years, one of ... Amazon quietly began rolling out what it’s internally calling Carrier Flex — a configurable layer within the MCF console that allows m...

Aug 18, 2026
Platformtechnode.global

Alipay launches agentic commerce platform in China to bring AI tools to merchants - TNGlobal

Alipay launches agentic commerce platform in China to bring AI tools to merchants - TNGlobal ... ## Alipay launches agentic commerce platform in China to bring AI tools to merchants ... Chinese payments and digital-services company Alipay launched China’s first full-stack agentic commerce platform, giving merchants tools to move from digital operations to...

Aug 18, 2026
Suppliermiebach.com

Case Study: Automated E-Commerce Fulfillment Center with WMS Integration

Case Study: Automated E-Commerce Fulfillment Center with WMS Integration ... # Case Study: Automated E-Commerce Fulfillment Center with WMS Integration ... The leading Swiss shoe and sports retailer planned to bring its previously outsourced e-commerce logistics back to the existing central distribution warehouse. Store replenishment and online operations...

Aug 18, 2026
Industryecommerce-times.com

Faire in 2026: The Wholesale Marketplace Under Margin Pressure – Ecommerce Times

Faire’s core product insight was elegant: remove the risk from wholesale discovery. Its net-60 payment terms and free-returns-on-opening-orders model let independent retailers experiment with new brands without tying up working capital. For emerging consumer brands — candles, ceramics, specialty food, home goods, apparel accessories — it replaced the trad...

Aug 17, 2026
Supplierppc.land

NIQ AI-native revenue gains 34% as agentic commerce product nears launch

NIQ AI-native revenue gains 34% as agentic commerce product nears launch ... Consumer intelligence group NIQ reported second-quarter results on August 10, 2026 showing revenue of 1,124.2 million dollars and a 34% rise in revenue from what it calls AI-native solutions, while executives told analysts that a product measuring share of prompt and share of dis...

Aug 17, 2026
Competitorbusinessoffashion.com

Foot Locker and Nike Introduce New Store Created With Community Leaders | BoF

Foot Locker and Nike Introduce New Store Created With Community Leaders | BoFSkip to main content ... # Foot Locker and Nike Introduce New Store Created With Community Leaders ... The new retail concept will have its first expression in ‘The Crenshaw Rec,’ a store in Los Angeles’ Crenshaw neighbourhood that will host exclusive drops and features a gym, eq...

Aug 17, 2026
Suppliernews.sap.com

New Industry AI Portfolio at SAP | SAP News Center

New Industry AI Portfolio at SAP | SAP News Center ... # SAP’s New Industry AI Portfolio Tackles the Hardest Challenges Faced by Enterprises ... There is a growing realization among business leaders that solving these challenges requires more than just a powerful AI language model. In these situations, AI must do more than generate suggestions. It needs t...

Aug 17, 2026
Competitorgcc.economictimes.indiatimes.com

Under Armour India Launches AI-Driven Global Capability Centre in Bengaluru, ETGCC

Based in Bengaluru, the centre is being built as an AI-first technology hub, with the apparel major looking to use local technology and retail talent to drive innovation across its global business.Under Armour has long been synonymous around performance, helping athletes train harder and perform better. Today, that performance equation extends beyond appa...

Aug 17, 2026
Industryasiae.co.kr

From Search Keyword Suggestions to Product Recommendations... 11st Launches "AI Search" Service - The Asia Business Daily

From Search Keyword Suggestions to Product Recommendations... 11st Launches "AI Search" Service - The Asia Business Daily ... ## Purchase Conversion Rate Doubled Compared to Traditional Integrated Search ... 11st announced on August 18 that it has launched the "AI Search" service, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to recommend segmented search keywo...

Aug 16, 2026
Suppliertechlensmedia.com

VibeIQ Raises $22.5M to Expand AI-Native Product Creation Platform

VibeIQ Raises $22.5M to Expand AI-Native Product Creation Platform ... Boston-based VibeIQ is building around that gap. Its AI-native product decision platform gives merchandising, design and product development teams one live view of a product line, connecting creative intent with commercial factors such as margin, regional adoption and downstream status...

Aug 14, 2026
Competitortrendhunter.com

Frictionless Checkout Features: On Running Launches Its Direct-To-Consumer Checkout… | Trend Hunter

On Running Launches Its Direct-To-Consumer Checkout with Adyen ... On Running partnered with Adyen to streamline its direct-to-consumer checkout experience across physical and digital retail channels. The Switzerland-based athletic apparel and footwear brand uses Adyen’s unified payments platform alongside Adyen Uplift, an AI-powered payment decision engi...

Aug 14, 2026
Industrycio.economictimes.indiatimes.com

Revolutionizing Operations: Myntra's AI Transformation Beyond the Shopping Cart, ETCIO

# At Myntra, AI is moving from the shopping cart to the operating layer Myntra is using AI to compress days into hours across its business, but its bigger challenge is building the controls needed to scale it. CTO Pramod Adiddam decodes the journey. ... Vaishnavi J ... At Myntra, some of the most consequential changes from AI aren't happening on the shopp...

Aug 14, 2026
Industrythexrbeat.com

Target Reveals 'Proxima' In-house Digital Twin to Boost On-Shelf Availability

Proxima' In-house Digital Twin to Boost On-Shelf Availability ... Target Reveals ‘Proxima’ In-house Digital Twin to Boost On ... Retail giant Target has revealed a fully in-house digital solution named Proxima. It improved on-shelf availability by 2.5% in a small-scale pilot covering 63 fresh-food items and modelled inventory flow for a new Houston facili...

Aug 13, 2026
Supplierbiz.heraldcorp.com

Salesforce: Global shoppers' use of AI assistants up more than 200% year on year - The Herald Business

48% of Korean commerce firms feed product data to AI search platforms ... Traditional search use falls 15% as AI channels gain ground ... Salesforce has released a report showing that the share of shoppers worldwide using AI assistants has grown more than 200 percent compared with the same period a year earlier. ... Salesforce published the findings Thurs...

Aug 13, 2026
Supplierpulse2.com

Global-e: AI Efficiency Helps Expand EBITDA Margin 300 Basis Points As GMV Surges 44%

Global-e Online is pairing rapid cross-border e-commerce volume growth with expanding profitability, and management is explicitly pointing to artificial intelligence as one contributor to the improvement. The company also raised its full-year outlook across all major guidance metrics after reporting strong volume from existing merchants, recently launched...

Aug 13, 2026
Industrymarketscale.com

Kohl's, ShipBob bring AI into retail ops as ecommerce tops $

# Kohl's and ShipBob bring generative AI into retail operations as ecommerce tops $4 trillion globally ... Kohl's has introduced a Gemini-powered shopping assistant and ShipBob has integrated Claude into its fulfillment suite, indicating a growing trend towards incorporating AI in retail operations. This reflects the increasing importance of AI in handlin...

Aug 13, 2026
Platformretailtechinnovationhub.com

AutoStore announces major deal with Amazon to supply automation technology products and solutions — Retail Technology Innovation Hub

AutoStore announces major deal with Amazon to supply automation technology products and solutions — Retail Technology Innovation Hub ... # AutoStore announces deal with Amazon to supply automation technology products and solutions ... There has been a lot of chatter this year about AutoStore and Amazon, the result of a jobs posting by the latter seeking s...

Aug 12, 2026
Industrywwd.com

Edited Is Bringing The World's Largest Retail Dataset To AI Workspaces

By Roy Stephen Canivel ### Roy Stephen Canivel August 12, 2026 5:41pm Edited's new product is powered by Model Context Protocol, an open standard created by Anthropic. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images London-based analytics firm Edited is bringing its retail dataset directly into AI workspaces, with its newest product powered by the Model Context Protocol...

Aug 12, 2026
Industryaijourn.com

ketteQ Launches Quintus™, the Only Free-Range AI™ for Supply Chain | The AI Journal

ketteQ Launches Quintus™, the Only Free-Range AI™ for Supply Chain | The AI Journal ... AI agent reasons over any question, executes any action, and deploys above any existing supply chain planning system in four to eight weeks. ... ATLANTA, Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ketteQ, the supply chain orchestration company, today announced the general availabili...

Aug 12, 2026
Industrynycfn.marketminute.com

Lulus Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results | MarketMinute

CHICO, Calif., Aug. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lulu’s Fashion Lounge Holdings, Inc. (“Lulus” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: LVLU) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 28, 2026 and reaffirmed its financial outlook for the fiscal year ending January 3, 2027. ... “Our second quarter results reflect continued progress executing our...

Aug 12, 2026
Competitorwwd.com

On vs. Nike: A New Race at Retail

After On Holding reported second-quarter results on Tuesday, new concerns rose over its wholesale channel strategy, particularly after the brand also cut full year 2026 guidance. And as analysts pore over data points, there are new concerns that the U.S. business could deteriorate further. Williams Trading analyst Sam Poser, who sees weakness in wholesale...

Aug 12, 2026
Platformecommerce-times.com

Shopify’s New Flow 3.0 Automation Engine Is Forcing Merchants to Rethink Their App Stacks – Ecommerce Times

Shopify's quietly shipped Flow 3.0 update adds conditional branching, multi-trigger workflows, and native inventory logic — threatening a wave of mid-tier automation apps built on the gaps it just closed. By Sarah Paterson · August 12, 2026 · 6 min read Shopify began rolling out Flow 3.0 to all Shopify Plus merchants on August 5, 2026, and the update is a...

Aug 11, 2026
Industrylistperfectly.com

Poshmark Ends Its Current Consignment Program - Luxury Focus

Poshmark is ... its current consignment program, but it is not leaving consignment. ... On August 3, 2026, Poshmark announced that it is replacing the current model with a purpose-built “consignment as a service” operation supported by facilities acquired from Linda’s Stuff. ... The new service will focus on high-value fashion and include authentication, ...

Aug 11, 2026
Industryinnovationintextiles.com

Goodwill targets 99% cut in planning time with Lectra - Innovation in Textiles

Innovation in Textiles | Miami, FL, USA Miami-based Goodwill South Florida has recently implemented Lectra’s new cloud-based Valia Manufacturing solution to modernise and automate its cutting room operations, ... Based in Miami, Goodwill South Florida operates a centralised manufacturing division producing over one million US military garments annually, i...