Retail runs on inventory management. And inventory management increasingly runs on artificial intelligence. Historically, retail forecasting and replenishment have been constrained by lagging indicators and siloed systems, forcing teams to make judgment calls based on incomplete or outdated information. AI, by contrast, enables the ingestion...
Autonomous microstores are returning to the retail market as artificial intelligence (AI) solves the accuracy and cost issues that stalled the first generation. New systems use stronger computer vision, lightweight agentic inventory models and simpler robotics to track items, forecast demand and run without dense...
Kargo raised $18.4 million to develop new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered products that connect supply chain data to help with inventory management. The company currently offers Kargo Towers and Kargo Lifts, which are integrated hardware and software solutions that are installed at warehouse loading docks or gateways and...
Saks Global Enterprises reportedly told creditors that it has improved its relationships with vendors and built up its inventory since implementing a plan in February to pay past-due balances over the course of a year. The luxury retailer has returned its inventory to levels set...
June 15, 2026
Watch more: Monday Conversation With RADAR’s Spencer Hewett On a busy Saturday, a shopper in an apparel store finds the right jacket but not the right size. The associate checks the store system. It says one medium is available. But the jacket isn’t on the rack. It may be in a fitting room, folded on […]
April 01, 2026
Retail runs on inventory management. And inventory management increasingly runs on artificial intelligence. Historically, retail forecasting and replenishment have been constrained by lagging indicators and siloed systems, forcing teams to...
April 08, 2025
Inventory keeps retailers in business. Inventory keeps consumers loyal to their preferred to merchants. Inventory makes impulse buying possible and keeps sales flowing. Inventory has also, for a long time,...
April 11, 2024
The way businesses pay vendors, handle invoices and apply for financing is, in many ways, what defines and drives their business strategy. And the financial operations supporting today’s top business...
June 06, 2025
Kargo raised $18.4 million to develop new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered products that connect supply chain data to help with inventory management. The company currently offers Kargo Towers and Kargo Lifts, which are integrated hardware and software solutions that are installed at warehouse loading docks or gateways and use AI-powered cameras to gather information on freight labels, cases and […]
April 28, 2025
Saks Global Enterprises reportedly told creditors that it has improved its relationships with vendors and built up its inventory since implementing a plan in February to pay past-due balances over...
November 04, 2024
Veterinary care company Bond Vet has launched a partnership with spend management provider Coupa. The collaboration, announced Monday (Nov. 4), will see Bond Vet clinics employ Coupa’s artificial intelligence (AI)...
April 15, 2024
Retail inventories climbed in February after being flat the prior month. According to the Commerce Department’s Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services report released Monday (April 15), inventories rose 0.6% month...
