Smoothie chain Oakberry supports U.S. rollout with unified commerceA global quick-service chain specializing in premium acai and smoothies is leveraging cloud-based omnichannel capabilities in its new U.S. stores. Q&A: Neelima Sharma, SVP, omnichannel & e-commerce technology, Lowe’sLowe’s Companies Inc. is fitting artificial intelligence into its broader enterprise strategy. Key Food Stores personalizes promotions; offers alcohol cashback A regional East Coast grocer is increasing its digital targeting of shoppers while offering them increased savings opportunities. Google launches new agentic commerce standard Google is offering a new open standard designed to enable a seamless shopping experience based on agentic artificial intelligence. Pacsun debuts new 'Community Hub' digital platform Ahead of its planned store expansion, Pacsun is rolling out a new app. Three tech questions NRF 2026: Retail’s Big Show will answer The annual NRF "Big Show" will once again serve as a bellwether for the direction retail technology will take in the coming year. Retail Technology News: August update Here are some of the most noteworthy and innovative technology stories as reported by Chain Store Age in August, starting with the most recent. Taking retail tech inspiration from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees Retailers can follow the examples of some of this year’s nominees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to maximize the value of their technology efforts. First Previous 2 3 4