Many consumers don’t see value in store technology – here’s whyU.S. retailers are investing heavily in store technology, but many shoppers are not reporting benefits. Retail Technology News: May UpdateRetailers in May 2026 focused technology efforts in areas including robotic humanoids, smart glasses, and mobile-first POS. Google launches smart digital cart; upgrades Agentic commerce standard Google continues developing new ways for consumers to leverage Agentic artificial intelligence while shopping. Carl’s Jr., Hardee’s parent CKE upgrades enterprise management at POS The parent company of two global fast food hamburger chains is deploying a new POS and business management platform. Amazon revamps business credit cards and rewards Amazon Business customers have access to two new business credit card offerings. Hungry Howie’s modernizing enterprise operations A pizza retailer with locations across the U.S. is implementing a new enterprise technology suite chainwide. Google teams with Affirm, Klarna for flex payments in AI, search Google is partnering with two leading flexible payment platforms to provide new options for checkout with Google Pay in its AI and search environments. Boot Barn to deploy mobile-first POS platform Boot Barn Holdings Inc. is transforming the checkout experience in its stores. Dick’s Sporting Goods teams with Synchrony on rewards credit card The nation’s largest sporting goods retailer is partnering with a leading consumer financing company to offer credit cards with loyalty rewards. Taco John’s migrates enterprise to the cloud A leading Mexican quick-service restaurant is cloud-enabling operations to modernize back-end workflows while enhancing customer experience. 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last
