Three retail tech trends to watch in 2026 – a mid-year updateIt’s time to check in on the atate of agentic AI, workforce augmentation and ultrafast delivery. New York legislators pass bill to curb personalized pricingNew York has become the third state in the nation, joining Maine and Connecticut, to pass legislation that limits companies from using consumer data to set prices. Weis Markets deploys Instacart smart carts at select stores A regional mid-Atlantic grocer is starting to roll out artificial intelligence-based Instacart Caper Carts. Many consumers don’t see value in store technology – here’s why U.S. retailers are investing heavily in store technology, but many shoppers are not reporting benefits. Adyen: Fraudulent chargeback scale grows The average value of a fraudulent chargeback is going down, but it isn’t necessarily good news for retailers. 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. 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last
