Insight ReportCEO Brief: Managing Retail Supply Chains in the Agentic Age John Harmon, CFA, Managing Director of Technology Research July 14, 2026 Reasons to ReadRead this report to discover answers to these and other questions: How is agentic AI revolutionizing supply chain management? What additional benefits does agentic technology provide beyond supply chain automation? How can supplier networks help retailers respond more quickly to disruptions? How can retailers manage the risks and safety challenges associated with agentic AI? Companies mentioned in this report include: Amazon, Bamboo Rose, Blue Yonder, Infor, Kinaxis, Manhattan Associates, Panasonic, RELEX Solutions, Resilinc and SAP. Data in this report include: AI-driven supply chain response workflows; software customization and extensibility models; platform migration timelines; supplier network examples; manufacturing disruption trends; AI guardrail and risk-mitigation frameworks. Other relevant research: Playbook: Managing Retail Supply Chains in the Agentic Age The Agent Is the App: Insights from the 2026 Blue Yonder ICON Conference AI Agents Power Cognitive Supply Chains: Insights from Blue Yonder ICON 2025 Conference AI Is Unlocking New Features at a Rapid Pace: Insights from RELEX Live 2026 The Future of AI, Supply Chains and Sustainability: Insights from CES 2025 AWS Re:Invent 2025: Five Insights from a Flood of Agentic AI Announcements by Amazon AI Models: Risky Business—Navigating the Challenges of Using AI The Coresight Research AI Risk-Mitigation Framework Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for