Discover how retail enterprises can scale agentic AI by aligning investment, model choices, governance, applications, consumer expectations and operating model change. This slide deck presents Coresight Research insights hosted by Instacart at Groceryshop 2026.

This presentation unveils:

• Why does agentic AI introduce requirements and risks that machine learning and generative AI did not?
• Which data and infrastructure foundations do retailers need in place before scaling AI?
• How should retailers decide whether to build, adapt or buy AI models?
• Why is the technical complexity of AI-specific controls the biggest barrier to stronger governance?
• What do US grocery shoppers want most from an AI shopping assistant?
• How must roles, workflows and skills change for AI to become part of the operating model?

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• All our coverage of Groceryshop.