Deep Dive | February 16, 2026 Premium AI Insights: How World Models, VLA and Physical AI Advance Retail AutomationWorld models and physical AI are pushing retail automation beyond rigid conveyor and siloed-robot setups toward more adaptive systems that adjust to real operating conditions. Understand more in this AI Insights report. Read More
Event Coverage | February 4, 2026 Premium AI Playbook: Content & Cocktails at NRF 2026 Event—Moving Forward in Deploying AIThis AI in retail deployment playbook distills NRF 2026 insights on agentic AI, GEO and human-centric stores, helping leaders move from pilots to scaled, governed impact. Read More
Deep Dive | February 2, 2026 Premium Agentic Commerce—Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol Invokes “Multiplayer Mode”Explore Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), an open standard transforming AI-powered retail from discovery to purchase across agents and platforms. Read More
Analyst Corner | February 1, 2026 Register for Free Access Analyst Corner: Alibaba’s Qwen Signals the Opening Act of China’s Agentic Commerce Revolution, with Charlie PoonDiscover how Alibaba Qwen agentic commerce is reshaping China’s consumer journeys, leveraging AI to enable end-to-end transactions across Alibaba’s powerful ecosystem. Read More
Deep Dive | January 6, 2026 Premium Agentic Commerce—The Impact on Retail Media and How Retailers Should RespondThis report explores how agentic commerce, driven by AI shopping assistants and third-party AI integrations, is set to transform retail media and customer engagement. Key insights cover how retailers must evolve to thrive in an increasingly AI-dominated shopping environment. Read More
Infographic | January 2, 2026 Premium Rapid Adoption of GenAI in Shopping: A Barometer for Agentic Commerce—Data GraphicDiscover how generative AI is transforming shopping journeys. Insights into adoption rates, usage satisfaction, and growth in AI commerce. Read More
Analyst Corner | December 14, 2025 Register for Free Access Analyst Corner: How Fast Will Agentic Commerce Scale? Three Gauges to Watch, with Charlie PoonThis report explores the future of agentic commerce, focusing on GenAI adoption for shopping, satisfaction levels, and how retailers can prepare. Read More
Deep Dive | December 8, 2025 Premium Agentic Commerce—How Should Retailers Leverage GEO to Maximize AI-Engine Visibility?This report delves into the shift from traditional SEO to Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and its impact on retail. As AI shopping agents and agentic commerce gain prominence, learn how to adapt and ensure visibility in the new AI-driven shopping era. Read More
Deep Dive | November 10, 2025 Premium Agentic Commerce: How Retailers Can Employ OpenAI’s Agentic Commerce Protocol To Unleash a True AI Shopping AgentDiscover how to enable Instant Checkout in ChatGPT with Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) and what it means for retailers. Read More
Deep Dive | November 4, 2025 Free Report Playbook: GenAI to Agentic AI—From Pilot to PowerhouseAgentic Commerce in CORE 3.0—AI agents are transforming retail ecosystems, from personalization to supply chains and C2M models. Read More
Deep Dive | October 6, 2025 Premium Playbook: GenAI To Reinvent Supply ChainsReinvent retail supply chains with generative AI—explore strategies, technologies, risks, and ethics shaping the future of GenAI in supply chain. Read More
Insight Report | August 27, 2025 Premium CEO Brief: Agentic AI—Creating a Digital Workforce to Achieve Enormous Leaps in EfficiencyExplore what and why Agentic AI can bring to businesses, by creating digital workforces to transform retail, automate customer service, and optimize supply chains. Read More
Store Tracker | August 1, 2025 Databank Members Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 31: Greggs Opens More than 60% of Its Announced Store OpeningsOur Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the UK. This week, we highlight store openings and closures by Greggs, Pandora, Victoria’s Secret, Walgreens Boots Alliance and more. Read More
Insight Report | July 29, 2025 Premium The New AI Unicorn—Reka AI Secures $110 Million from NVIDIA and Snowflake: What You Need to KnowNVIDIA and Snowflake jointly led a $110 million funding round in Reka AI, propelling the startup to a valuation exceeding $1 billion. Learn more about Reka and its LLM model, and why companies are investing in it. Read More
Analyst Corner | June 8, 2025 Register for Free Access Analyst Corner: From Models to Markets—The Accelerating Shift Toward AI Applications, with Charlie PoonIn this week’s Analyst Corner, Charlie Poon, Analyst, discusses recent AI (artificial intelligence)-focused developments and events—including Amazon’s AWS Summit and Google I/O—that point to a shift in focus from hardware to applications in the world of AI. Read More