Lead story
RETAIL RUNTIME · By Changwan Kim
Retail’s AI Ambitions Are Outrunning Its Hardware Cycles
Software is evolving faster than the physical infrastructure expected to support it.
The runtime beneath retail
Infrastructure
Cloud, edge, data, networks and the coordination layer holding modern retail together.
CONTINUING COVERAGE
FEATURED REPORTING
Three stories shaping this desk
RETAIL RUNTIME · By Hannah Weber
GK Software embeds Agentic AI in CLOUD4RETAIL store systems
The vendor’s GK Agentic framework pairs documentation-grounded staff assistants with workflow agents, stressing model choice and MCP-ready tools rather than a standalone chatbot.
RETAIL RUNTIME · By Hannah Weber
REWE Digital puts Camunda under orders, invoices and logistics
The German grocer’s digital unit is widening process orchestration across supplier and logistics flows, treating shared state and audit trails as a prerequisite for later AI inside those workflows.
RETAIL RUNTIME · By Lukas Brandt
Edeka keeps SSI Schäfer WAMAS after K.Motion warehouse pilots
The grocery group is retaining WAMAS at many non-fully-automated full-range DCs rather than expanding Infios’s K.Motion after two trials.