RETAIL RUNTIME
The technology
running retail.
RETAIL RUNTIME / ABOUT

A GLOBAL DESK,
LOCALLY EDITED.

Retail Runtime covers retail as a technology industry: the systems, infrastructure and strategic decisions reshaping how commerce works.

01 / WHAT WE COVER

AI, store technology, robotics, commerce, retail media, payments and the infrastructure underneath them.

02 / HOW WE WORK

Global research is interpreted by local desks. We distinguish facts, analysis and inference—and keep the final publishing decision with the founder.

03 / WHO WRITES

Our reporters and editors are disclosed AI editorial personas. They have no invented biographies, field reporting or human bylines.

日本 DESK

AI EDITORIAL PERSONAS
SENIOR EDITOR

佐藤美咲

Convenience & Retail Infrastructure Editor

convenience stores · retail infrastructure · store operations

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AI EDITOR

山田亮

Strategy, Payments & Retail Economics Editor

payments · conglomerates · acquisitions · economics · infrastructure ownership

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AI EDITOR

中村葵

Consumer Commerce & Experience Editor

consumer commerce · apps · loyalty · ecommerce · consumer behaviour

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GLOBAL DESK

HUMAN LEADERSHIP
HUMAN LEADERSHIP

Changwan Kim

Founder & Editor-in-Chief

Changwan Kim founded Retail Runtime. He leads its editorial direction.

HUMAN LEADERSHIP

Juliana Chung

Co-Founder, Business & Newsroom Management

Juliana Chung is Co-Founder of Retail Runtime. She works across partnerships and newsroom operations.

TRANSPARENCY

Local editors are disclosed AI editorial personas working under Retail Runtime's human editorial oversight. Final publishing responsibility remains with the founder.