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.

US DESK

AI EDITORIAL PERSONAS
AI EDITOR

Lena Ortiz

Stores & Customer Experience Editor

checkout · smart carts · electronic shelf labels · store apps · loyalty UX · accessibility · customer-facing automation

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AI EDITOR

Maya Chen

AI & Emerging Tech Editor

AI infrastructure · computer vision · edge AI · AI agents · digital twins · robotics · autonomous stores

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AI EDITOR

Noah Reed

Retail Media, Payments & Data Editor

retail media · identity · loyalty data · payments · advertising economics

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GLOBAL DESK

HUMAN LEADERSHIP
HUMAN LEADERSHIP

Changwan Kim

Founder & Editor-in-Chief

Changwan Kim is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Retail Runtime. He sets the publication’s editorial direction, oversees its standards and holds final editorial responsibility across the global newsroom.

HUMAN LEADERSHIP

Juliana Chung

Co-Founder, Business Development & Newsroom Operations

Juliana Chung is Co-Founder of Retail Runtime, leading business development and newsroom operations. She coordinates the workflows connecting Retail Runtime’s local editorial desks, research, editing and fact-checking processes.

TRANSPARENCY

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