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  1. AI chatbots like Buddy at Bunnings years from becoming norm for shoppers

    AI chatbots are already in use by Australia’s biggest retailers, from Buddy at Bunnings to Olive at Woolworths.…
    #NewsBeep #News #Artificialintelligence #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AU #Australia #compeition #homebrand #privatelabel #Retail #Retailindustry #Supermarkets #Technology
    newsbeep.com/au/881396/

  2. AI chatbots like Buddy at Bunnings years from becoming norm
    By Ahmed Yussuf

    Some of Australia's largest retailers are investing in autonomous AI agents shopping for customers. But experts say the technology is expensive and years from being mainstream.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/ai-

    #RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #AI #CostofLiving #AhmedYussuf

  3. AI chatbots like Buddy at Bunnings years from becoming norm
    By Ahmed Yussuf

    Some of Australia's largest retailers are investing in autonomous AI agents shopping for customers. But experts say the technology is expensive and years from being mainstream.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/ai-

    #RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #AI #CostofLiving #AhmedYussuf

  4. AI chatbots like Buddy at Bunnings years from becoming norm
    By Ahmed Yussuf

    Some of Australia's largest retailers are investing in autonomous AI agents shopping for customers. But experts say the technology is expensive and years from being mainstream.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/ai-

    #RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #AI #CostofLiving #AhmedYussuf

  5. AI chatbots like Buddy at Bunnings years from becoming norm
    By Ahmed Yussuf

    Some of Australia's largest retailers are investing in autonomous AI agents shopping for customers. But experts say the technology is expensive and years from being mainstream.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/ai-

    #RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #AI #CostofLiving #AhmedYussuf

  6. AI chatbots like Buddy at Bunnings years from becoming norm
    By Ahmed Yussuf

    Some of Australia's largest retailers are investing in autonomous AI agents shopping for customers. But experts say the technology is expensive and years from being mainstream.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/ai-

    #RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #AI #CostofLiving #AhmedYussuf

  7. Kardashian curves: M&S launches £28 bodysuit with exaggerated hip padding
    By Chloe Mac Donnell

    The ‘hip boost’ aims to create hourglass silhouette, much like Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand’s padded shorts

    theguardian.com/fashion/2026/s

    #Fashion #MarksSpencer #KimKardashian #Retailindustry #Business #UKnews #Bodyimage #TheGuardian #ChloeMacDonnell

  8. Private equity faces existential crisis in US as unsold companies pile up
    By Heather Timmons

    Private equity firms and the companies they own employ over 13 million, from startups to rural hospitals and large retailers, but experts’ concerns of collapse are growing

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s

    #Business #USnews #Retailindustry #TheGuardian #HeatherTimmons

  9. Woolworths’ Ooshies craze causes Coles sales slump with parents shopping at rival supermarket to collect toys
    By Luca Ittimani

    Coles full-year results show that despite gaining market share over past 12 months, sales fell over four weeks of ‘competitor’s collectables campaign’

    theguardian.com/business/2026/

    #Coles #Woolworths #Supermarkets #Business #Retailindustry #Australianews #TheGuardian #LucaIttimani

  10. ‘Penchant for bling’: can Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley take a bigger slice of luxury retail?
    By Sarah Butler

    Frasers billionaire bought Harvey Nichols and increased Hugo Boss stake despite tough times for high-end stores

    theguardian.com/business/2026/

    #Retailindustry #FrasersGroup #MikeAshley #Business #UKnews #TheGuardian #SarahButler

  11. Alarm raised over ‘privacy dilemma’ of facial recognition technology at Coles and Woolworths
    By Catie McLeod Consumer affairs reporter

    Supermarkets say they are exploring ways to keep people safe, but experts claim the tech is ‘normalising surveillance’

    theguardian.com/business/2026/

    #Supermarkets #Australianews #Technology #Facialrecognition #Coles #Woolworths #Business #Retailindustry #TheGuardian #CatieMcLeodConsumeraffairsreporter

  12. Shoplifting crime wave?! Putting facial recognition technology everywhere will fix it | First Dog on the Moon
    By First Dog on the Moon

    Supermarkets Coles and Woolworths promise not to abuse this technology even though facial recognition algorithms have known biases

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    #Coles #Woolworths #Retailindustry #Supermarkets #Costoflivingcrisis #TheGuardian #FirstDogontheMoon

  13. Harvey Nichols warns it could collapse without rescue deal, as bidders circle
    By Jasper Jolly

    Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group is frontrunner to buy Knightsbridge-headquartered department store chain

    theguardian.com/business/2026/

    #Retailindustry #FrasersGroup #MikeAshley #Business #London #UKnews #TheGuardian #JasperJolly

  14. Sweet, soft and strong: TikTok turns Japanese milk bread into latest UK food craze
    By Sarah Marsh Consumer affairs correspondent

    Natto toast, fresh fruit sandwiches and soufflé pancakes all part of growing interest in east Asian cuisine

    theguardian.com/food/2026/aug/

    #Food #UKnews #Baking #Japanesefoodanddrink #Retailindustry #Business #Waitrose #Consumerspending #TheGuardian #SarahMarshConsumeraffairscorrespondent

  15. Knickers in a twist: why M&S selling crotchless panties isn’t as outrageous as it seems
    By Lauren Cochrane

    Some have called it ‘S&M’, but partnership with Ann Summers is less a scandal than another step in a century of evolving underwear trends, experts say

    theguardian.com/business/2026/

    #MarksSpencer #Retailindustry #Business #Underwear #UKnews #Fashion #TheGuardian #LaurenCochrane