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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
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/881396/

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
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/881396/

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.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/ai-chatbot-shopping-buddy-bunnings-australia-retailers/107102066

#RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #AI #CostofLiving #AhmedYussuf

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.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/ai-chatbot-shopping-buddy-bunnings-australia-retailers/107102066

#RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #AI #CostofLiving #AhmedYussuf

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.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/ai-chatbot-shopping-buddy-bunnings-australia-retailers/107102066

#RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #AI #CostofLiving #AhmedYussuf

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.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/ai-chatbot-shopping-buddy-bunnings-australia-retailers/107102066

#RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #AI #CostofLiving #AhmedYussuf

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.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/ai-chatbot-shopping-buddy-bunnings-australia-retailers/107102066

#RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #AI #CostofLiving #AhmedYussuf

Deal or no deal? How to know if the retail price is right
By Donna Ferguson

As the government prepares to crack down on ‘phoney bargains’ we ask experts about what exactly constitutes a genuine price reduction

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/sep/05/discount-deal-price-reduction-rules-uk-retailers

#Consumerrights #Advertising #Retailindustry #Business #CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #Consumeraffairs #UKnews #Regulators #Money #TheGuardian #DonnaFerguson

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

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/sep/05/kardashian-curves-ms-launches-28-bodysuit-with-exaggerated-hip-padding

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

Kardashian curves: M&S launches £28 bodysuit with exaggerated hip padding https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/sep/05/kardashian-curves-ms-launches-28-bodysuit-with-exaggerated-hip-padding #Fashion #MarksSpencer #KimKardashian #RetailIndustry #Business #UkNews #BodyImage

THC drinks affected as Congress delays hemp ban

THC beverages for sale at Urban Flower, a CBD and THC dispensary in Houston, Texas, Oct. 28, 2022.…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #BreakingNews:Business #businessnews #Foodanddrink #Headlines #marijuana #Retailindustry #SproutsFarmersMarketInc #TargetCorp #TopStories #UnitedStates
https://www.newsbeep.com/718446/

THC drinks affected as Congress delays hemp ban

THC beverages for sale at Urban Flower, a CBD and THC dispensary in Houston, Texas, Oct. 28, 2022.…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #america #BreakingNews:Business #businessnews #foodanddrink #marijuana #Retailindustry #SproutsFarmersMarketInc #TargetCorp #unitedstatesofamerica #USnews #USTopics #USAnews
https://www.europesays.com/3232663/

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

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/04/private-equity-boom-hospital-job-layoff

#Business #USnews #Retailindustry #TheGuardian #HeatherTimmons

Private equity faces existential crisis in US as unsold companies pile up https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/04/private-equity-boom-hospital-job-layoff #Business #UsNews #RetailIndustry

Lululemon (LULU) Q2 2026 earnings

Shoppers walk past a Lululemon store at a shopping mall on June 21, 2026, in Hong Kong, China.…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #ApparelRetail #BreakingNews:Business #Business #businessnews #CA #Canada #Earnings #LululemonAthleticaInc #Retailindustry
https://www.newsbeep.com/717608/

John Lewis to launch YouTube chatshow to improve AI search results
By Sarah Butler

Department store chain’s Gift List ‘vodcast’ will be hosted by TV presenter Angela Scanlon

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/03/john-lewis-youtube-chat-show-angela-scanlon

#JohnLewis #YouTube #Business #Retailindustry #AIartificialintelligence #Socialmedia #Media #Digitalmedia #UKnews #TheGuardian #SarahButler

John Lewis to launch YouTube chatshow to improve AI search results
By Sarah Butler

Department store chain’s Gift List ‘vodcast’ will be hosted by TV presenter Angela Scanlon

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/03/john-lewis-youtube-chat-show-angela-scanlon

#JohnLewis #YouTube #Business #Retailindustry #AIartificialintelligence #Socialmedia #Media #Digitalmedia #UKnews #TheGuardian #SarahButler

John Lewis to launch YouTube chatshow to improve AI search results
By Sarah Butler

Department store chain’s Gift List ‘vodcast’ will be hosted by TV presenter Angela Scanlon

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/03/john-lewis-youtube-chat-show-angela-scanlon

#JohnLewis #YouTube #Business #Retailindustry #AIartificialintelligence #Socialmedia #Media #Digitalmedia #UKnews #TheGuardian #SarahButler

John Lewis to launch YouTube chatshow to improve AI search results https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/03/john-lewis-youtube-chat-show-angela-scanlon #JohnLewis #Youtube #Business #RetailIndustry #AiArtificialIntelligence #SocialMedia #Media #DigitalMedia #UkNews

John Lewis to launch YouTube chatshow to improve AI search results https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/03/john-lewis-youtube-chat-show-angela-scanlon #JohnLewis #Youtube #Business #RetailIndustry #AiArtificialIntelligence #SocialMedia #Media #DigitalMedia #UkNews

John Lewis to launch YouTube chatshow to improve AI search results https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/03/john-lewis-youtube-chat-show-angela-scanlon #JohnLewis #Youtube #Business #RetailIndustry #AiArtificialIntelligence #SocialMedia #Media #DigitalMedia #UkNews

John Lewis to launch YouTube chatshow to improve AI search results https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/03/john-lewis-youtube-chat-show-angela-scanlon #JohnLewis #Youtube #Business #RetailIndustry #AiArtificialIntelligence #SocialMedia #Media #DigitalMedia #UkNews

John Lewis to launch YouTube chatshow to improve AI search results https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/03/john-lewis-youtube-chat-show-angela-scanlon #JohnLewis #Youtube #Business #RetailIndustry #AiArtificialIntelligence #SocialMedia #Media #DigitalMedia #UkNews

From milk to sausage rolls: how vending machines could improve food access in rural UK
By Joanna Partridge

Selling direct to public helps squeezed farmers control prices, and could help reduce effects of local shop closures

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/01/rural-vending-machines-uk-dairy-farmer

#Fooddrinkindustry #Supermarkets #Retailindustry #Milk #Business #Farming #Food #Ruralaffairs #UKnews #England #Herefordshire #Gloucestershire #TheGuardian #JoannaPartridge

Price rises gather pace in UK shops amid higher energy costs
By Sarah Butler

In-store inflation rises to an annual 1.5% in August, according to a survey for the British Retail Consortium

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/01/price-rises-gather-pace-in-uk-shops-higher-energy-costs

#Inflation #Fooddrinkindustry #Retailindustry #Business #UKnews #Economics #Supermarkets #TheGuardian #SarahButler

Price rises gather pace in UK shops amid higher energy costs https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/01/price-rises-gather-pace-in-uk-shops-higher-energy-costs #Inflation #FoodDrinkIndustry #RetailIndustry #Business #UkNews #Economics #Supermarkets

The hill I will die on: No self-respecting adult should use the term ‘picky bits’ | Laura Snapes
By Laura Snapes

It’s the Boaty McBoatface of dinner time. Britons, resist the supermarkets’ cutesy branding and have some dignity

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/31/the-hill-i-will-die-on-no-self-respecting-adult-picky-bits

#Supermarkets #Fooddrinkindustry #Food #Business #Retailindustry #UKnews #TheGuardian #LauraSnapes

Asda returns to growth after more than two years
By Sarah Butler

Chair Allan Leighton says lower prices and an improved online service are attracting more shoppers

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/28/asda-returns-growth-after-two-years-allan-leighton

#Asda #Business #Retailindustry #Supermarkets #UKnews #TheGuardian #SarahButler

Asda returns to growth after more than two years https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/28/asda-returns-growth-after-two-years-allan-leighton #Asda #Business #RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #UkNews

‘Work is good for you’: how UK scheme could help tackle youth mental health crisis
By Heather Stewart

Paid employment can boost confidence and wellbeing, says Pat McFadden as jobs guarantee scheme gets under way

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/26/work-good-for-you-jobs-guarantee-youth-mental-health-crisis-pat-mcfadden

#Youthunemployment #Unemployment #Youngpeople #Mentalhealth #Workcareers #Boots #Welfare #JSainsbury #Retailindustry #Supermarkets #Business #UKnews #PatMcFadden #Benefits #TheGuardian #HeatherStewart

‘They make life much easier’: AI-powered shopping trolleys roll out in Lancashire
By Raphael Boyd

Customers give their verdicts as a Morrisons becomes first store in UK to trial trolleys that scan, weigh and add up costs

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/25/they-make-life-much-easier-ai-powered-shopping-trolleys-roll-out-in-lancashire

#Morrisons #UKnews #England #Retailindustry #Shopping #Business #Supermarkets #TheGuardian #RaphaelBoyd

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’

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/25/woolworths-disney-ooshies-craze-causes-coles-sales-slump

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

Woolworths’ Ooshies craze causes Coles sales slump with parents shopping at rival supermarket to collect toys https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/25/woolworths-disney-ooshies-craze-causes-coles-sales-slump #Coles #Woolworths #Supermarkets #Business #RetailIndustry #AustraliaNews

Sales of trainers dive as cost of living pressures hit JD Sports performance https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/20/trainers-sales-dive-cost-of-living-inflation-jd-sports #JdSportsFashion #RetailIndustry #Business #UsEconomy #Inflation #Economics #UsNews #ConsumerSpending #MensSportswear #WomensSportswear #FashionIndustry #LifeAndStyle #UkNews #WomensShoes #MensShoes

Sales of trainers dive as cost of living pressures hit JD Sports performance
By Kalyeena Makortoff

Inflation deterring shoppers from spending, especially in the US, says sportswear fashion chain

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/20/trainers-sales-dive-cost-of-living-inflation-jd-sports

#JDSportsFashion #Retailindustry #Business #USeconomy #Inflation #Economics #USnews #Consumerspending #Menssportswear #Womenssportswear #Fashionindustry #Lifeandstyle #UKnews #Womensshoes #Mensshoes #TheGuardian #KalyeenaMakortoff

Consumer confidence at near two-year high as World Cup and UK holidaying lift summer spending
By Phillip Inman

Barclays says survey shows people feel more secure in jobs and have more leeway to spend on non-essentials

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/11/consumer-confidence-world-cup-uk-holidaying-lift-summer-spending-barclays-survey

#Consumerspending #Economicrecovery #Barclays #Retailindustry #Business #UKcostoflivingcrisis #UKnews #Economics #TheGuardian #PhillipInman

Consumer confidence at near two-year high as World Cup and UK holidaying lift summer spending https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/11/consumer-confidence-world-cup-uk-holidaying-lift-summer-spending-barclays-survey #ConsumerSpending #EconomicRecovery #Barclays #RetailIndustry #Business #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #UkNews #Economics

Sweet, soft and strong: TikTok turns Japanese milk bread into latest UK food craze https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/aug/09/tiktok-turns-japanese-milk-bread-into-latest-uk-food-craze #Food #UkNews #Baking #JapaneseFoodAndDrink #RetailIndustry #Business #Waitrose #ConsumerSpending

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

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/aug/09/tiktok-turns-japanese-milk-bread-into-latest-uk-food-craze

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

Knickers in a twist: why M&S selling crotchless panties isn’t as outrageous as it seems https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/01/marks-and-spencers-ann-summers-lingerie #MarksSpencer #RetailIndustry #Business #Underwear #UkNews #Fashion

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

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/01/marks-and-spencers-ann-summers-lingerie

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

‘Burnham bounce’ and World Cup lift mood in July, says data firm
By Phillip Inman

‘Wave of optimism’ is sparked by prospect of new PM, England football team’s progress and hot weather

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/24/burnham-bounce-and-world-cup-lift-mood-in-july-says-data-firm

#Consumerspending #UKnews #Business #WorldCup2026 #AndyBurnham #UKweather #Retailindustry #Consumeraffairs #UKcostoflivingcrisis #Familyfinances #Householdbills #TheGuardian #PhillipInman

‘Burnham bounce’ and World Cup lift mood in July, says data firm https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/24/burnham-bounce-and-world-cup-lift-mood-in-july-says-data-firm #ConsumerSpending #UkNews #Business #WorldCup2026 #AndyBurnham #UkWeather #RetailIndustry #ConsumerAffairs #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #FamilyFinances #HouseholdBills

How Elephant and Castle risks becoming London’s gentrification ‘patient zero’
By Phillip Inman and Sarah Butler

New £500m town centre welcomes its first tenant this month, but displaced traders say promises that they could return have been broken

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2026/jul/20/elephant-and-castle-london-gentrification-patient-zero

#Gentrification #London #Hospitalityindustry #Retailindustry #Housing #Regeneration #Communities #Society #UKnews #Cities #Business #TheGuardian #PhillipInman #SarahButler

The Guardian view on pubs: football gave them a boost – now they need another | Editorial
By Editorial

Communal spaces where people can share big moments are a vital part of our shared life

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/19/the-guardian-view-on-pubs-football-gave-them-a-boost-now-they-need-another

#Pubs #WorldCup2026 #Consumerspending #Football #Economics #Retailindustry #Hospitalityindustry #Health #UKnews #Communities #WorldCup #TheGuardian #Editorial

The battle over peat: why do some gardeners still insist on using it?
By Rachel Dixon

Peat bogs are essential to the environment, holding twice as much carbon as all the world’s forests. But in the UK, 80% are damaged, most of what is extracted is used in horticulture – and some campaigners fear the problem is getting worse

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/15/peatlands-carbon-horticulture-peat-free-planting

#Environment #Plants #Greenhousegasemissions #Climatecrisis #Food #Farming #Supermarkets #Retailindustry #Vegetables #Fruit #Gardens #Lifeandstyle #Wetlands #Soil #Compost #Environmentalactivism #TheGuardian #RachelDixon

The battle over peat: why do some gardeners still insist on using it? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/15/peatlands-carbon-horticulture-peat-free-planting #Environment #Plants #GreenhouseGasEmissions #ClimateCrisis #Food #Farming #Supermarkets #RetailIndustry #Vegetables #Fruit #Gardens #LifeAndStyle #Wetlands #Soil #Compost #EnvironmentalActivism

World Cup and sunshine prompt UK consumers to splash out on beer and online shopping
By Rob Davies

Despite spending increase in June, Barclays says most people still pessimistic about economy

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/14/world-cup-sunshine-uk-consumers-splash-out-on-beer-and-online-shopping

#Consumerspending #Economics #Business #Barclays #WorldCup2026 #Football #UKnews #Pubs #Retailindustry #Hospitalityindustry #Beer #Onlineshopping #Consumeraffairs #Money #KPMG #Fooddrinkindustry #England #TheGuardian #RobDavies

World Cup and sunshine prompt UK consumers to splash out on beer and online shopping https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/14/world-cup-sunshine-uk-consumers-splash-out-on-beer-and-online-shopping #ConsumerSpending #Economics #Business #Barclays #WorldCup2026 #Football #UkNews #Pubs #RetailIndustry #HospitalityIndustry #Beer #OnlineShopping #ConsumerAffairs #Money #Kpmg #FoodDrinkIndustry #England

UK swelters in third heatwave of the year as western Europe counts cost of hottest-ever June https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/09/uk-swelters-third-heatwave-western-europe-counts-cost-hottest-ever-june #ExtremeHeat #ClimateCrisis #RetailIndustry #Health #UkNews #France #Germany #Nhs #Supermarkets #Europe #Business #Environment #Society #WorldNews #EuropeWeather #UkWeather