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Ten things that stuck: Retail Technology Show 2026
Two days at ExCeL London. Hundreds of conversations across retail tech, AI and transformation. Here's what we're still thinking about.
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Why testing before coding is the smartest move in retail tech
If you're responsible for getting tech change over the line in retail, the pattern will be familiar: a UAT phase that doubles in length, defects that...
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What retail tech leaders are really talking about: March's Retail Hive round tables
We were back at The Retail Hive Tech Leaders event this March, hosting round table discussions on derisking major IT change and ensuring fast,...
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How to move to continuous delivery in retail without increasing risk
In our recent article around the “good enough” debate, we explored the tension between speed and quality in retail digital delivery. If you’re...
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Site Speed and AEO – An Unanswered Question
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The End of Bodyshopping: Farewell to the Great Desk-Warming Economy
Bodyshopping, that glorious era when tech companies billed clients by the kilo of developer, is finally wheezing its last breath. For years, the...
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Marking Their Own Homework – 30 Years of SIs Being Paid Twice
System integrators (SIs) have long played dual roles in enterprise technology projects: not only do they build and deliver software solutions, but...
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The Seductive Peril of the Black Box: Navigating Transparency in the Age of AI
For too long engineers have contended with “black boxes” —technologies whose internal workings are opaque. You see the data go in and the results...