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‘Prepare now before agentic AI transforms shopping’, IGD warns

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Retailers and suppliers must act now to plan their approach to agentic AI before automated retail rewrites how people shop, according to new research from IGD (Institute of Grocery Distribution). While the more familiar generative AI reacts to prompts to create content and answer questions,…

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