Merchandising & Store OpsThursday, September 17, 2026
Legion Technologies, an AI-native workforce management platform for hourly retail workers, was named a 2025 RTIH Innovation Award finalist for its agentic staff allocation capabilities.
Trigo, an Israeli autonomous-retail platform with over $200M in funding, creates digital twins of stores using ceiling cameras and shelf sensors for major retailers.
The foodservice industry is adopting hybrid autonomy systems that automate high-volume production to allow culinary staff to focus on creative development and quality control.
Sunday has secured a $21 million Series B investment to expand its QR-code table payment system, which has processed over $2 billion in transactions while integrating with existing point-of-sale infrastructure for multi-unit restaurant operators.
Walmart has selected Included Health to provide virtual primary care services to approximately one million associates and their families.
RDS has secured a €14 million Series A led by Bpifrance's SPI fund to industrialize its MultiSense connected patch, which is currently deployed in 15 hospitals across France, Belgium, and Germany.
