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Retailers trim expansion plans as geopolitical turmoil and inflation bite, with fewer than one in six executives pursuing strong growth strategies.

Workday supports Club Med's HR digital overhaul as the resort operator brings recruiting, time tracking and benefits onto one platform.

YFM Equity Partners invests GBP £7.6 million in Exeter-based Shopify agency Swanky, funding hiring, service expansion and selective acquisitions.

CDR reforms on consent, representatives and small bank exemptions could add AUD $1.2 billion annually by 2035, modelling says.

Australian insurers risk falling behind on AI and growth unless they replace legacy core systems with cloud-native platforms before FY2027.

GPC and Manhattan Associates launch cloud warehouse system in Brisbane, aiming to boost inventory accuracy, productivity and fulfilment.

Indeed expands its ChatGPT job search app to Australia, letting users browse tailored roles, company ratings and profile-based matches in chat.

Lion rolls out ChatGPT Enterprise to 2,500 staff in Australia and New Zealand, using AI for forecasting, production and sales support.

Adobe rolls out agent-based tools for Experience Manager Forms, adding smarter creation, discovery and conversational completion features.

Anthropic names Theo Hourmouzis as General Manager for Australia and New Zealand as it opens a Sydney office and deepens local AI ties.

Tonies adds Ms Moni, Postman Pat and Disney-themed games as it widens its screen-free audio range with new bundles and personalised figures.

Norton warns travellers that scammers are using real hotel reservation data to send convincing payment demands through trusted apps and emails.

Teads and LG Ad Solutions widen connected TV partnership across APAC and Europe, adding markets and a single buying route for LG Smart TV inventory.

team.blue widens AI push with new tools for booking, compliance, website creation and data analysis across four brands.

Lebesgue data from 35,000 eCommerce brands suggests AI-driven visits arrive with stronger purchase intent than standard search traffic.

Akeneo's Spring Release adds AI discovery and marketplace feedback to product records, aiming to help retailers update catalogue data in real time.

Stripe, PayPal, Adyen and Block are pushing into loyalty, lending and AI checkout tools as payment groups seek a bigger role in merchant commerce.

AI shopping agents are moving retail from clicks to chat, as Walmart, Amazon and Google test protocols that let software search, compare and pay.

Amazon, Meta and Microsoft join Universal Commerce Protocol council as AI shopping standard draws major backing from retailers and payments groups.

Neosframe wins Entain as an early client before finishing beta, giving the Brisbane software startup a live test case as it prepares a capital raise.