G6 Hospitality launches unified digital procurement platform to streamline supply chain for Motel 6 and Studio 6
StoreHippo has teamed up with G6 Hospitality to launch G6 Marketplace, a digital procurement platform designed to bring more order and visibility to supply purchasing across the Motel 6 and Studio 6 franchise network in the US and Canada. According to the company, the system…
OpenAI has deepened its push into enterprise finance by striking a partnership with PwC aimed at building agentic AI tools for the office of the chief financial officer, in a move that underscores how quickly software capable of taking action, not just generating text, is…
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Gap adopts Inspectorio’s AI software to enhance supply chain transparency and efficiency
Gap is turning to artificial intelligence software from Inspectorio to sharpen product traceability and improve the way it gathers and manages supply chain data, according to a company statement released on 9 April. The retailer is using Inspectorio’s Paramo layer across quality, compliance, lab testing and traceability work, with the…
NHS reforms heighten the need for strategic contract management to deliver value and outcomes
NHS contract management is set to become more important as England’s payment reforms move funding ever closer to the way care is actually delivered, rather than simply the amount delivered. Emma James, chief commercial officer at Digital Modus, argues that this shift should force…
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Procurement in 2026 is being reshaped by automation, analytics and artificial intelligence, and the pressure on businesses is clear: they want quicker approvals, tighter cost control and better supplier oversight. Traditional systems, built for a slower era, often struggle to keep pace. That is why AI-enabled procurement platforms are drawing…
Electronic components are moving back to the centre of industrial strategy as companies across Europe grapple with the twin pressures of digitalisation and decarbonisation. What was once treated as a routine purchasing category is increasingly shaping whether new systems can be designed, built and brought…
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View AllFashion stores embrace AI and RFID to create more intelligent and seamless shopping experiences
Fashion retail has long traded on atmosphere. The right lighting, layout and sense of discovery can still pull shoppers through the door, but Aidan Harrison, head of retail UK&I at Diebold Nixdorf, argues that the next leap will come from stores becoming more intelligent as well as more appealing. “We…
In logistics, the conversation around artificial intelligence is often reduced to a single question: how much money can it save? Cost control is certainly part of the picture, but treating it as the only objective can create new problems that wipe out the gains. That…

