ReposiTrak and SPAR Group unveil touchless retail to cut costs and improve shelf availability
ReposiTrak has teamed up with SPAR Group to launch Touchless Retail, a new in-store merchandising service aimed at helping suppliers improve shelf availability and retail execution at a lower, fixed cost. According to the companies, the model combines professional merchandising with automated ordering based on…
Gartner urges procurement chiefs to treat artificial intelligence as a strategic management domain
Chief procurement officers are being urged to rethink artificial intelligence not as another technology line item, but as a distinct management domain that cuts across the enterprise, according to Gartner. The consultancy argues that AI is now influencing far more than supplier choice. As it…
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South Korea pioneers public procurement strategy to boost AI startups with innovation-focused reforms
South Korea is moving to turn public procurement into a launchpad for artificial intelligence startups, in a bid to ease one of the sector’s most persistent barriers: the need for previous government sales before winning a first government contract. The shift matters because the state is already a major buyer.…
Oilfield service companies have long been caught in a difficult commercial pattern: win the work cheaply, deliver under pressure, and then face relentless scrutiny when the next round of savings begins. In that environment, even technically capable contractors can be treated as interchangeable. The deeper…
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Predictive maintenance transforms industrial competitiveness amid rising operational demands
Manufacturers and other industrial operators are under mounting pressure to do more with less: raise throughput, cut waste, protect margins and avoid the kind of breakdowns that can throw an entire production line off course. In that environment, maintenance is no longer just a back-room operational task. It has become…
Cisco and Rockwell introduce software-driven manufacturing model to accelerate Industry 5.0
Cisco and Rockwell Automation are pushing a new manufacturing model built around software, data and security, as industrial firms race to make plants more adaptable to artificial intelligence and autonomous operations. The two companies this week outlined a Full-Stack Software-Defined Manufacturing approach designed to connect…
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View AllB2B sales teams face mounting pressure to demonstrate genuine business understanding in 2026
A new Adience survey suggests that many B2B sales teams are still missing the point. In a study of 350 buyers for its report, “The B2B Buyer Backlash: How Vendors Can Break Through in 2026”, 35% said vendors misunderstood their priorities, while 30% said they misread industry-specific pain points and…
Trump demands Iran pay compensation as Strait of Hormuz talks stall amid rising tensions
President Donald Trump has sharpened his rhetoric over Iran’s demands in talks linked to the Strait of Hormuz, insisting Tehran should pay compensation for deaths and damage caused by decades of conflict and unrest, a move that appears to have complicated fragile efforts to restore…

