
The Retail Reality Check is a podcast from IHL Group that looks at the news for technology installs as well as other interesting research affecting retail, hospitality and consumer goods industries.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 24 | Founded | 5 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | Technology | |||

Agentic AI is no longer a conference topic. It is a commercial reality, and the deployments happening right now in retail and hospitality are rewriting what "customer service" and "workforce efficiency" mean. In this episode, Greg Buzek walks through... more
The race in retail technology is no longer about what to buy. It is a sprint to see who can execute the fastest. In this episode of the Retail Reality Check Explainer, we break down the widening gap between retail leaders deploying technology at scal... more
The technology is here. The money is flowing. So why are so many retailers still standing at the starting line?
This week’s Retail Reality Check digs into the defining challenge of 2026 retail technology: the gap between access to AI tools and actua... more
The era of AI experimentation in retail is officially over. In this edition of theRetail Reality Check, Greg Buzek breaks down the most significant technology deployments of the week and explains why they collectively signal a permanent shift: the in... more
Inventory distortion costs the global retail industry $1.7 trillion every year in out-of-stocks and overstocks. This week on Retail Reality Check, IHL Group breaks down why real-time visibility has moved from competitive advantage to absolute table s... more
Inventory distortion costs the global retail industry $1.7 trillion every year in out-of-stocks and overstocks. This week on Retail Reality Check, IHL Group breaks down why real-time visibility has moved from competitive advantage to absolute table s... more
The AI storefront revolution is here, and the question every retail executive must answer is brutally simple: when an AI agent completes a transaction on behalf of your customer, who owns that relationship? This week's Retail Reality Check unpacks th... more
NRF 2026 marked a decisive shift in retail technology, with AI moving from experimental pilots to fully agentic implementations. This comprehensive analyst recap brings together fiveleading retail technology analysts to dissect the most significant a... more
Finally, a pod cast that gives data to support the why, insight to make understandable, and a quick glance of the news in just minutes.










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