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NEW IN 2026

BENCHMARK BAR

Free expert check-up directly on site

Answers to your specific questions.

With our new format Benchmark Bar At RETAIL NXT 2026, you'll get exactly that. Here, you'll meet experts from six key retail sectors for a face-to-face conversation tailored to your specific situation. No pitches, no endless slide presentations, just the question that's on your mind every day: How do other companies solve the exact problem I'm currently stuck on?

Where does your company really stand in the market? Six expert teams from six different areas are ready for your free 20-minute check-up.  

Book slots via the RETAIL NXT app: After registering for the conference, you can select your personal 20-minute slots. Reserve directly in the event app.

advellence Sharedien
01 Agentic AI Readiness for Content & Data advellence & Sharedien

"Ready for Agentic AI? Content, data and processes put to the reality check."

→Where do gaps in content, images, and data prevent successful use across channels and AI applications?
→What do you need to improve in terms of content, data, and processes to make Agentic AI productive?
→Your shop is convincing people. But do AI agents also understand your products?

Sharedien, the AI-powered content value chain platform, and Advellence, an expert in data, processes and integrations, help companies to intelligently link content and product data and automate processes.

Arvato Systems
02 Agentic Commerce arvato systems

"When AI agents shop, machine readability and infrastructure will determine your e-commerce revenue of tomorrow."

→What changes for your product and system architecture when the initial contact and the purchase decision are no longer made by a person at a screen, but by autonomous AI agents?
→How do you ensure that autonomous transactions in your shop are clean and controllable with regard to data governance, security, and brand compliance?
→From proof-of-concept to scaling: What concrete steps do you need to take today to make your Digital Operating Model agentic-ready?

Arvato Systems helps retailers and brands build future-proof digital commerce architectures and transform fragmented system landscapes into scalable, revenue-generating ecosystems.

Box
03 Knowledge from headquarters to the branch office Box

"The correct information must reach the store – not disappear into the next folder."

→How do your branch teams find up-to-date product information, promotional materials, visual merchandising guides, and process specifications?
→How do you implement new campaigns and operational changes quickly and consistently across all branches and channels?
→How can AI provide employees with direct, secure, and up-to-date answers from shared company knowledge without overriding access rights?

Box combines retail knowledge, collaboration, workflows and AI on a secure, intelligent content platform – from headquarters to the branch.

Fujitsu
04 The Productivity Gap Fujitsu

"Fully utilized, but not productive: Where time and margin are lost in the store."

→Busy or productive: What do your branch employees spend most of their day doing?
→Do your employees use AI-supported prioritization, or is the order of work still determined by chance?
→How can the same or even higher productivity be achieved with fewer staff?

Fujitsu supports leading retailers in making productivity potential visible and usable through data-driven and AI-supported store operations.

future supply
05 Custom system shopfitting future supply

"Individuality is good. Scalable individuality is better."

→How much individuality does a brand need – and how much standardization does an economical rollout require?
→How can new store concepts be rolled out faster without compromising on quality, brand identity, and customer experience?
→What needs to be considered during development so that a successful single store can become a scalable system for ten, one hundred, or more locations?

Future Supply develops and implements customized system shopfitting for retailers and brands who want to develop their physical presence efficiently and scalably.

telonic
06 Next-Gen IT Rollout telonic

"True scaling requires reliable processes: Turnkey hardware rollouts from planning and installation to operation."

→Which planning approaches enable global system changes without impacting the day-to-day operations of individual locations?
→Why are delays in retail projects less often caused by technology than by complex logistics – and how can this be avoided?
→What organizational structures and processes are necessary to handle a high volume of installations in parallel, in a standardized and cost-efficient manner?

As a system integrator for turnkey IT infrastructures, Telonic implements international branch rollouts holistically: from pre-installation to operational use.

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