Q02 · Platforms & InfrastructureAdopt— SteadyHorizon: Now

Unified Commerce / Real-Time Inventory

Single, real-time view of inventory and orders across online and in-store channels.

Customers now expect accurate real-time stock visibility and seamless buy-online-pickup-in-store flows — unified commerce has moved from differentiator to baseline expectation.

Sequencing

Enables Agentic Demand & Inventory Planning, Edge AI for In-Store & POS Devices

Operations

From the Retail & Consumer Emerging Technology & Innovation Radar, Edition 2026.1, published 2026-10-01.

An independent, industry-agnostic radar curated by Shailesh Kumar.