Retailers in March 2025 focused technology efforts in areas including AI-based supply chain tracking, immersive 3D design, and visual search.
Here are some of the most noteworthy and innovative technology stories as reported by Chain Store Age in March, starting with the most recent.
- Walmart deploys AI for fresh produce monitoring and forecasting Walmart is deploying custom-built solutions on the Cropin generative AI-equipped agricultural intelligence platform to improve the accuracy of efforts to forecast yield, monitor crop health and predict seasonal transitions of fresh produce across its U.S. and South American markets.
- Old Navy partners with Radar for rollout of AI-powered RFID technology In a multi-year, phased rollout, Old Navy has tapped Radar to implement its real-time inventory tracking technology into more than 1,200 stores nationwide. Radar’s RFID and AI platform will enable Old Navy to precisely manage inventory and give store associates the real-time information they need to instantly find products anywhere in the store
- Buy Buy Baby re-opening online in May; offers tokenization Beyond Inc., the parent company of Bed Bath & Beyond and Overstock which purchased Buy Buy Baby from Dream on Me for $5 million in February 2025, is reopening the specialty baby products retailer on Thursday, May 8, 2025, three days before Mother’s Day.
- Yum! Brands teams up with Nvidia to develop AI solutions — including voice ordering Yum! Brands, the parent company of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, is partnering with Nvidia to accelerate the development of innovative AI technologies to manage a variety of tasks at its restaurants around the globe. The companies plan to develop technology which will support and scale Yum’s existing proprietary cloud-based Byte By Yum! platform.
- Ulta Beauty to launch third-party marketplace Ulta Beauty Marketplace is scheduled to open fall 2025. The retailer said the marketplace will be a curated platform offering “cutting-edge tools and powerful tech,” as well as dedicated support from a marketplace team.
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