PHILADELPHIA — August 31, 2026 — Invent.ai has been shortlisted for Supply Chain Initiative of the Year at the 2026 Retail Gazette Retail Excellence Awards, which recognizes solutions that help retailers make faster decisions across the supply chain.

Retailers today are navigating constant shifts in demand, changing customer behavior and increasingly complex operations. A decision made in one part of the business can quickly affect inventory, allocation, replenishment, pricing and financial plans elsewhere.

Invent.ai brings AI-powered decisioning into this process, helping retail teams connect signals across the business, understand changing conditions and take action with greater speed and precision. The approach moves beyond static forecasts and disconnected planning processes to support more continuous, connected decision-making.

The shortlist recognizes invent.ai’s work with leading retailers, including Footasylum, a leading fashion streetwear and sportswear retailer, where AI-powered decisioning is being applied to real-world supply chain and inventory challenges. The collaboration demonstrates how combining retail expertise with AI can help teams respond to changing demand and make more effective decisions across complex retail environments.

As retailers manage larger assortments, more locations and faster-moving demand, the ability to connect decisions becomes increasingly important. AI can help teams identify changes earlier, understand the implications across the business and focus attention on the actions that can make the biggest difference.

“Retail has never been a static business, but the systems built to run it often are,” said Gurhan Kok, Founder and CEO of invent.ai. “We believe the future belongs to retailers that can operate with the same fluidity as the markets and customers they serve. That means creating technology that can reason through complexity, adapt to change and continuously move the business forward. This recognition is a testament to the importance of that shift.”

The Retail Gazette Retail Excellence Awards celebrate the retailers, brands, technology providers and individuals advancing innovation across the industry. The Supply Chain Initiative of the Year category recognizes initiatives that are helping retailers build more effective, responsive and resilient supply chains.

The 2026 winners will be announced at the Retail Gazette Retail Excellence Awards on October 14.

Read the full shortlist: https://awards.retailgazette.co.uk/2026-shortlisted-companies/