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47% -- agentic ai adoption rate for Retailers (retail industry) (2026)
47% of retailers are prioritizing or actively using/assessing agentic AI.
- Includes both active usage and those assessing agentic AI (20% actively deploying, 21% expecting deployment within one year)
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47%
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2026
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75
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60
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20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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NVIDIA
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https://www.paz.ai/blog/90-of-retailers-are-increasing-ai-budgets-in-2026-where-the-smart-money-is-g… ↗
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90% of Retailers Are Increasing AI Budgets in 2026: Where...
90% of Retailers Are Increasing AI Budgets in 2026: Where the Smart Money Is Going
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Where Is Retail AI Money Actually Going?
As of January 2026, retail AI investment has matured from experimental pil…
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Third annual NVIDIA State of AI in Retail and CPG survey, cited by paz.ai as of January 2026.
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Retailers (retail industry): 47% agentic ai adoption rate. Source: NVIDIA (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/retailers-agentic-ai-adoption-2026
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