AI agents move from experiment to operations in UAE retail

UAE retailers are moving AI agents from pilot projects into live operations, using them to automate pricing, inventory, and procurement decisions across fragmented systems. The shift reflects a move from AI-as-insight to AI-as-operator, where agents bridge data silos and execute decisions autonomously within governance guardrails.

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