Toast Cooks Up New AI Capabilities for Retailers

Toast Cooks Up New AI Capabilities for Retailers

Hospitality platform Toast is introducing “retail specific” capabilities for its Toast IQ artificial intelligence (AI) assistant. It’s part of a wider range of updates the company plans to showcase next week at the National Retail Federation show in New York City, Toast said in a Thursday (Jan 8) news release. “Retailers need new ways to unlock greater efficiency and growth—without adding time spent or operational complexity,” said Omr…

Aiming for Efficiency, Toast Launches Enhancements to Its IQ AI Assistant

Point-of-sale technology developer Toast Inc. early Thursday announced enhancements to its Toast IQ AI assistant, an artificial intelligence-based app within the Toast platform that aims to provide retailers insights into how to run their businesses more efficiently. The Toast IQ AI assistant, which responds to natural-language prompts from users, allows retailers to see which items are selling, which are running low, and where margin opportunit…

Toast upgrades platform with AI updates

BOSTON, MA – January 8, 2026 – Toast, the digital platform built for hospitality, announced its latest platform updates for retailers, including retail-specific capabilities to its Toast IQ AI assistant and a host of core platform updates designed to help retailers operate faster and more efficiently, driving their businesses forward. The company will showcase these updates at the 2026 National Retail Federation Show in New York City. “Retailers…