February 11, 2026

How Agentic AI Is Reshaping Retail, Manufacturing And Hospitality

Originally published in Forbes

William Donlan
CEO, Astound Digital

As organizations move beyond AI experimentation, the focus is shifting toward intelligent systems that can make decisions, automate complex workflows, and drive meaningful business outcomes. In this Forbes feature, William Donlan explores how agentic AI is reshaping retail, manufacturing, and hospitality by helping organizations unlock greater operational efficiency, deliver more personalized customer experiences, and build the connected data foundations needed to scale AI with confidence.