Walmart Drops Pricing Patent as ASOS Is Hacked

<p>Walmart is dropping a patent that would have let Scan &amp; Go personalise prices at the point of scan, while ASOS confirms a cyber attack that reached customers through its own app. Today&#39;s briefing shows retail leaders that pricing and customer data are now where trust is won or lost.</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Intro</p><p>00:06 ASOS confirms cyber attack</p><p>00:32 Just Eat robots move to Cambourne</p><p>01:02 T.M.Lewin opens two more stores</p><p>01:18 Cotswold Outdoor takes retail media in-store</p><p>01:31 Walmart drops Scan &amp; Go pricing patent</p><p>01:53 Albertsons accuses Kroger of destroying notes</p><p>02:10 CarMax puts AI on every store call</p><p>02:26 Analysts warm to Target&#39;s turnaround</p><p>02:50 Giant Company runs GLP-1 store tours</p><p>03:02 ASOS app used for extortion message</p><p>03:25 Belgium weighs three VAT rates</p><p>03:44 Governments plan state-owned supermarkets</p><p><br></p><p>Sources:</p><p>- InternetRetailing: ASOS Confirms Cyberattack; Customer Personal Data May Have Been Accessed https://internetretailing.net/hackers-target-asos-with-unusual-pop-up-extortion-attempt-2/</p><p>- Retail Times: Just Eat and Morrisons Extend Autonomous Delivery to 12,000+ Customers in Cambourne https://retailtimes.co.uk/just-eat-expands-autonomous-delivery-with-morrisons/</p><p>- Retail Gazette: T.M.Lewin Opens Two Stores in November, Taking Estate to Seven https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2026/10/t-m-lewin-high-street-comeback/</p><p>- Retail Gazette: Cotswold Outdoor Rolls Out In-Store Advertising Network Across Full Estate https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2026/10/cotswold-outdoor-expands-retail-media-network-with-in-store-advertising-push/</p><p>- Retail Dive: Walmart Abandons Scan-and-Go Pricing Patent Under Activist Pressure https://www.retaildive.com/news/walmart-defends-dynamic-pricing-practices-again/832248/</p><p>- Supermarket News: Albertsons Accuses Kroger of Shredding Key Merger Evidence https://www.supermarketnews.com/mergers-acquisitions/shred-gate-albertsons-accuses-kroger-of-destroying-key-piece-of-evidence-in-merger</p><p>- PYMNTS: CarMax Scales AI Voice Agents to Every Inbound Store Call https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/carmax-lets-ai-take-the-call-not-the-sale/</p><p>- Retail Dive: Target&#39;s Turnaround Gains Analyst Support Ahead of Critical Q4 https://www.retaildive.com/news/target-retail-holiday-season-performance/831858/</p><p>- Grocery Dive: Giant Company Opens GLP-1 Store