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 "note": "Seed data. Each summary is written in our own words from the linked source, checked on 2026-10-17. Vendor claims are the vendor's own and have not been tested by Agentic CFO.",
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  {
   "id": "stock",
   "name": "Stock and ordering"
  },
  {
   "id": "rotas",
   "name": "Rotas and staff costs"
  },
  {
   "id": "bookings",
   "name": "Bookings"
  },
  {
   "id": "epos",
   "name": "EPOS and sales insight"
  },
  {
   "id": "mtd",
   "name": "Making Tax Digital software"
  }
 ],
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  {
   "id": "square-ai-uk",
   "type": "launch",
   "title": "Ask your till system simple questions about sales, staff and customers",
   "summary": "Square launched Square AI in the UK in February 2026, free and built into Square. Owners type questions such as how many of an item sold last week or how today compares with a year ago, and it answers from their own sales, transaction, staff and customer data. It can also bring in local weather, events and reviews. It is in open beta for UK Square owner accounts.",
   "categories": [
    "epos",
    "rotas"
   ],
   "tools": [
    "Square AI"
   ],
   "segment": "small business",
   "uk_relevant": true,
   "human_approval": "not stated",
   "source": {
    "name": "Square UK press release",
    "url": "https://squareup.com/gb/en/press/square-ai",
    "published": "2026-02-10",
    "kind": "vendor"
   },
   "checked": "2026-10-17",
   "added": "2026-10-17",
   "sponsored": false
  },
  {
   "id": "nory-go-mezza-ordering",
   "type": "use_case",
   "title": "A small takeaway chain uses AI forecasting to order only the ingredients it needs",
   "summary": "Go Mezza, a small chain of Turkish takeaways in London, kept over-ordering ingredients. It brought in Nory, restaurant software that uses AI to forecast orders and stock and suggest how much of each ingredient to buy each week. Setting up took effort, as every ingredient in every dish needed a portion size and cost. ReLondon, which part-funded the change, reports savings of about £1,000 a month on food purchasing in the first six months.",
   "categories": [
    "stock"
   ],
   "tools": [
    "Nory",
    "Vita Mojo"
   ],
   "segment": "small chain",
   "uk_relevant": true,
   "human_approval": "not stated",
   "source": {
    "name": "ReLondon case study",
    "url": "https://relondon.gov.uk/resources/case-study-go-mezza-saving-more-than-just-food-with-ai-driven-software",
    "published": null,
    "kind": "practitioner"
   },
   "checked": "2026-10-17",
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  },
  {
   "id": "lightspeed-ai-assistant",
   "type": "launch",
   "title": "Ask your EPOS about sales, stock and products as you would a colleague",
   "summary": "Lightspeed launched Lightspeed AI, a conversational assistant inside Lightspeed Retail and Lightspeed Restaurant. Owners ask questions in everyday language and get answers without digging through reports. Lightspeed says it will grow into a more autonomous agent during 2026.",
   "categories": [
    "epos",
    "stock"
   ],
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    "Lightspeed AI"
   ],
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    "name": "PR Newswire (Lightspeed)",
    "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lightspeed-commerce-unveils-q3-product-innovations-designed-to-help-merchants-run-smarter-and-serve-better-302667384.html",
    "published": "2026-01-22",
    "kind": "vendor"
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   "checked": "2026-10-17",
   "added": "2026-10-17",
   "sponsored": false
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  {
   "id": "deputy-ai-scheduling",
   "type": "tool",
   "title": "Build next week's rota by asking for it",
   "summary": "Deputy AI lets managers create and copy schedules, fill open shifts, find replacements and publish rotas by chat or voice. It checks availability, approved leave, training and your scheduling rules, and shows a summary first: nothing is published without your confirmation.",
   "categories": [
    "rotas"
   ],
   "tools": [
    "Deputy AI"
   ],
   "segment": "small business",
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   "human_approval": "you confirm before publishing",
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    "url": "https://www.deputy.com/ai",
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    "kind": "vendor"
   },
   "checked": "2026-10-17",
   "added": "2026-10-17",
   "sponsored": false
  },
  {
   "id": "deputy-auto-scheduling",
   "type": "tool",
   "title": "Fill the rota within your wage budget",
   "summary": "Deputy's auto-scheduling fills empty shifts using the priorities you pick, such as lowest cost or an even spread of hours, and takes staff availability and training into account. With demand forecasting connected to your till, it can plan staff against expected sales.",
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    "epos"
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    "Deputy"
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    "kind": "vendor"
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  {
   "id": "shopify-sidekick",
   "type": "tool",
   "title": "Ask an AI assistant in your online shop about pricing, stock and weekly sales",
   "summary": "Sidekick is Shopify's AI assistant, built into every Shopify store. Shopify's UK page shows the kind of requests it handles: analyse your pricing, give you a weekly sales summary, warn you before you run out of stock, write product descriptions and plan email campaigns.",
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    "stock",
    "epos"
   ],
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    "Shopify Sidekick"
   ],
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    "name": "Shopify UK",
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   "sponsored": false
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   "id": "fresha-ai-concierge",
   "type": "launch",
   "title": "Let an AI front desk answer calls and book appointments",
   "summary": "Fresha launched AI Concierge for salons, spas, barbers and clinics. It answers incoming calls and messages, works out what the client wants and handles bookings, rescheduling, cancellations and questions using your live Fresha calendar.",
   "categories": [
    "bookings"
   ],
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    "Fresha"
   ],
   "segment": "small business",
   "uk_relevant": false,
   "human_approval": "not stated",
   "source": {
    "name": "Fresha blog",
    "url": "https://www.fresha.com/blog/fresha-ai-concierge-launch",
    "published": "2026-05-18",
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   "sponsored": false
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  {
   "id": "tenzo-ai-connector",
   "type": "launch",
   "title": "Hospitality data you can question with the AI chat tool you already use",
   "summary": "Tenzo, a UK analytics platform for restaurants and hospitality, launched an AI Connector in August 2026. It pulls live sales, labour and stock data from different systems into one place, so managers can ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or similar tools questions like which hours are most profitable, or get an end-of-day summary, without building reports.",
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    "epos",
    "rotas",
    "stock"
   ],
   "tools": [
    "Tenzo AI Connector"
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   "segment": "hospitality",
   "uk_relevant": true,
   "human_approval": "not stated",
   "source": {
    "name": "IT Brief UK",
    "url": "https://itbrief.co.uk/story/tenzo-launches-ai-connector-for-hospitality-operators",
    "published": "2026-08-20",
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   "id": "govuk-mtd-software-finder-shop",
   "type": "listing",
   "title": "Find software that works with Making Tax Digital for Income Tax",
   "summary": "HMRC's software finder asks about your income sources and what you need the software to do, then lists products that work with Making Tax Digital for Income Tax. HMRC does not recommend any one product. Read our free explainer for the dates and thresholds.",
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   },
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 "licence": "Summaries © Agentic CFO. Link to the original sources for full details."
}