AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 9, 2026 — , the leader in edge computing and network solutions, today declared its continuous expansion and innovation across the retail industry, enabling businesses to run crucial retail applications—such as POS, digital signage, video, AI workloads, and more—at the edge, with cloud-like simplicity. Scale Computing’s award-winning solutions allow retail operators to offer enhanced customer experiences, improve operational efficiency, and simplify IT management. Scale Computing will present its AI-ready edge computing solutions at , the National Retail Federation’s annual trade show in New York City, from January 11 – 13.

Retailers operate in an environment where distributed infrastructure is necessary for seamless digital experiences; however, many organizations are restricted by aging legacy systems and cybersecurity risks. On Sunday, January 11, Richard Newman, chief strategy officer at Scale Computing, will moderate the panel From Storefront to Edge: Scaling Secure Retail Experiences at 9:30 am ET on Exhibitor Big Ideas Stage 4. The panel brings together leaders who are dealing with challenges across global retail, convenience, and luxury settings and will feature insights from Eric Yoo, deputy CISO at MCM WORLDWIDE, Dave Stubbs, CTO North America at Avolta, and Jesse Wolcott, director of IT at Royal Farms.

“Modern retailers need compact and efficient infrastructure that can provide high availability without increasing cost or complexity. Scale Computing’s AI-ready edge solutions offer a flexible, resilient, and PCI-compliant foundation that simplifies operations while protecting the networked devices, payment systems, and applications in every store. We enable retail organizations to run mission-critical applications and AI workloads at the edge with zero-touch deployment,” said Richard Newman, chief strategy officer of Scale Computing. “To remain competitive in today’s retail market, retailers must create more seamless and personalized customer experiences and spend less time managing infrastructure. With this integrated security, connectivity, and compliance monitoring, retail IT leaders can run their POS, inventory, video security, and IOT applications on a single resilient platform while maintaining full visibility of connected devices and transactions.”

Scale Computing is also thrilled to collaborate with Intel® and at this year’s NRF to demonstrate how AI and edge computing are transforming the retail industry and providing intelligent, resilient infrastructure that helps retailers modernize operations and unlock real business value. Visit the booth for live demonstrations of Intel-based solutions from Supermicro and Lenovo, highlighting practical, in-store innovation in action.

The industry’s largest edge-first and network solutions company, Scale Computing offers a comprehensive range of edge computing solutions designed to serve customers of all sizes, from one to 100,000 locations. Scale Computing Platform combines simplicity and scalability, providing a unified, easy-to-manage solution that replaces complex infrastructure and ensures high availability for workloads. With the Zero-Touch Provisioning feature in Scale Computing Fleet Manager , managing edge computing infrastructure becomes as straightforward as managing cloud resources. Scale Computing Reliant Platform Edge Computing as a Service is a hardware- and cloud-agnostic, API-capable edge computing platform that enables multi-site businesses to manage applications, networks, and security controls at scale without adding complexity or burdening IT teams. Scale Computing AcuVigil provides visibility of all network devices and delivers local computing power and the physical connection for remote network updates and troubleshooting.

To learn more, NRF ’26 attendees can visit the Scale Computing team at booth #6329 to experience how Scale Computing transforms retail operations, from fast-paced quick-serve locations to high-demand grocery environments. Scale Computing experts will be available to demonstrate how its edge computing solutions help retailers streamline IT management, enhance uptime, and boost customer engagement.

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